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Oregon Beaches

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 12, 201587 views5 comments

Since I don't do a lot of landscape or people, my wife takes most of the vacation shots. However, perhaps this one has the feel of the sandier parts of the Oregon Coast. Taken at South Beach State Park (handy to the very good Oregon Coast Aquarium and some nice seafood).

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, hand held on my belly, f/7.1, 1/5000, iso640, manual exposure, pattern metering. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped from top and bottom (mostly top) and just a tiny bit off the sides. A tiny bit of sharpening of the in-focus band of the beach and some cleanup of some oof foreground blobs. Final size is 14.8MP. Taken at 8:44 am on June 11th.

I appreciate the comments on my wave images and look forward to your input on this one.

Thanks,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 13, 2015 at 10:22 AM

Dennis, I didn't know that beaches ever got this lonely (and I've had the pleasure of visiting some of the Oregon beaches once). This is definitely not your typical beach shot, with that lone gull hunkered down. The soft light lets the detailed regions in the sand show well and the muted, blue-gray tones create a fine sense of quiet contemplation.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on October 13, 2015 at 11:49 AM

Dennis: my initial reation was one of this image could use some contrast. But then as I looked at more, I really came to like it. It's simple, low key and a very good example of "less is more". Richard

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 15, 2015 at 11:16 AM

Hi Dennis crying

I too love quite beaches. the lone gull give the image a serene mood.. cool

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Nancy de Flon on October 17, 2015 at 10:36 AM

Dennis, this made me laugh at first, because I grew up on Long Island (NY) and am used to those gulls who usually behave like clowns. Here you've accentuated this guy looking uncharacteristically contemplative. It really is a beautiful art shot, the way you chose to keep just the gull in focus. Someone in an office in your area, like a bank or realtor, ought to have this one on their wall.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on October 18, 2015 at 8:12 PM

The essence of solitude! A nice minimalist approach to a beach shot, Dennis. I really like it! devil

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