Recharged

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 15, 2010155 views16 comments

I'm not a big fan of the summer so it's good to see it come to an end and give way to the fall and winter months. As the crowds get smaller and you can feel the energy in the air the coast seems to have a new life and for me it is exciting place to be. This is an image from one of the trips I made down there last week. Shot along the Rhode Island coast.

5D, 17-40, 3-stop GND.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 15, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Hi Mike - I like the warm glow on the foreground rocks. Minor nit, but just wishing there was a little more sky. I see some great color there.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on September 15, 2010 at 9:43 PM

I too will return to the sea now that the Summer crowds and bland skies will be leaving.

Great mix of color and interest capture here, top to bottom. Nice work!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 15, 2010 at 10:48 PM

Very nice, Mike. I like the light, even the heavily saturated orange on the horizon. RI. We don't seem to get much of that here.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on September 16, 2010 at 12:39 AM

Hi Mike,

I really like the overall composition and shutter speed and flow of the water. The rocks are well captured at nice angles too and all point towards the sunset. It is also nice to see an image from Rhoe Island on here as it is extremely uncommon. My only suggestion is to slightly darken the water/fg - it seems a tad bit brighter than the horizion. Overall, I think this is excellent work!

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Jason Kim on September 16, 2010 at 12:47 AM

The light and the texture on the FG rocks is really compelling here. I like the comp and the only thing I might suggest is to fix the possible barrel distortion at the horizon.

Registered on July 1, 2006, 60 Posts, 1233 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on September 16, 2010 at 1:22 AM

The flow of the rock and water lead through the scene nicely Mike, great comp. If possible, I'd open the rocks to the right just a tad so they better matched the ones on the left.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on September 16, 2010 at 3:05 AM

Beautiful light Mike. Love the foreground rock protruding into the image and the waves action. Nice work.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Gin on September 16, 2010 at 4:04 AM

Fantastic seascape, love the rocks and rushing water. Cracker of a sky too.

Registered on October 13, 2008, 6 Posts, 43 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on September 16, 2010 at 4:10 AM

Stunning image, Mike and I totally agree with what you say in the description.

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 16, 2010 at 8:24 AM

Lovely shot Mile. I love the reflected color off the FG rock, and also the great detail there. My only nit (minor) is that I might try to lighten the large rock on the right side to bring out more detail there.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on September 16, 2010 at 9:41 AM

excellent, Mike - nice light, colors and water texture!

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments

Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on September 16, 2010 at 10:34 AM

I am always impressed with what you do w/Rhode isalnd coast - I dont know these locations, but I struggle to believe they are from Rhode island. Great seascape with a lot of dynamism here

Registered on January 3, 2007, 313 Posts, 2270 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 16, 2010 at 11:41 AM

Superb comp, and there is a lot of drama to this one.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Veltri on September 16, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Thanks for your comments and suggestions on this one.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 51 Posts, 1077 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 18, 2010 at 1:31 AM

All sorts of interesting shapes here to draw the eye. The foreground glow provides a good balance to the lighting here.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Wendy Blanchard on September 18, 2010 at 10:25 AM

Beautiful lighting, color, everything! Gorgeous shot!!

Registered on June 11, 2006, 58 Posts, 647 Comments