Legacy of the Sea (with repost)

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 23, 20082,067 views42 comments

Croajingolong National Park, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.
This place is named after the indigenous people who inhabited the land at least 40,000 years ago. The area is UNESCO listed for its unique and fragile environment. I'm interested in the ancient landscape, carved by the sea. Trying to explore more of my own country this year. This shot taken from my first shoot this year. I hope you enjoy it.

Canon 5D, 24-105mm 4L IS, Gitzo tripod.

Comments

42 comments

Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on March 23, 2008 at 8:47 AM

Very lovely shot Winnie. I really love the serenity of the scene. Beautiful foreground.

Registered on November 25, 2007, 81 Posts, 1234 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 23, 2008 at 9:05 AM

The dramatic sky is the perfect backdrop for this image.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 23, 2008 at 9:09 AM

This is excellent work here. The composition is very well done, I love how the sky effectively complements the rest of the scene. That rockformation is highly interesting - lots of interesting shapes and colors. I also like how the smaller rocks around the main rock are aligned. Perfect!

Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments

Comment posted by Jennifer P. Sayre on March 23, 2008 at 9:24 AM

Beautiful. I love it!!!

Registered on February 26, 2008, 15 Posts, 41 Comments

Comment posted by Louis Blair on March 23, 2008 at 9:48 AM

Really beautiful shot. Great composition and DOF.I also like the contrast between the sharpness of the rocks and the softness of the waves. Well done

Registered on March 22, 2008, 11 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on March 23, 2008 at 10:04 AM

Wonderful capture Winnie! I love the textures and details.

Registered on December 6, 2005, 200 Posts, 2209 Comments

Comment posted by Alberto Segramora on March 23, 2008 at 10:07 AM

I really like the shade of the image. Compo is perfect and sky too, so...amazing work

Registered on February 25, 2007, 21 Posts, 44 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 23, 2008 at 10:11 AM

Fantastic Winnie, everything about it, and beautifully composed.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on March 23, 2008 at 10:54 AM

Fantastic all around. The detail in the rocks is amazing and the sky really gives a wonderful backdrop. Wonderful comp.

Registered on December 14, 2006, 58 Posts, 1888 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 23, 2008 at 11:26 AM

Very nice. You really put this together well,

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Kerry Leibowitz on March 23, 2008 at 11:28 AM

Beautiful, Winnie...this has a prehistoric feel to it. Wonderful detail in the rocks and a great sky. It's a very minor technical issue, but you've got a bit of haloing going on where the rocks and sky meet in the left half of the frame.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 167 Posts, 5800 Comments

Comment posted by Bret Edge on March 23, 2008 at 11:33 AM

Like it? I love it! I'm really fascinated by the orange band of rock in the fin. It is unexpected to see such a splash of color in an otherwise somewhat monochromatic image. Killer sky and wonderful wave action.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 711 Posts, 6363 Comments

Comment posted by Judith Russell-Too on March 23, 2008 at 12:23 PM

Great DOF with magnificent composition.

Registered on November 10, 2007, 129 Posts, 403 Comments

Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on March 23, 2008 at 12:27 PM

I enjoy the delicate palette of this one, Winnie.
The rock formations are very interesting with a lot of details and subtle colors.
I like also the way the clouds lead in the eyes to the centre of the picture.

gio

Registered on January 21, 2007, 95 Posts, 1617 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Carroll on March 23, 2008 at 1:42 PM

Great stuff Winnie. Powerful subject under a complimentary powerful sky. The whites give nice separation between the rock formations. Those colour splashes are really effective. I'd crop/clone on the left to take that sliver of vertical rock out but that's just me. A real winner.

Registered on August 19, 2005, 132 Posts, 983 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on March 23, 2008 at 1:58 PM

That's an impressive shot. The cold and warm tones are harmonizing so well here. The sky adds the rest.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Laurent Baig on March 23, 2008 at 2:09 PM

Great composition. I like the brightness of the orange lichen and the contrast of the grey rock against the blue water and sky.

Registered on January 12, 2005, 206 Posts, 6784 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Wong on March 23, 2008 at 2:16 PM

the rocks look lighter than the sky, but I like this. nice colors and composition.

Registered on February 2, 2006, 79 Posts, 2629 Comments

Comment posted by Etienne Corten on March 23, 2008 at 2:33 PM

Great composition,the detail, colours and sky is perfect,beautiful !!!

Registered on December 10, 2007, 86 Posts, 1158 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on March 23, 2008 at 3:01 PM

Wonderful image Winnie. Great composition and the exposure is dead on. The blues of the sea and sky are really nice.

Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 23, 2008 at 3:18 PM

Excellent. Great comp and perfectly managed light.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Kargus on March 23, 2008 at 3:41 PM

Hi Winnie,

Great composition! I love the broad V of clouds centred around the rock peak. I also like how the arrangement of rocks has a very directional feel pointing to the right and out to sea. The lead-ins from the corners work very well. The splash of orange is very welcome and makes a good focal point.

Registered on January 19, 2007, 47 Posts, 1051 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Gordon on March 23, 2008 at 3:46 PM

Great comp and beautifully processed. I like it a lot..

Registered on May 31, 2007, 224 Posts, 1490 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on March 23, 2008 at 9:07 PM

Beautiful image Winnie! Draws me right in and is very dramatic. Well done.

Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 23, 2008 at 9:35 PM

Beautiful comp, and beautiful processing. I really like the sky, and the shutter speed was just right for the foreground surf. Very nice.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on March 23, 2008 at 10:13 PM

Great comp, great clouds...overall, really nice!

-Neo

Registered on April 28, 2004, 774 Posts, 4351 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Pelton on March 23, 2008 at 10:19 PM

Outstanding image!. Love the orange lichen (?) encrusted rock and a fantastic cloudy sky.

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Comment posted by Brian Rasmussen on March 24, 2008 at 12:23 AM

I agree!

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Comment posted by Keith Anderson on March 24, 2008 at 2:22 AM

This is lovely Winnie. The sky makes it quite dramatic

Registered on November 1, 2003, 72 Posts, 258 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on March 24, 2008 at 2:42 AM

I knew I was going to like this one from just the thumbnail. Great composition and incorporation of that dramatic sky. My eye bounces around this image very nicely, scouring all the wonderful colors and shapes. If I was to nitpick anything, and this is being really nitpicky mind you

...I'd favor maybe a little more detail in the sky's brightest portions and maybe cloning or cropping that little stone edge out peeking into the LLC. I only mention that because this is so darn good to begin with. Excellent work!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Winnie Ho on March 24, 2008 at 4:06 AM

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I had similar thoughts for improvement. Here is the repost, which took a while as a mistakenly lost my layered psd version, so started from scratch again. LRC rock cropped out, adjusted midtone levels, corrected horizon tilt and mild barrel distortion. I needed Kah Kit's help to exorcise the haloes. Otherwise I was trying to get it to look like the previous version. If any of you look back, pls let me what you think. I very much appreciate your time and assistance.

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 24, 2008 at 4:57 AM

Im assuming you mean LLC? Anyhow, outstanding shot, i love it! My only disagreement in the repost is that i prefer the brightness of the original, which i prefer overall.

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Rune Hansen on March 24, 2008 at 5:52 AM

I agree with everybody who has said anything nice here

I would prefer the more delicate colorpalette of the original post! LOVE IT!!

Rune Hansen

Registered on January 21, 2008, 40 Posts, 420 Comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on March 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM

Very nice, Winnie. I am really drawn to the rust colors in the middle of the frame. The sky is amazing as is the combination of smaller rocks around the larger monolith. Nicely done.

Registered on July 26, 2007, 244 Posts, 2807 Comments

Comment posted by Winnie Ho on March 24, 2008 at 9:58 PM

Thanks guys. Sorry, I meant LLC rock. I agree, I also prefer the colours on the first one. I have taken a lighter version to the lab today. We'll see how that goes.

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Chrysanthou on March 25, 2008 at 12:04 AM

Very beautiful, Winnie. The rugged rocks and dramatic, flowing clouds just make this image for me. I love all the detail here. It feels like I'm standing just out of the frame, even at this small jpeg size.

Registered on December 18, 2007, 71 Posts, 1191 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 31, 2008 at 9:36 PM

Winnie,

Congrats on the EP. It's certainly well deserved. This is beautiful work.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 1, 2008 at 2:53 AM

Oh, my! Another fantastic photograph. Winnie, you're doing such fine work. Congrats on your 2nd EP in one week!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on April 1, 2008 at 6:14 AM

Wonderful - I prefer the original though. Maybe darken the midtones slightly, but not as much as in your repost. Great composition.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on April 1, 2008 at 8:01 AM

Hi Winnie!! I, too, prefer the lighter original version. Absolutely beautiful scene and nicely captured!!

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 1, 2008 at 1:03 PM

Winnie: I prefer the original version. Just a superb capture. Congrats on the EP. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Winnie Ho on April 2, 2008 at 12:47 AM

I agree, I prefer the first also. The print turned out nicely. It's given me a real buzz to see my name amongst much admired fotogs. Thanks to the Editors and NPN community - I very much appreciate your encouragement.

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments