After the last wave

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 9, 2011668 views12 comments

This photo was taken just before the one I just posted in the ESS forum. I was walking toward my intended destination when I spotted these two surfers getting out of the water and walking toward the sun dropping rapidly, I shot this hand held. I like the dark edges because I think it focus's the viewer to the subject and lifting the shadows too much gave it an hdr ish look which I don't really like in my images. I come from film and like contrast, etc.

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12 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 9, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Fantastic shot! Beautiful colours!

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on January 9, 2011 at 10:33 PM

Rich, I was afraid of that-it's actually a bird, in print size it shows nicely but here it does look like dust

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 9, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Great sunset, the colours really bring this to life.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 10, 2011 at 4:12 AM

That is a gorgeous shot! The human element really adds a lot IMO.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 10, 2011 at 8:25 AM

Gorgeous image Todd. Looks like you handled everything nearly perfectly - no nits from me on the comp or color; one little dust spot (or bird) needs to be cloned - other than that, this is BEAUTIFUL.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 10, 2011 at 12:42 PM

Beautiful sunset Todd and the surfers and their reflection add to the mood. Reminds me of of an endless summer. Gorgeous capture.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 10, 2011 at 2:28 PM

A classic! What a spectacular sunset. Overall I think the image is a bit dark for printing, but on the web it looks nice. Also, the figures would have stood out better if their heads were over the smooth sand instead of the waves, but unless you'd asked them to pose for you, you probably couldn't have fixed that.

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on January 10, 2011 at 2:47 PM

Thanks for the comments so far. Floris, great points, this was a candid shot from a shot series as they were getting out of the water. Also, I do my own printing so I create different files for the web and print. You are correct this would print really dark.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Great colors. A spectacular sunset and of course a fantastic composition.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM

A lovely image, the surfers make the image for me

The bird needs to go though.
Well captured.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on January 12, 2011 at 7:50 PM

Beautiful image! Really like the mood and comp

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on January 22, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Great color and contrast. The silhouette is nice but I really like the reflection on the beach.

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