Secret Beach Sunset

Taken at one of my favorite little places on the Oregon coast. Tucked away from all the people and wide open enough to see nature unfold before your eyes...


Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100

nice sky, but it's very dark. Too dark.

I like the shot a lot. Compositionally it is very good. The biggest issue I have is that the light of the sky and the land are very diffrent, and dont seem to match well. Not sure if it's just the light or the color of it, but somthing is out of place. I see what seems like a feathered blend line on the left side of the shot implying a 2 shot blend? This shot is very nice and worth another try at the PP.

Roman

Interesting sky. I wouldn't really change much, personally. I do notice somewhat of an unexpalined blueish area towards the central highlights, but that's about it.

I can understand why you left the FG dark - the sun is quite far down, judging by the deep red colors. Compositionally this is excellent. The sky just explodes from the image and the "arch" of water in the lower R seems to give visual support to my eye.

I love the way the sky and the splash echo. The best I have seen in a while.

Rick, it's not too dark on my screen here......the slight dark I feel conveys the mood as it was when I shot it.....

Roman, none of my shots are 2 shot blends.....nor do I even know how to double process an image......the hazy mist on the left side is due to natural weather conditions

Looks good on my monitor too, Darren....