Subtle dreams

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 28, 2011434 views9 comments

This show was taken near Santa Barbara. Along the horizon is the channel islands. I really like the subtle soft light of this image in the sky and against the rocks. Let me know what you think. I think viewing this image large really shows off the detail in the rocks.

Canon 5dii 17-40L
f11 iso 50 30 seconds

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 28, 2011 at 10:47 AM

Very nice arrangement of the stones. I guess you could boost the colors of the sky just a bit, otherwise it's wonderful.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 28, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Nice image Todd. I like the composition a lot. This type of "blurry" water isn't my favorite, but that's just personal perference. I do agree with Andreas' comment about the sky color.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 28, 2011 at 11:34 AM

I thinks it is a kind of alienation effect, as the water looks like mist, but in this case it works well for me. You really captured the atmosphere, I appreciate the details in the foreground.

Peter

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on January 28, 2011 at 12:40 PM

You're right that the large is the only way to go here. It's a peaceful FG and balanced, and love the soft peaceful mood this conveys. I think bumping the sky a bit would help this image, but that may not be the mood you want to convey?

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on January 28, 2011 at 1:40 PM

Thanks guys, here is a repost with the sky a little darker,

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on January 29, 2011 at 9:57 AM

Very nice compositon and I liek the quility of the light on the stones. The second version is better with the darker sky, I might add some mroe saturation too the sky too (just the sky)

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 29, 2011 at 2:01 PM

Light is good. So is the dotted rocks composing the foreground and the blurred water.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 29, 2011 at 3:40 PM

A really good comp. A little mid tone contrast in the sky and disguising the halo on the horizon would be my points to try to improve.

Nice shot!

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Comment posted by Scott Bean on February 1, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Beautiful composition in this shot, the soft blurry water really works for me, I love that effect.

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