Waterworks

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 18, 20161,140 views10 comments

Yesterday on the way back from finding a snowy owl, my wife and I stopped at a beach we'd never been to on the North Fork's north shore that featured some pretty massive boulders at the water's edge. I used a 10 stop ND filter and a cable release to take a few different shots

Nikon D7100 12-24mm lens on gitzo tripod with triggertrap app release @ 12mm
1 second
f/22
ISO 100

Full frame, minor clone, adjustments made in Perfect Effects 8

- Luke

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 18, 2016 at 5:22 PM

Very nice subdued colors and contrasts. The sky is cool too, making for some really even light.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on January 18, 2016 at 5:29 PM

Luke,
This is very nice. Pleasing comp. and cool details in the sky.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 18, 2016 at 6:13 PM

I like the colors, composition and the over all scene. The only thing I am not sure about is the area in the lower left. I presume it is some spray slowed way down by the slow shutter speed. It looks like some kind of ghosting.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 18, 2016 at 8:43 PM

A nice winter shoreline scene with a complex sky. I like the comp and the line of boulders leading one to the BG.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 19, 2016 at 12:52 AM

This is very nice nice, Luke. I think the slowed exposure works for everything but the fore left. The ghosting of the spray is taking away from the overall beauty of this image IMO. I like everything else including the killer sky.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 19, 2016 at 12:18 PM

Very nice how the structure of the beach is kind of similar to the structure of the clouds. That looks like a fnatastic beach to spent some time on with all those nice pebbles and stones. The ghostly splash to the left is also a great detail!

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on January 19, 2016 at 8:03 PM

Hi Luke,

The image sets up beautifully with your composition you chose of the shoreline. The rocks along the shoreline, and soft texture uin the water are really beautifully and bring me through the beautiful scene. Not to mention, the clouds up top are very interesting.

Beautiful view

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 19, 2016 at 8:49 PM

Luke,

I really like the perspective/point of view here; getting down low to accentuate the big boulders on the beach. The wide angle works very well too. Colors are wonderful, especially given the diffused light; speaking of which, I love the sky! I think the longer exposure worked wonders there. It may be a stretch, but I like how the polished stones kind of get echoed in the cloud patterns; at least I think they compliment each other. This is an excellent seascape.

I'm a little torn on the ghost-splash. I can't decide if it adds a dynamic interest, or if it's a distraction. I'm wondering if you have other versions with different shapes and degree? In the end, it's certainly doesn't ruin the scene and image for me.

Lon

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on January 19, 2016 at 11:42 PM

Agree with Lon here. I like this, but I'm curious about the runners up.
ML

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 22, 2016 at 5:11 PM

Luke, What a nice seascape image! I think your comp worked really nice here with all the boulders down through the shoreline. I also like the natural feel this has along with the colors.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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