Beautiful Afternoon

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 5, 2011258 views21 comments

Just an image of a nice afternnon to be out at the beach. This was captured last March on a cold and windy day. I was the only person within eyeshot and I enjoyed it immensely. Shot at Gulf islands National Seashore, Pensacola Beach, FL.

LARGER version available for better detail.

D2X w/ Tokina TX 12-24 @ 15mm
1/8 @ f/11 - MLU and mc-30 remote release
100 ISO
Singh Ray Circ. Polarizer
Tripod
Capture one 6, CS4, TK's Luminosity Masks & Sharpening

Critiques, suggestions, and comments always welcomed and greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking and sharing.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 5, 2011 at 8:57 PM

This is one of those photos that makes you think immediately... "Wish I was there". The undisturbed sand gives a sense of solitude.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on February 5, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Love the textures in the sand, and the slight warm sidelight. Great composition, and the aqua water is a nice contrast to the white sand. It does look very inviting and peaceful.

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on February 5, 2011 at 9:43 PM

Beautiful Bill! The lighting and texture of the foreground sand is exceptional.

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on February 5, 2011 at 10:06 PM

On the thumbnail I thought I was looking at snow.

Nice sidelight, and the piece of driftwood balances and contrasts well with the grasses.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 5, 2011 at 10:40 PM

The wide angle creates nice depth and a wonderful sense of place with the sand, plant, ocean, and sky all in one frame. Technically, it feels that you could take this a bit further, Bill, though I can't really say what that might entail. My initial thoughts are to tone down the lightness in the ULC or maybe warm up the light just a bit more. However, this type of scene is quite foreign to me, so I'm mostly just thinking out loud here. One thing this image does is make me realize how beautiful those white beaches must be.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 6, 2011 at 3:33 AM

Very nice, Bill, but frankly i dont think it stands up to your high standards for these scenes. I like the fg subject, but the way it crosses the surf creates tension that feels out of place for this scene.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 6, 2011 at 5:21 AM

Bill, I enjoy the composition contrasting the cold and warm colors! Great details in the snow.

Peter

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 6, 2011 at 5:58 AM

Wonderful shot, Bill. The snow-like look of the sand is crazy.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on February 6, 2011 at 7:41 AM

I can't get enough of your beach scenes. The white sand, the ripples, the warm light. It all conveys a lot of positive mood and feeling for me.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 6, 2011 at 9:16 AM

Your feel for the Florida landscape comes through again, Bill.

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Comment posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on February 6, 2011 at 9:38 AM

These sandy images are so clean Bill. The sky brightness is spot on.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM

I always enjoy your beach scenes so much, Bill. You capture a wonderful feel with these. Someday I have to come down there and make some tracks in that sand for you

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Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Loulou Beavers on February 6, 2011 at 10:26 AM

Very nice, lovely light also.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on February 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM

I love the texture and light of the sand.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 6, 2011 at 4:14 PM

I really like the warm tones and the gorgeous white sand here. Well done.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 7, 2011 at 1:37 AM

A white sand beach with wind blown ripples. I've never seen either over here on the west coast. I sure like it though. I wish we had these wide shallow beaches up my way, but I'll take the sea stacks as an alternate. Nice!

Chris

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 7, 2011 at 10:59 AM

Bill, I find this to be exquisite. The subtle light on the foreground ripples, the diagonal orientations of ripples/driftwood/grasses and the natural pastel color palate make this one I would have on my wall! Great work.

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 7, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Hey Bill,
I'm always amazed at how much you get out of simple beach scenes! I think the subtle tones work here and as usual......you can take it in many directions! I think this works very well as presented!

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Comment posted by Eric Good on February 7, 2011 at 6:20 PM

You've got these kinds of beach shots down to a science. Comp, color and exposure look great top to bottom. No nits here... beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 7, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Bill,

Yet another beautiful image from your FL coast! A wonderful coastal landscape for sure, but I also see an image within the image. I'm really loving not only the ripples in the sand, but also all the various shapes and lines of the little grasses - call 'em squigglies for lack of a better term. I could see the lower left quadrant as a stand alone image too. Or maybe you already thought of that?