Leaving Behind

Very nice! The colors, the shapes, the lines, everything.

Mattia: I was really intrigued by the thumbnail regarding the strip on the top. Marvelous comp and light. Very well seen and captured.>=))>
 

Very cool looking abstract. The colors and lines make it fascinating. 

I like the leading lines and the textures in the image. Also very nice light. I would crop the bright colored bad of shore line off the top. It is a real eye catcher and takes away for the main subject.

Interesting, semi-abstract, Mattia. I like the flowing lines leading to the water, and the uneven near shore line. Although Bill was intrigued by the strip at the top, my thoughts about the top are similar to Richard's. I find the image stronger with the far shore cropped. 

Fantastic shapes in the foreground sand gives this a wonderful abstract quality. I also think cropping the top bright band of sand results in a stronger image.

Something disorientating about this.  Dig it.  Well seen!

aF

Excellent artistic interpretation of a beach at a retreating tide. A creative composition that's really well done. It's both an abstract and not. Cropping out the sunny strip at the top would be a big mistake as it would destroy much of the vitality of the image IMO.

Really well seen, Mattia.  I think the image works with the sand line, but my first thought was to crop it.  It becomes a true abstract with the crop.  I can see Igor's point, but if it were mine, I would print it both ways, and let the effects sink in. Sweet image.
 

Thank you for your precious comments. The disorienting feeling I think it is due to the fact that the sand in the foreground goes downhill. Without the bright shore would be another image with a very different mood. As Gary suggested, I think I will print both versions. 

Wonderful abstract quality to this.  The leading lines of the sand work well, and the cool blues of the water surrounded by the warm yellows of the sand a nice combo.  Somewhat of a mind bender when I think about the actual story being told - looks like the water washing up on the beach in the distance, yet there is sand in the FG instead of water.  In regards to the top part of the sand, maybe darkening the very top, or slightly cropping it off. There may be some shadow created the surf on the far left that has created an inconsistency in tones along the water boarder up there.  Maybe delicate cloning in that area.  Overall very intriguing shot.

I really like this point of view looking at three different shapes, color, and textures.  Nicely abstract.

Mattia,

This is outstanding.  Yes, the thumbnail is a mysterious one with that strip of warm light at the top.  But it all becomes clear in the larger view.  What a wonderful nature abstract.  Kudos for exploring the leftovers of the high tide. Indeed worth exploring.

The texture, contrast, flow and lead-in of the sand is just fantastic.  And then there's the light. The timing is great with the direct light above, and then the very subtle lighting of the sand below.  This is all topped off with the offsetting warm/cool color balance of the water... AND the slight tension/motion provided by the wind-blown surface of the water.

Wonderful imagery.

Lon

Very much like the abstract quality here.  The water feels sky-like.

Takes a minute to get grounded viewing this; that's a good thing!