Light and Darkness + Reposts

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 23, 2010679 views21 comments

Unsettled skies on Inverness Beach, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Although warmer this year than usual, still dramatic weather wise, still my favorite stormy beach where rainy moments come and go when they please. .....a place one can not ignore the gift of light and drama.

BTW - The out cropping of rocks was not visible last year.... buried beanth the sand it was. Another reason I love this ever changing place. A testament to the power of the ocean and the weather.

Canon 5DM2
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L at 24mm
ISO100 1.0 sec f/16
SR Warming Polarizer
SR 3-Stop Reverse ND

Thanks for looking. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 23, 2010 at 12:44 AM

Everythihng looks great, Eva--nice light, nice lines, nice weather!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on November 23, 2010 at 12:59 AM

Love this Eva. The clouds and rock outcrop give the photo lots of depth.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 168 Posts, 870 Comments

Comment posted by Ben Horne on November 23, 2010 at 2:04 AM

Beautiful tonality and feel to this one. I really like how the clouds are so luminescent. The natural processing here does work well, but I wouldn't mind a slight kick of saturation.

Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on November 23, 2010 at 4:27 AM

I like the reds amongst the blues in those great clouds. Nice control of exposure to bring out those great colors, which I see are also showing up on the rocks. The texture and detail in the rocks is also very nice. The beach seems a bit messy... low tide, I guess. Cropping the top section of brighter sky might be an option as well. Lovely shot Eva!

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 23, 2010 at 4:48 AM

A fantastic scene, Eva.

The stormy sky and rocky foreground give this one a more dangerous feel than your previous posts from here.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 23, 2010 at 8:45 AM

Very nice Eva. I like the dramatic skies, but I like even more the rocks and their subtle color changes.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 23, 2010 at 10:06 AM

I can see why it is one of your favorite places. I like how you always get some good clouds to really makes your images stand out, everything comes together on this one, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on November 23, 2010 at 11:50 AM

You get beautiful clouds and light here - I have seen so many from you that I have to get there sometimes

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

Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on November 23, 2010 at 12:16 PM

This is beauitful Eva, lovely light with nice clouds. Aways look forward seeing images from you and this area. very nice.

Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM

Color looked a bit off (too cyan) to me so here is a repost.

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

Comment posted by dean hebert on November 23, 2010 at 1:53 PM

Beautifully captured. Great light in the clouds.You're second post seems quite a bit darker.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on November 23, 2010 at 3:33 PM

The color in the re-post is great. Nice beach.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 23, 2010 at 6:53 PM

Beautiful as always, Eva. Fascinating about that rock jutting out from the lower right. Really like the color in your repost and being a little darker than the original, it makes for an image that is little moodier, which I really like. Incredible work.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 23, 2010 at 8:37 PM

The repost comes across too dark on my monitor. Maybe somewhere in between the two? Still a striking shot with excellent color and mood.

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

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on November 23, 2010 at 9:19 PM

Hi Eva,

The color looks great in the repost. Somehow it also got quite a bit darker. maybe brighten it up just a tad. Nice one!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 23, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Slightly lighter version......

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

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 23, 2010 at 9:42 PM

As I look at all the photos from other photographers shooting Inverness Beach here on NPN, all I can say is that this must be the most under-photographed stretch of beach in North America and that you must be wildly happy to have this place all to yourself. I like the second version a bit better.

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

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 24, 2010 at 3:00 AM

Eva,

There ya go with that big and bold sky! I can believe you through your images how the rain, storms and clouds can come and go in an instant.

It's quite the dramatic repost though from "too much cyan" to a drastically darker and much different image. I'm assuming you did more than just play with cyan? Obviously more drama in the repost, but I think I almost favor the calmer seascape look of the first. Perhaps some tweak with the cyan, but not the lightness.

Still, another grand sea and sky - scape.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on November 24, 2010 at 4:22 AM

Hi Eva,
good job with your second repost. Nice scene with a lot of interesting details.

gio

Registered on January 21, 2007, 95 Posts, 1617 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on November 24, 2010 at 9:19 AM

Another signature beach shot Eva, that 3rd post is perfect IMO. Balances the light and color just right. Very nice capture.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on November 24, 2010 at 12:02 PM

Beautiful seascape Eva, the clouds look great. It looks a great spot.

Edit - Just seen the reposts and your second repost is definitely my favourite.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments