Maine Tidal Pool

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 13, 2014252 views11 comments

A buddy and I spent a week scouring the Main coast for lighthouses and fishing villages. I found this tidal pool at the Pemaquid Lighthouse. The lighthouse was so crowded with people that I turned my attention elsewhere and found this image. Olympus E-M1 with 9-18, 9mm, ISO 100, 1/400 at f8, -0.7EV.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on August 13, 2014 at 11:47 AM

I like the comp and the leading lines. The blues might be a little intense.

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Comment posted by Mazen ALhwaimel on August 13, 2014 at 1:29 PM

clever comp. I agree with Murphy on the blues.

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Comment posted by Steve Zimic on August 13, 2014 at 1:36 PM

Agreed, blues are a bit intense. I had overdone them to get the print colors correct, and then forgot to tone them down in the digital version.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 13, 2014 at 4:40 PM

Steve, This is an interesting comp and I think it works very nice! All the lines in the rock take you right into the image. Nice textures and colors too. The blue was already mentioned and you explained that so all is good! Nice job turning your attention elsewhere as well.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on August 13, 2014 at 5:02 PM

Nicely done, Steve. Yes, there is more than the lighthouse to shoot, the coastal rocks are crazy. I was there last month, shot the lighthouse but more of the rocks.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on August 13, 2014 at 11:00 PM

I really like this ultra wide angle perspective, Steve. Other than the overcooked blues this comp has a lot going for it. Super clean and I like the fact that the trees show little distortion. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on August 13, 2014 at 11:08 PM

Those rocks at Pemaquid are a photographers dream, Steve. I like the way they take me into the image and that pool of water is great. Good call on forgetting the lighthouse.

Ed

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 14, 2014 at 11:59 AM

Interesting perspective. I like the lines of the strata and the pool. Just a thought: Crop out the sky. The full frame (or the crop) would also look nice in B&W.

--P

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Comment posted by John Williams on August 14, 2014 at 11:03 PM

The contrast of the lines and colors is attractive Steve. I like the dash of green from the side, but a comp that removed them would leave just the blue and gold and be an interesting shot too.

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Comment posted by Patrick Nixon on August 15, 2014 at 10:58 PM

There is a similar pool on the rocks due south in which a reflection of the lighthouse can be captured when the wind is calm. See my portfolio. I visited Pemaquid many times as a boy and once worked as a dishwasher in the hotel at the point. Nice lines and color but perhaps a little oversaturated.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 18, 2014 at 4:33 PM

Excellent Steve. I like the low perspective and rock colors are gorgeous - would love to see a intimate rockscape of them.

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