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Endless Sea and Sky No. 3

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Posted by Harald Rust on August 6, 2006 at 6:55 PM
Been recently working on this series of ocean and sky images, and this is one of them. I was drawn to the late evening monochromatic blue, and the clouds reflecting on the beach.
Harald
Posted by Randy Hanna on August 6, 2006 at 9:21 PM
Harald: I really like this. Great depth and great reflections. Did you use a reverse NG?

Randy
Posted by Eric Hahl on August 6, 2006 at 9:37 PM
Beautiful! Great clouds and especially great water/sand texture and reflection.
Posted by eric lee on August 7, 2006 at 12:55 AM
Lovely!!
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on August 7, 2006 at 1:44 AM
I like this a lot - I wish the top clouds were not so grey in color (easy to fix)... but the reflection is awesome.
Posted by Lynne Tyler on August 7, 2006 at 6:58 AM
Ooooooh! Harald, I love this.

Lynne
Posted by Ned Fenimore on August 7, 2006 at 8:06 AM
Looks perfect as is..
Posted by Harald Rust on August 7, 2006 at 3:09 PM
Thanks all for the comments, much appreciated.
Randy - I didn't use a reverse nd grad here. Used a 2 stop soft nd grad singh-ray.
The brightness within the clouds was quite varied, with dark and light areas.
I think that was due to other layers of clouds above the ones in the frame, throwing shadows on the lower clouds. Tricky lighting.
Harald
Posted by Jeremy Cram on August 7, 2006 at 4:36 PM
Pretty cool shot. I like the reflection in the sand. :toast:
Posted by Erik Lundh on August 7, 2006 at 9:49 PM
Like the others have said, this is outstanding. The reflection in the sand is what puts it over the top.
Posted by Mark Hudon on August 8, 2006 at 11:55 AM
There is a lot to look at here, Harald. You easily have three photos. I think that if I could get back a little and look at the whole thing in one view I'd really appreciate it more.
Posted by Harald Rust on August 8, 2006 at 4:01 PM
Jeremy, Erik, and Mark,
Thanks for your thoughts on the image.
Harald :wavey:
Posted by Tim Goodspeed on August 8, 2006 at 4:37 PM
Harold, this one is even better. More going on, but they compliment each other quite well.
Posted by Rick Lundh on August 9, 2006 at 5:06 PM
yeeeowsa. Ricky likey! I'm a sucker for clouds and this image showcases them well.