Paddling away

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 14, 2014143 views6 comments

I was just on a vacation (literally 5 miles from home) on Fire Island, just across the bay. There are no cars and the "town" I was staying in has 1 restaurant/bar and a small grocery store and that's about it. There is little wireless reception and as such it's a great place to disconnect. I made a conscious effort to take some different photographers and get back into photography which has fallen by the wayside as of late. This particular evening was very calm and I took a risk and put my Nikon V1 in a dry bag and went out into the bay on my paddleboard. Things worked out perfectly with this image as my wife and two strangers paddled toward the setting sun.

Nikon V1 10-30mm lens @ 27m
f/6.3
1/160s
ISO 100

Full Frame, adjustments in LR5

- Luke

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 14, 2014 at 11:40 PM

Works well for me Luke. Love the sense of scale the people add.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 15, 2014 at 5:59 PM

Very sweet! Love the mood and the sense of peace and serenity.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 15, 2014 at 7:25 PM

Luke, This is very nice! What a great mood and your wife and the other two people really helped make it. Very Nice work!! Sounds like it was a nice time there for you and getting disconnected. I know I always enjoy that feel.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 15, 2014 at 8:09 PM

Nick - thank you. It was amazing that it happened organically - not setup involved. The feeling was great, though it was diminished a bit when I realized I could see my workplace across the bay (it's located on the highest point so it's easy to spot!)

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 16, 2014 at 3:29 PM

Looks like a wonderful evening for a paddle, Luke. You've got an interesting mix of subjects with the SUPers and the setting sun placed nicely against lots of gently colored negative space.

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on July 17, 2014 at 11:49 AM

I think this works really well. It evokes a feeling of freedom.

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