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Second Beach Symphony

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Posted by John Lehmkuhl on August 4, 2007 at 3:42 AM
Early Morning with soft light hitting some of the sea stacks at Second Beach. Truly one of the most amazing mornings I have witnessed. It was so beautiful that my brain is still buzzing from the sights, sounds and smells.

This was taken when there was a negative low tide.... the starfish are waiting for the water to come back......

20D and Sigma 10-20mm at 10mm
.5 seconds at f/18.0
2 s-stop Cokin GND's (notice the slight color cast in the skies)
Posted by Jeremy Cram on August 4, 2007 at 4:06 AM
Wow John! This is impressive. The starfish are an awesome addition to a steller shot. I do notice the color cast a bit, an easy fix in the shop though, right?
Posted by Trevor Anderson on August 4, 2007 at 6:00 AM
I've been repeatedly enjoying this on fredmiranda. The fierce and almost univiting aspect of the surf has been a common potrayal around lately; it's nice to see a warm and placid representation of the beach thrown in the mix.
Posted by Tom Kloster on August 4, 2007 at 2:02 PM
Very bold and colorful! I agree on the color cast - it looks like you were trying to keep the rocks bright by not bringing the split filter down too far, but it leaves a cyan band across the horizon that would be nice to tone down a bit.

Tom
Posted by AJ Montgomery on August 4, 2007 at 2:27 PM
Beautiful, John. Super combination of light and contrast. I cannot get over how still the water surface is either.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on August 4, 2007 at 2:32 PM
just gorgeous, John! Wow! Terrific lighting and I think I just love it as is. Morning light! I like the brightness at the horizon, and though I am terrible at judging color casts, I have to say that I appreciate it as part of the morning lighting effect. Looks like the starfish have awhile to wait it out for the sea's return. Oooo, the whole thing is marvelous.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on August 4, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Thank you all for the comments... the color cast is greatly diminished here but I decided to not take it all out - I then get into competing versions of white cloud and I liked the reddish glow myself. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone..... :smile:
Posted by Mike Dawson on August 4, 2007 at 4:31 PM
Fantastic John
Posted by Curtis Knight on August 4, 2007 at 4:35 PM
Sweetness! :toast:

good decision on the clouds. I like it.
Posted by Mike Stovall on August 4, 2007 at 5:29 PM
John, this is totally awesome! Catching a pool of water inland at the beach like this is a rare find! Good thing you had the presence of mind to click the shutter in the face of this stunning sight :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rick Lundh on August 5, 2007 at 11:33 PM
John, just beautiful. And I'm with ya on the color. I think it's a natural cast anyway...which is great.
Posted by michael medina on August 7, 2007 at 1:29 AM
i like the shot a lot, but the color cast does bother me as it's not in the reflection and the sky is a bit darker than the reflection too.

it's your choice on that though

great shot really



i can't wait to get back there later this year.