Red in the Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 16, 2010182 views12 comments

I captured this image on a recent trip to Long Beach island, NJ. The shot was at 2 seconds at f/16. I processed the RAW file twice, once for the sky and once for the water and combined in Photoshop CS4. I also added a curves adjustment to boost contrast. I used the widest setting on my 18-200mm lens. This was once instance where a super wide angle would have come in handy!

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12 comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on September 16, 2010 at 6:33 PM

an incredibily awesome sky - wow!!!!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on September 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM

This is a godly scene Michael. The color pallete is pretty intense.
I bet it was just as spectacular in the moment.

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 16, 2010 at 7:39 PM

A dramatic sky - great color! The color in the water is terrific, too. I like the softness your two seconds gave to the surf.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on September 16, 2010 at 8:11 PM

An amazing scene for sure Michael. Very impressionistic and intriguing and your composition works extremely well. I do think the water could stand a bit of desaturating as the color cast is extremely strong. However, this certainly jumps off the page and is definitely a "wow" image. Congrats!

Michael

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 16, 2010 at 8:26 PM

Crazy color but I love the drama in the sky and ocean Michael.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 16, 2010 at 10:00 PM

On one hand it seems a bit intense, but with just the simple, flexible elements (clouds and sky), it works quite well.

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Comment posted by John Williams on September 17, 2010 at 12:38 AM

I'd desaturate the blues a bit, but otherwise this is a wild, wonderful scene.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 17, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Wow, this really gets your attention. A little to strong with the color for me, but on the other hand I really like looking at it,so I have to say that it works. Pretty amazing shot, Michael.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on September 17, 2010 at 9:04 PM

The luminousity of the sky is great. It looks almost 3D. Beautiful work.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on September 17, 2010 at 11:47 PM

Excellent! You really made the most of a dramatic situation.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 18, 2010 at 7:50 PM

Jaw dropping color and beauty!

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Comment posted by Anders Engström on September 21, 2010 at 6:24 PM

This image is very much about color and its good! But I also like the movement of the water.

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