Formby Point

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 24, 2011233 views14 comments

I took this shot at Formby Point just north of Liverpool on Christmas eve. I know the whole UK had a good dumping of snow but I wasn't prepared for this and have never seen as much snow on the coast before (albeit this shot doesn't look like there is much snow). I followed a receding tide as the sun was setting to get a view back to the dunes.

D700, 16-35mm. 1/30 sec @ f/16, iso 200.

TK's make it glow action was used at a reduced opacity.

All feedback is welcome and thanks for looking.

Gary.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 24, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Very nice scene, Gary. I like the ripples of the foreground sand and the saturation provided by the make it glow action looks perfect to me.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 24, 2011 at 5:08 PM

What an awesome fg--love all those cool shapes. Very nice. Not to knock this shot, since i think its fine, but hopefully you got something featuring the snow in the fg, since evidently thats what made these conditions unique.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 24, 2011 at 5:17 PM

The textured FG does it for me. I would have expected to this type of scen from your area. AN eye-opener for me! I think your processing was right on.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 24, 2011 at 6:46 PM

Gary,

This is beautiful and the processing, whatever techniques employed, really make this sing. Starting with the beautiful blue sky and the beautiful last light on the hills/dunes is just gorgeous. I think I'm actually more impressed with the background and colors than I am with the wonderful patterns in the foreground. Together though, this makes for a very strong image.

I'm thinking though... a long pano cropped just above the snow covered rock.... very nice.

Lon

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 24, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Like the smooth and subtle processing it really brings out the tranquil qualities in the composition Gary.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on January 24, 2011 at 9:15 PM

Interesing and intriguing scene ; flawless capture and processing.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on January 24, 2011 at 9:26 PM

Very nice shot Gary. I like the warm light illuminating the snow and sand. Nice blues and magentas.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 24, 2011 at 9:36 PM

I would've never thought to glow an image like this, but it looks great. The foreground texture is very engaging. Could see trying to lighten up the bottom a bit to reveal more texture in these dark tones.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 25, 2011 at 2:25 AM

Gary, a magnificent view, the foreground makes it unique!

Peter

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Really nice light and texture. I thought the dunes were mountains at first. What a treat to have snow at the beach. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 25, 2011 at 12:48 PM

Interesting shapes in the foreground Gary. From the thumbnail, I thought those were mountains as well.

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Comment posted by Darren Huski on January 26, 2011 at 12:23 PM

Well done

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 26, 2011 at 3:40 PM

Thanks for the feedback and comments everyone, I' glad you like it.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 26, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Stan, here's a shot showing a bit more of the snow I was refering to.

Thanks again, Gary.

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