Harris Beach Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 2, 2014203 views12 comments

A B&W version of a beautiful sunset from Harris Beach on the southern Oregon coast. When I saw that an interesting sunset was in the works, I moved quickly around the beach looking for a suitable foreground for the scene, and stopped when I found this small washboard stream leading to the sea.

Canon 5d Mark ii, 16-35mm lens, 1/50 sec at f/11, ISO 200, gitzo tripod,

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12 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 3, 2014 at 6:13 AM

Dig it....though if you could find a darker exposure to blend the sky back that would be best. Nice find!

aF

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 3, 2014 at 9:43 AM

Looks like you and I have been stomping around the same area!

Comp and drama lighting all work well on this one; nice photo to do in BW. I really like the reflections on the smooth sand and the catch lights on the water ripples. I agree with AF, more detail in that bright center would be optimal.

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on January 3, 2014 at 9:54 AM

Thanks for the input. John, I recently moved from Cottage Grove to northern Idaho, and the thing I miss most is quick access to the Oregon coast!

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 3, 2014 at 10:54 AM

I hear you! We'll look forward to good stuff from that neck of the woods.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 3, 2014 at 8:34 PM

This reminds me of an explanation point with the strong foreground line and the bright highlights where the sun is setting. While I realize that the highlights should be bright due to the setting sun I think this might be stronger if there was a little more detail blended in. Otherwise, the dark sea stacks and foreground sand provide a nice counterpoint to the bright highlights. For the composition I think the symmetry works well too. There sure have been a lot of exceptional B&W images posted recently.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 4, 2014 at 12:03 AM

Awesome! I only wish the sky was not washed out in the middle.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 4, 2014 at 2:18 AM

Wow Thomas, the foreground stream is amazing , great find. I have to agree that the center sky is overpowering the rest of this wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on January 4, 2014 at 4:20 AM

love the foreground, it leads to your goal

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 4, 2014 at 6:25 AM

I love the concept. Love the comp and the drama but the big white spot in the sky is a bit distracting....maybe you have a darker exposure to blend them manually so you have also some details in the sky. Otherwise I like it

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 4, 2014 at 9:54 AM

That's a great lead in you found. Really nice work.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on January 4, 2014 at 2:08 PM

Great leading line Thomas and nice comp also. I agree about the bright center area but very nice scene as is.

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Comment posted by Tim Mulholland on January 25, 2014 at 3:52 PM

Very nice - draws me in and makes me want to walk/flow into the image...

Tim!

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