Shining Glow

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 21, 2010393 views22 comments

An image I took this past week on a beautiful night to be along the coast. My favorite thing about location is the different variety of rock types and colors of them. It's also one of the less traveled sections of coast here in Rhode Island.

5D 17-40, 3-stop GND and polariser

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22 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on April 21, 2010 at 8:15 PM

Excellent Mike

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on April 21, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Wow Mike, you could do a whole series just on those colored stones. Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Reminds me of St. Ann's Bay on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Fantastic sky Mike but I really like the colored rocks. Hmmmmm.... maybe I should check out RI once in a while since I am in MA.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 21, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Those foreground rocks sure make for a compelling foreground. I really like the comp. My only thought is that the sky seems a bit dark and the rocks a bit lit. Balancing the light here a bit would be my suggestion.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 21, 2010 at 11:48 PM

I really like the curve of the water and the rocks are just spectacular. Nice job.

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Comment posted by David Page on April 21, 2010 at 11:54 PM

Great scene and very well composed. The rocks and shoreline really pull me in. I used to spend some summer vacations in the Watch Hill area when I lived in Boston - avoided Cape Cod traffic. Agree with Tony that the sky is a bit dark. In addition, it has a color cast towards magenta which one might get with too much GND stops. Lightening the sky might help.

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Comment posted by Pavel Cakl on April 22, 2010 at 2:21 AM

Very nice. I like the compositions and colors of these stones. Nice light as well.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on April 22, 2010 at 3:32 AM

Wonderful image with tons of colour and detail. I would lighten a bit the upper part of the sky though. Congrats ;-)

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Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on April 22, 2010 at 5:02 AM

I don't mind the darker clouds in the upper portion, they are very dramatic as they are and seem to balance the darker rock area at the very bottom. I like how the brighter portion is in the midground and those rocks really glow in that area. Great image!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 22, 2010 at 5:44 AM

Wonderful shot, Mike.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 22, 2010 at 8:06 AM

Nice choice of comp with the shore line creating a good line for my eye to follow through the shot. The foreground rocks look great.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 22, 2010 at 8:26 AM

Wonderful composition that draws my eye in through a beautiful array of colorful pebbles. I love it.

Guy

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on April 22, 2010 at 10:24 AM

coloured rocks are just wonderful. upper left seems a little bright to me.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on April 22, 2010 at 1:12 PM

Nice shape, exposure, light, what else can I say it's an excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 22, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Beautiful image Mike. The clouds almost mimic the shapes of the rocks, I love the comp in this as well as the colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by Aaron Burdick on April 22, 2010 at 1:57 PM

The colors and detail are just astounding. I agree the dark clouds could be a little lighter. That's why we have 14-bit RAWs, right?

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 22, 2010 at 2:10 PM

This is a highly effective and appealing fg you have found here. Works great in this scene.

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on April 22, 2010 at 2:50 PM

Where is this Mike? Very beautiful and effective shot

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Comment posted by Mike Veltri on April 22, 2010 at 6:47 PM

Thanks for your comments and suggestions guys.

Arnab, the image was taken in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

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Comment posted by Larry Gloth on April 23, 2010 at 2:23 AM

Beautiful capture. Love the color and detail in the rocks. The sky is awesome and the composition compliments all of the elements.