Red Foam at Pelluhue

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 23, 2011174 views8 comments

For a while I've been admiring a big number of wonderful submissions to NPN that one way or another enhance the classic cliché "Sunset at the Beach". This inspired me to try some of it by myself.

Here's one I made a few weeks ago, in a winter day in coastal Chile. The place is Pelluhue, a small coastal town in central Chile. What I wanted to do was play a bit with the slow exposure effect on the last tip of the waves in the sand. I got several shots with these small foam patches combined with the retreating wave. I think this one shows this idea, but I'll be more than happy to see what the community thinks. (Larger version also available.)

Photo: single frame at f/16, 1 sec, ISO 200, with 18mm.

Thanks in advance.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Sarah Marino on September 23, 2011 at 2:21 PM

Hi Rodrigo - I love the patterns in the waves. The patterns in the sea foam add a lot of interest and I like the composition overall.

Edit: I went back and looked at this on a different monitor and decided to delete a comment about the colors, as they look good on my calibrated monitor.

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on September 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Beautiful shot!!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 23, 2011 at 4:09 PM

Along with some rich colors, you've got tons of motion going on here. Very well done, Rodrigo.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on September 23, 2011 at 9:26 PM

A fabulous fg, Rodrigo. Love the low angle and the way the foam of the wave edge slowly stretches out into the shot with the wave motion. The reflected color is also very nice from that wonderful sky. My only nit is there seems to be some noticeable barrel distortion on the horizon. Perhaps a little bit more detail in the rocks would have been nice too. Lovely shot!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 23, 2011 at 10:57 PM

Gorgeous scene and light. Good eye for the unusual element. This feels a bit underexposed to me, but it does put a nice emphasis on the drama of the textures.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on September 24, 2011 at 2:08 AM

I really like warm reflected light and overall a very nice scene. Great sky, too.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on September 24, 2011 at 10:29 PM

A geat grand scenic, Rodrigo! I like the colors, tones, lines, and foreground shapes and textures.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 25, 2011 at 12:28 AM

This is a gorgeous sunset and I think you got the exposure just right. It's a unique combination of sharp detail plus softened water. Well done, Rodrigo!

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