Caressing the Sea

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 19, 2012523 views31 comments

Cornwall, UK

First landscape shoot this year was this morning in fact. I was in a contemplative mood so wrote a blog article to accompany the shot.

’The Softly Spoken Landscape’.

Canon 5DMkII 24-105mm 4L IS, single exposure, polariser, GND filter.

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on January 19, 2012 at 7:21 PM

Exceptional image.
Really like your comp and the scene is beautiful and perfectly processed.
First rate Kah Kit.

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 19, 2012 at 7:32 PM

I really like the mood of this image. The soft, gentle colors and the comp. are great. Fine image.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Chip Phillips on January 19, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Fantastic. I love how the foreground streaks start the sequence, leading to the sand channels which mimic the sky. Beautiful misty mood and calming aqua blue tones

Registered on November 26, 2007, 128 Posts, 1436 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on January 19, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Man, I love the moody lighting, especially with the faded coastline. Great comp and processing.

Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 19, 2012 at 7:57 PM

Wow! What a beautiful scene, Kah Kit. Light, colors and comp are all fantastic. The misty mood and feel this has is wonderful!! Excellent work!
I enjoyed your thoughts in your blog article very much. I have many of those same feelings.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 19, 2012 at 8:30 PM

It is moments like this that I love to experience Kah Kit. This is just beautiful with a lot of elements of interest. The color and light are soothing and all the elements very pleasing to view...... not pumped up with the adrenalin of hanging off a cliff or getting pulled into an angry ocean

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 19, 2012 at 8:33 PM

This does speak softly, in a beautiful way. My kind of situation to be in.

Chris

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on January 19, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Very beautiful image

Registered on February 19, 2008, 94 Posts, 738 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on January 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM

Amazing image! I'm always amazed with your work and continuously admire your processing! Another great image to add to your collection!

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 19, 2012 at 10:54 PM

I can understand how a scene like this invites contemplation. Everyone has their own tastes...for mine, this is way up there on the chart. One of the very best seascapes I've seen in a while.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 19, 2012 at 11:04 PM

A beautiful, contemplative landscape that is is exquisitely composed with tremendous mood. Thoroughly enjoyed your blog entry and your image certainly is in tune with the theme. To me, if there was some color in the sky, the superb mood of this image would have been changed. Exceptional work.

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

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 19, 2012 at 11:15 PM

The large version really sings. Love the detail in the sand, the light on the FG rocks, and the great mood the distant fog gives. Excellent image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 19, 2012 at 11:37 PM

Lovely! Such beautiful light and your touch is always perfect.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on January 20, 2012 at 2:02 AM

A very nice scene Kah Kit. Your blog article shows your deeper thinking about your work which I really enjoyed reading. I like the greens and blues in this shot and the misty/sea spray in the bg. The contemplative mood really comes through, and the light at that location is just beautiful.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 20, 2012 at 2:37 AM

Fantastic seascape, Kah, and what a compelling comp. The larger version is a real pleasure to view! Will check out your article about this image.

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

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 20, 2012 at 3:33 AM

Wonderful, Kah. I love the deep shadows and how the white streaks enhance the direction of the coast.

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on January 20, 2012 at 4:38 AM

Looooove the feint lines in the foreground to go with the misty coastline. They combine to make just a great peaceful contemplative mood. Wonderful job.

Registered on May 9, 2011, 23 Posts, 322 Comments

Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 20, 2012 at 5:25 AM

Very lovely, Kah. The luminosity of the water is outstanding and so is the well laid out composition.

Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 20, 2012 at 7:31 AM

Kah Kit, your exceptional image lets me experience a kind of timelessness. Colors and shapes work perfectly together to lead me from near to a virtual, far distant vanishing point - that adds a feeling of infinity, too.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM

Certainly a peaceful, contemplative scene. Nice.

- Dan

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 20, 2012 at 11:29 AM

Congrats on the first of the year! I like the way that the lines are subtle at first, but really strong once the eye settles.

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Comment posted by Jack Brauer on January 20, 2012 at 3:20 PM

This photo has a very mellow relaxing feel to it. Well done!

Registered on September 12, 2005, 40 Posts, 627 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on January 20, 2012 at 5:13 PM

I think your contemplative mood comes across really well in your image Kah Kit. Beautiful!

Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on January 20, 2012 at 5:41 PM

I hope and believe that I follow these sentiments in my own photography. The understated message can be delivered with immense power and great dignity. Your image is quietly stunning and would live contentedly on anyones wall without demanding attention.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 20, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Beautiful, peaceful scene. The overall luminosity makes for a warm feeling in spite of all of the cool colors.

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on January 20, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Perfectly serene representation, well balanced and delicate.

Registered on January 14, 2011, 53 Posts, 363 Comments

Comment posted by James Fougère on January 20, 2012 at 11:18 PM

well captured. calm coastal scene with nice detail

Registered on October 25, 2010, 41 Posts, 831 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Lessard on January 21, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Stunning as always. I love the leading lines of the "mountain shaped" stones in the foreground successfully leading to the layers of mountains in the background. It is a wonderful use of augmentation and it forms a rough Z or S curve. Excellent sight!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 22, 2012 at 5:47 PM

As always, great work!