Dream Time

I posted this a couple of weeks ago on the main ESS gallery during my trip to Harris. Now I'm home I've been able to clean the file up a bit more as it had some problems with sea spray on the lens. The misty effect is condensation on the underside of the polarizer caused by heavy rain that fell just prior to taking the image. Any thoughts or feedback?

Thanks, Tristan
30sec, f/13, 17mm, 5D, 3stop ND Grad, Polarizer

It has an ethereal quality. The lead-in line certainly draws you in, but I'm not sure whether it is all too soft? The clouds at the top look like they've undergone heavy Gausian/motion blur filters. Saying that, I do like the dreamy state and it would cool on the wall.

Thanks Elliot, I'm struggling to get this one right. The clouds have some reasonably heavy noise reduction but they are already blurred from the 30 seconds with rather high winds. I'll have another look to see if I can improve things. I wanted to re-shoot this one but the tide did not allow it in the time I was there.

HI Tristan,

Very up my way I'm afraid. I like its dreaminess. This type of photography is something I've been thinking of for some time, but never came to execution. Thanks for additional push.

Cheers,
Marko

Definately a dreamy feel Tristan

Alan

Very impressive shot, Tristan, I like all about it

Grows on me Tristan, this is a better improvement over the first one (which he performed on a laptop on the Isle of Harris) I love the asthetics, the soft silken water and I now appreciate the balnce a lot better as the bottom left has been raised up enough now. Glad the speckles have gone too. Maybe its time I carried a spraygun in my bag!

The dream-like effect is very captivating