A Day With Lon And Didi!

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 9, 2012301 views15 comments

When Didi was here on his honeymoon, Lon and I drove down to Monterey and met him. We ended up shooting sunset at this spot with some overcast sky and marine layer. So nothing colorfully spectacular, but a nice spot to end the day with a couple of buddies!

D200,
24-70 2.8
Soft grad
1.1 sec, F/13

Thanks,
Chris

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 9, 2012 at 10:56 PM

Wow, this is FANNNNNTASTIC, especially the large version. What color this does have is wonderful, and you chose the perfect shutter speed. I can't think of anything that would improve it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 9, 2012 at 11:01 PM

My kind of coastal scene Chris. Especially like the water motion. Sounds like you guys had a great time. I'll have to look you guys up next time I visit my sister in Danville/Calistoga, CA.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 9, 2012 at 11:37 PM

I really enjoy scenes like this, Chris. It shows the wild side of our natural world yet being presented in away of majestically beautiful too.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on September 10, 2012 at 12:19 AM

Wonderfully splendid! Very nice image---I love the pano (or pano crop). The colors and water motion are great as well. This must be a joy to have in your personal gallery.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on September 10, 2012 at 12:20 AM

Cool shot of Gate 7 Chris. I'm surprised you got this much texture in the marine layer as summer is usually just completely flat. I tend to like the more sideways looking comp you did here and and fact that you didn't go ultra wide which makes the stacks more prominent. You'll have to come back down for some color in the winter

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Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on September 10, 2012 at 12:26 AM

Very cool shot! Love the pano presentation here. This might even make for a decent b&w.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on September 10, 2012 at 12:52 AM

Wow , this came out nicely! You definitely recognized the potential. Really well rendered. Yes there was not so much color in the sky, but the blue/red combo works great. The water looks fantastic and I like the inclusion of the rocks in the lower right.
Thanks for spending the day with me!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 10, 2012 at 12:59 AM

Chris,

Wow, all that time I was wondering what the heck you were shooting!

I must say you nailed it, this is fantastic! I think it's so difficult shooting coastal landscapes. Mostly because one always ends up shooting up or down the coast line leaving an empty corner, simply due to the angles. Anyway, this is a beautifully balanced seascape. Subtle, yet substantial color and great action in the surf.

I especially appreciate the visibility of the rocky beach in the LRC - I think that makes a big difference here is offsetting the otherwise detailless surf in that area.

It was a great afternoon evening with you guys, despite me being the only one to come home with a case of poison oak.

Eva - by all means! I'm 20min from Danville... would be happy to go out shooting next time you visit the relatives.

Wonderful image Chris. I'll be posting my takeaway shortly... ;-)

Lon

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 10, 2012 at 2:56 AM

The large version really gives a sense of power and scale. Good moody landscape.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on September 10, 2012 at 5:24 AM

You processed this one really well. Love the motion of the water and cool tones.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 10, 2012 at 5:49 AM

Beautiful Chris, everything about it.
John

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Comment posted by David Edwards on September 10, 2012 at 7:16 AM

Excellent shot Chris. Love the water textures and rock details.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on September 10, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Love the mood, the color palette, the flow, and the pano composition. The waves suck my eyes right across the image. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 10, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Nice exposure time for the waves, Chris. I like the effect.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 14, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Chris, I was gone this week and didn't get to comment on this earlier. Very nice! I really enjoy looking at your large version. The powerful feel of the water really comes through and I like the color in this very much. Your comp works very nice here too. A wonderful feel to this image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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