West Coast Wonder

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 17, 2012597 views21 comments

I've got a ton of pictures from this west coast beach in NZ, all very different as its big enough to use a different spot each time. In fact I'm going to be a guest speaker at the Auckland Museum next month to talk about this beach.

This one has been sitting around for a while. As I said I've got so many and am very selective in what I keep. Thoughts?

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on July 17, 2012 at 6:45 PM

Definitely a keeper. Great contrast and drama. I like the transparency of the water over the rocks in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 17, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Lots and lots of mood in this one. I also like the "mist' effect on the water from the long exposure. A magic moment captured.

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Comment posted by Alex Noriega on July 17, 2012 at 6:51 PM

Perfectly executed, Kah. Wouldn't change a thing about this one. Really great drama. I love the subtle light play on the foreground rocks.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM

This is gorgeous Kah Kit! The silky water and reflected light, the silhouettes, right to that fabulous sky. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on July 17, 2012 at 8:13 PM

Peaceful with great pastel color and just the right amount of exposure for the water.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 17, 2012 at 10:23 PM

beautiful!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 17, 2012 at 10:28 PM

Nicely composed and excellently blended light. Foreground maybe seems a bit bright leading to a loss of texture. While this sort of seems like misty surf, it also seems just a tad overexposed.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 17, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Very nice colors and light. Great depth to the image. The blurred water over the rocks have an interesting visual effect. The almost look like ghost rocks.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 18, 2012 at 1:54 AM

Wow, this is awesome Kah

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on July 18, 2012 at 2:36 AM

I like this a lot. If I could add anything, I'd suggest pulling a bit more shadow detail out of the rocks on the fg left and maybe the right a touch. Other than that I'd keep it.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on July 18, 2012 at 10:21 AM

I like the sheen quality to the rocks, and the silhouette in the distance. Nice work

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on July 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Works for me, well balanced throughout

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 18, 2012 at 5:12 PM

I'd go with cropping this down a bit, to remove the rock on the right and the cliff on the left...they don't seem to add much to the scene.

Personal taste of course, that light in the distance is pretty amazing...

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 18, 2012 at 5:13 PM

This is very nice! I very much enjoy the feel you captured here, Kah Kit. Beautiful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 18, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Dramatic stunner!

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Comment posted by David Edwards on July 19, 2012 at 6:18 AM

I really like the mysterious and somewhat ghostly feel of the smokey water flowing around the dark rocks. A very nicely balanced comp too. The painted sky is just wonderful.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 19, 2012 at 9:03 AM

The sky is beautiful and the mood mysterious. A wonderful shot.

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Comment posted by Oleg Kuchorenko on July 19, 2012 at 5:01 PM

Stunning and engaging capture! nice contrast and drama , like it !

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on July 20, 2012 at 11:05 PM

What a dramatic scene! I really like the reflected warm light on the foreground rocks and also on the sea water.

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Comment posted by Mark Seawell on July 23, 2012 at 4:09 PM

Blew this out the water (no pun intended!) Great capture. Love the tone, the mood, the pic. I'm a sucker for low light anyway. Well done, well done.

Mark
http://msphotoworld.com

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 2, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Great shutter speed and exposure... the foreground rocks have a lot of mystery to them but there's still a good amount of detail in them and the water. The clouds provide a nice cloack for the sun

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