Last Light w/ Repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 15, 20112,153 views34 comments

I missed this image the first time I sorted these. Luckily I noticed it yesterday. It's now my favorite from this trip. This is another taken while scouting with David Cobb for the Olympic National Park workshop.

This is four exposures blended together using my advanced photoshop blending techniques. I am producing a video detailing these techniques in the next few months, I'll announce it here when It's available for sale.

Canon 5D II
17-40L + Polarizer
f/18, ISO 160

Comments

34 comments

Comment posted by Mat Malone on March 15, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Beautiful, Zack! I love the orange/blue contrast. My eye bounces around between the FG pool, the seastack and the arch. Definitely dynamic.

Not sure why there aren't more comments

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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 15, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Yes, Zack, even better than the previous one. Lots of great elements nicely arranged.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 15, 2011 at 4:24 PM

Very nice Zack wonderful display of correct looking contrast in this image so your technique seems to work very well. Oddly the one thing I find less harmonious is the reflection of the two trees on the right side of the image. I'd prefer a positional adjustment to lose them as they steal some attention away from the sun peeping around the main sea stack. But otherwise teriffic.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on March 15, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Wicked shot Zack. Would have been cool to get that star flare in the reflection as well...not too many of those floating around, especially of this quality.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Gino Cortez on March 15, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Gorgeous light and composition.

Registered on November 23, 2010, 57 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 15, 2011 at 6:27 PM

This is a very dramatic image. I like the pool and the flow lines leading into the pool. Excellent.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Paul DeCesare on March 15, 2011 at 6:48 PM

I totally understand why this is your fave from the trip, I think this is MY favorite from your trip and I haven't even seen the other images, lol! Washington and Oregon coast images, when captured correctly such as this, are gorgeous, and your exposure blending is also a big part of the equation. Definitely a triple-toast image!

Registered on August 31, 2007, 29 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on March 15, 2011 at 7:04 PM

Nice vibrant colours. Great shot!

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

Comment posted by Sarah Marino on March 15, 2011 at 7:26 PM

I really like this image, Zack. The details of the foreground pool add a lot of interest - the hint of golden light, the reflections, and the water trails in the sand. A beautiful image all around. I do think the little keyhole from the arch (?) is a little distracting since it competes with the sun for attention, but this is an incredibly minor point.

Registered on November 10, 2008, 23 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Blakers on March 15, 2011 at 7:27 PM

Delightful, wholly realistic lighting and fine composition. Its as one would see it with the naked eye, which in my view is what its all about for landscape photography.

Registered on February 26, 2011, 8 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on March 15, 2011 at 8:25 PM

Nice ocean scene. The puddle's reflection and rock is what does it for me. Blend looks very natural.

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 15, 2011 at 8:55 PM

Excellent comp, colors, and pp. A beautiful moment captured.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on March 15, 2011 at 9:05 PM

This is awesome! It shows why the magic hour is...MAGIC! Any nits are minor, but I agree with Ian on the trees on the right. In fact, the wide angle makes the tree reflection lean, giving the impression that the image is not level. That's an illusion of course, and I don't know if a slightly different comp would eliminate it. Definitely minor and this is a wonderful image in so many ways.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on March 15, 2011 at 9:25 PM

Here is a version with the wide angle distortion corrected a bit. I didn't want to correct it too far as it's partly an illusion, but I could go further if I wanted to.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2528 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on March 15, 2011 at 9:54 PM

Really cool image Zack. I love the sunstar and the reflected light in the foreground pool.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by INGOMA on March 15, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Wonderful colors and excellent composition , Zack! Your blending is right on with perfectly realistic contrast, as Ian mentioned.

Regards,
Christoph

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on March 15, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Wow, awesome image! I hear what Ian is saying about the trees reflected in the pool, and I also agree with him it's a minor thing.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 16, 2011 at 12:55 AM

Zack:
This is really beautiful, much stronger than the previous image. I also noticed the lens distortion in the original and the re-post look better imo. Well done.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 16, 2011 at 3:51 AM

gorgeous scene, well rendered. no nits just admiration from me.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 16, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Very nice coastal shot Zack, I like the starburst peeking from behind the large sea stack. Very obliging sky too.

Gary.

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

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 16, 2011 at 11:10 AM

Stunning image Zack!

Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 16, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Terrific composition Zack! Everything just flows beautifully here.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 16, 2011 at 2:11 PM

Excellent light and moment.

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on March 16, 2011 at 6:07 PM

It's funny how we sometimes miss great shots when looking through the results of a shoot. I'm glad you find your favorite. Funny enough, the shot I posted just a few hours after yours in this same gallery shares that fate.

The composition of this shot works very well for me, with lots of points of interest. I also like the color palette. Well done!

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 16, 2011 at 7:36 PM

This is awesome, Zack. I love it!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 16, 2011 at 11:08 PM

This is gorgeous. I really like the warm light.

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

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 16, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Just as incredible as the last with the addition of the warmth. Gorgeous!

Chris

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

Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 17, 2011 at 12:25 AM

Incredible, Zack. The light on the sand around the pool and the touch of light on the foreground rock is such a beautiful foreground for the gorgeous forms and color of the background. Stunning image.

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

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on March 17, 2011 at 2:17 AM

Suh-weeeeet!

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on March 17, 2011 at 2:23 AM

That's no sloucher of an image, that's for sure. Great processing...

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Comment posted by Serban Simboteleca on March 17, 2011 at 7:24 AM

This is one great image. I have nothing to add.

Registered on March 17, 2011, 8 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on March 18, 2011 at 10:27 AM

Zack, this is really an outstanding image with some great elements well composed. I like your repost with the distortion correction that fixes the leaning trees in the reflection.

Registered on April 1, 2010, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments

Comment posted by Vijay Raj on March 18, 2011 at 1:17 PM

I really like the lines of the foreground pool, the light just so right and certainly would love to learn the blending techniques, it appears so seamless here. Great dramatic image.

Registered on November 22, 2010, 29 Posts, 100 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 4:06 AM

Wow! Simply outstanding Zack, and congratulations on being chosen as the WP :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments