Sandstone Cape

From the Oregon coast a couple nights ago. I was leading a workshop and actually got to take a few pictures myself!


5D, 24-105 L at 65mm, polarizer + 2-stop GND, 1 second at F14.

Beautiful. I like that the water isn't completely frozen here.....just softened a little. The texture of the water works well with that of the sandstone. Very nice offsetting warm and cold colors too.

How do you blend your GND line so well?

Usually I'll just use various levels/methods of dodge/burn to clean up any line. There wasn't much of one here. I'll use a blend instead if I think it's going to be especially problematic.

I love this !! The waves frozen with just a bit of shape is really beautiful here. And the light..... oh my - you picked the right evening for a workshop. Everybody must have been thrilled. So you impressed with the 24-105? Is the new kit the 16-35II and the 24-105? I've heard amazing things about the 16-35II compared to the 17-40 on full frame.

Yes, that's the new kit. Plus the ol' 70-200. The 16-35II is everything people say it is - a huge improvement over both the 17-40 and old 16-35. The edge sharpness is almost perfect and it's sharper at small aperatures than any lens I own. The 24-105 is a very solid lens in most areas. Worthy of 'L' status IMO. Surprising and convienent because of the broad focal range. Especially nice for working areas like this.

Had to make sure the glass was up to the task before the 1DsIII comes out.

Beautiful shot Marc. I've shot some huge 90'+ waves from that very location before. That whole cape is very special, doesn't really even seem like it belongs in Oregon. Seems like what Utah would be like with a coast.

I'm taking a date here on Saturday. Hope I get decent clouds like you got here. The waves are perfect, as is the overall scene's tonalities. Really good stuff.

Jeremy - 90 foot+ waves?!

I love how the water and land flow together so harmoniously. Ultra soothing and pleasing color palette as well. Good stuff.

Beautiful work Marc

Gorgeous stuff.

The colors are awesome, Marc, and I like the feeling of motion.

I'll just add one more "beautiful" to the comments.

Here is a shot from that day. Up in the URC there is a guy there, I'm guessing about 6'. I scaled him and then guaged roughly where on the wave where they were in line. It came to 114', but being conservative I'm guessing 90ish.

What would happen is that a huge wave would come in and crash against the rocks and roll back and collide with the next huge wave coming in and just explode. It shook the ground I was on, and this was not even the biggest one I saw. It was really quite a show. Hope you don't mind about me posting a pic in your thread...

Nice image, Marc. Love the water textures.

Jeremy, give global warming a few decades, and you'll see some breakers crashing over Arches...

Another nice shot, Marc - my initial reaction is that you were channeling Ray Atkeson on this one. He loved Kiwanda, and in many ways was responsible for introducing the world to this spot. His photographs seem pretty tame by today's standards, but in composition, this is a nice tribute to his images from decades ago.

But my other observation is that you might be Albert Bierstadt, reincarnated with a camera in your hand! Your photos are often like paintings in light and texture, and I'm guessing that you've already admired his paintings, since your photography could easily come from the Hudson River School, as well. He shared your personal commitment to the environment, and capturing the essence of the landscape. Here's a fan site from a fellow Bierstadt admirer. There are a number of Northwest scenes in the Bierstadt catalog, though his greatest works are from the Sierras and Rockies.

Tom

Tom, I'm very much a Bierstadt admirerer. I've seen his work in galleries and muesems and own his book Art and Enterprise. His paintings are certainly an inspiration for my work.

Jeremy - wow! That is some insane wave action! I don't believe I've ever seen anything quite that big on the Oregon coast. When was that?

Simply beautiful

no other words.

JG

Marc,

I love the pastels here and how you've presented them. I'm curious, what is your going rate for a workshop & when & where?

Kevin

Love the lighting and the wave action. That along with the shape of the cliffs confirms that Nature is shaping the edge of continent, and we are so privileged to watch and record. You of course do the watching and recording oh, so well, Marc.
Kudos to Jeremy, too. That's some awesome wave action.

Kevin, I do group workshops, tours and individual one-on-one sessions by special request ($300/day). New group workshop info will be posted on my site near the end of the year with additional pricing info.

Another "Wow!"

Marc, that shot was taken last Sept 16th before a big storm rolled in. The swell was incredibly huge. When I first saw it and before I got my lens change over and into position there were some that were 15-30 higher.

Regarding your shot though, probably the best I've seen of the location. The work done on the water is really incredible to bring out that detail and yet having it remain painterly almost. It's amazing.

Both Marc and Jeremy have great shots here......

Having lived in the area when I was younger, it's really nothing to see wave splashes this high....specially when it's storming...(bring your umbrella)......Whats fun is to get someone to stand down in front of you who is about 6' tall and then have the wave going WAY over his or her head....

timing is everything here.....it can be rough and huge one minute and calm the next.....and with all this global warming.....Utah may soon have a coastline!!!