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Swami's rock ledges 3
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Swami's rock ledges 3

by Daniel Cartamil

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 29, 2010109 views10 comments
Rock ledge in Encinitas, CA. A very nice creamy winter sunset! The comp was very much influenced by the position of the moon.

Canon 40D
2stop hard gnd
2 sec
f13

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Ken Johnson on March 29, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Daniel

Nice serene scene. A really feel good image. Like the clouds & the sunset. :toast:
Registered on March 7, 2010, 71 Posts, 272 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 29, 2010 at 11:31 AM
These ledges are a neat phenomenon, and I really enjoy this image of them. A very pretty combination of colors here too.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 29, 2010 at 12:06 PM
I like the moon horizontally centered in this comp.
Just wondering -- is this a slightly longer focal length than your wider shots of this feature, or did you move closer?
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on March 29, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Wayne - you're right, this was a slightly longer focal length, I had backed away from the ledge a bit in order to get a tighter shot. But not too much - the last one I posted was at 17mm,I believe this was 25 or so (I dont have the metadata handy, sorry)
Registered on November 15, 2007, 50 Posts, 601 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Harris on March 29, 2010 at 2:06 PM
very nice !! I too like the moon placed right in the middle above the break in the rock, wonderful colors here :toast:
Registered on August 31, 2009, 74 Posts, 368 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 29, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Thanks Daniel, I thought the key to getting the size of the moon to look natural was a focal length somewhere between 28 and 50 mm., but with APS-C sensors, I guess we can downsize a bit. The moon in your shot at 25 mm. looks good. Of course, the moon size is sort of a deceptive illusion, as we can see with our naked eye when it's close to the horizon, and appears to be huge.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 29, 2010 at 6:04 PM
Really nice lines in the foreground and great composition and color. Centering the moon with the foreground design works very well. excellent work.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by Russell Colletta on March 29, 2010 at 11:51 PM
Great image! Great moment.
Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Sieren on March 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Daniel, very simple comp. It resembles a plug in a bath tub and the moon is going down into it.
Registered on January 2, 2008, 360 Posts, 5321 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on March 30, 2010 at 8:52 PM
Excellent composition and color here. Beautiful scene. The moon is a nice element as well.
Registered on June 2, 2009, 103 Posts, 1500 Comments