Who says light travels in straight lines?

Hi,
I posted this in E,S,S a couple of days ago, but I thought I might as well put it up here too for anyone who missed it.


I spotted this channel snaking it's way towards the edge of the sea on a cloudy afternoon, thought it had potential so I came back again another day with the 4x5. Then I realized that the sun was going to drop right down into the middle of my shot . However, as the sun neared the horizon, I was surprised to find that the contrast had fallen within my film's range, and I got my image.
What do you think?

Thanks,
Tom.


Holme Beach, North Norfolk.

Ebony RSW45, nikkor-w 210mm, f16, 3stop grad, cropped to 6x12.

I quite like this - a couple of things to play around & try out...
-try cropping a bit more of the foreground so that the water channel actually leads in from the lower left corner.
- try cropping in a bit more from the top to give a letterbox shape.

BTW, Light certainly doesn't always travel in straight lines (if you want to know how/why then see this...).

Thanks for the comment Nick, I'll play around with a crop, though I am fairly happy with it, what do others think?

Thanks for the link, I was actually aware that light doesn't always travel in straight lines, but I was trying to think of a better title than "Holme Beach" .

A well handled exposure and lovely pastel colours.
Would agree with Nick's cropping sugestion.

Wonderful capture! I ditto Nick's suggestions!
Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

I love the way the most minimal of elements can make such a good shot, nicely taken.

Thanks for the comments people.

Yes, I too like simplicity of this photo. Simple design and pastel warm light made it for me. And I would not touch it with scissors.

Cheers,
Marko

Thanks Marko, I'm glad you like it, and I agree, I think the crop is about right.