Aftermath - Nubble Light

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 9, 2014557 views11 comments

I saw the last weekend winter storm Hercules would pass off the Maine coast before sunset, so I headed up hoping to improve on my images of this popular landmark. The light and surf was ideal, but the storm actually cleared a little too fast for my liking. Most of the best clouds had cruised out to sea, but this line of cumulous hung around just long enough to prevent a blank sky.

5DII, 24-105L, .3 sec exposure

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11 comments

Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on January 9, 2014 at 7:12 PM

Beautiful wave action and colors. Looks like you may have gotten a little wet??

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 9, 2014 at 7:33 PM

No Daniel, I managed to stay dry though it was very cold and windy, 9 degrees F. The start of the East's really cold blast. I did see some other photogs that were a little too close to edge of really big surf. One rogue wave in those conditions, it wouldn't have been pretty

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 9, 2014 at 8:50 PM

A unique capture of Nubble Light, Harry. Great wave action to go with the nice pastel sky color and snow! Bravo.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 9, 2014 at 11:17 PM

Beautiful scene ,Harry. All the elements are near perfect. It would be wonderful if we could someday loose the power lines. I'm guessing not in our lifetime. I think I've been doing to much cloning today

great work as usual.

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on January 10, 2014 at 10:24 AM

I think the sky is fine. The colors there certainly make up for any missing cloud drama. But for me, the impact of this image lies in everything south of the sky.The colorful structures, the land masses, and the fantastic wave action going on make this image incredible.
If I could offer one small suggestion, it would be to add a bit more contrast and/or brightness to the white water area.
Great shot, and excellent crafting.

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Comment posted by Brian Donovan on January 10, 2014 at 5:36 PM

This shot is fantastic! Composition, colors, contrast, etc. are all great. Certainly some ominous clouds would be great as well, but I think this has a great feel to it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 11, 2014 at 2:12 PM

I think the sky looks fine Harry. Nice color combination of pink in the sky and turquoise water. Water motion looks great as well.

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on January 12, 2014 at 12:42 PM

This is wonderful Harry. I really love the wave action you've captured with your exposure! Nicely composed, and (like the others) the sky works for me too

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 12, 2014 at 6:15 PM

A wonderful image of this place, Harry. I like it a lot. Nick

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 13, 2014 at 7:10 PM

This is gorgeous, Harry! The subtle color in the sky sets off the whites of the lighthouse, buildings, and the snow covered island wonderfully. Then you caught some fine action in the sea as well as hints of sky color. I also really like the color contrast between the whites on the island and the touch of blue in the wave action.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 16, 2014 at 3:51 PM

Excellent

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