WC - 1st Place

Gallery: EPA 2012Posted September 9, 20122,247 views22 comments

1st Place - Weekly Challenge

Surf Fishing

Ventura, CA. Solitary fisherman; misty dawn; flight of gulls. I'll take advantage of the weekly theme to resubmit an image from a couple of years ago. I cropped it from the bottom as many critiques suggested. I also brought up the luminance a bit.

Canon 5D MkII; 1/6 @ f/22; 200mm; ISO 100; EF70-200mm f/2.8L; warming CP; Induro tripod; cable release.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on September 9, 2012 at 8:30 PM

Love your capture of the soft colors here, feels like a painting. Quite an interesting comp really soothing.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on September 9, 2012 at 8:49 PM

Wonderful, unique beach scene. Can almost feel the sea mist. The fisherman and birds in motion really add a lot. Nice light on the shore, too.

Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on September 9, 2012 at 8:56 PM

What a beautiful image Craig! The soft colors, the man fishing and the blurry birds all make for a really nice image.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 9, 2012 at 9:12 PM

My favorite part is the water sliding back down the beach. Certainly an unusual shot, but it works for me. The angler, the birds and the ocean are bit parts in this scene, useful for lending substance and scale to the beach.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 9, 2012 at 11:17 PM

Beautiful, surreal combined with real. I love the way the birds look and the way the water looks.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Joana Roncero on September 10, 2012 at 4:14 AM

Just pertect!! The silhouette of fisherman and the birds flying are perfect to show the magnitude of the scene
Congratulations
Joana

Registered on August 27, 2012, 17 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on September 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Wonderful composition. The high key look of the sky and birds really works well. Reminds me of white on white paper cutouts.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Myers on September 10, 2012 at 12:31 PM

Thanks to all for the encouraging feedback.

Registered on September 1, 2008, 85 Posts, 757 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on September 10, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Unique and beautiful dawn beach scene. Looks quite peaceful! Great comp in this with the fisherman being fairly small and the beach filling most of the image. The sweeping lines of receding waves and the flock of blurred gulls in flight against the dawn sky add very nice elements to this photo. Great lighting and colors too. Nice image, Craig!

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by RL Potts on September 10, 2012 at 4:01 PM

I definitely give this my stamp of approval. I love a graceful capture of motion in any image. The lighting is excellent. The perspective is unique. I am just wondering what the sinker is doing and about all of that slack monofilament line.

Registered on November 24, 2003, 188 Posts, 985 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on September 10, 2012 at 4:37 PM

Cracking shot Craig, love the gulls.

Gary.

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

Comment posted by Ed Williams on September 11, 2012 at 3:21 PM

Nice scene, love the motion of the gulls the water and the calm, peaceful feeling this gives. Cool shot.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 11, 2012 at 4:09 PM

This is wonderful with both real and dreamy aspects. It would be a nice shot of the fisherman, but the lighting in the sky and the flying birds really make this special.

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

Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on September 20, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Craig, congrats on the WP. The gulls give a nice sense of motion in the image to enhace the surf.

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

Comment posted by Wick Smith on September 21, 2012 at 11:44 AM

That's a great shot! Love the slower shutter speed blurring the birds!

Registered on June 12, 2009, 91 Posts, 379 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 22, 2012 at 2:06 PM

Great scene and love the blurred birds - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 5, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Congratulations Craig for this 2012 1st place selection in the WC category. A wonderful scene, and it use to be one of my favorite ways to go fishing.......

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 5, 2013 at 12:29 PM

Craig: Many kudos for this outstanding image. Superb capture of a magical moment. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 5, 2013 at 1:16 PM

Craig, congrats for the 2012 win - 1st Place - Weekly Challenge (Beach scene)

This is very unbique and has a wonderful serene feel to it.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 6, 2013 at 6:55 AM

This is simply a fantastic image,,,,,,,a well deserved congrats on the EPA.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Diffley on January 8, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Craig - A wonderful image that well deserved a 1st place selection!

Registered on April 8, 2012, 52 Posts, 279 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 10, 2013 at 12:17 PM

Congrats on your EP, Craig. This image has such a wonderful combination of real and dreamy.

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