Yes, more Ruby

I went and screwed up my post on ESS by deleting the original image on Smugmug before I bothered to check to see if I could edit the link URL, so I figure I can post something here in the meantime. Ruby on Monday.

Very nice, Bryan - I like how the foreground foam leads my eye right out to the predominant rocks out there.. I need to make the visit there sometime I see...

I love this - almost surreal colors. I like the lines and the dark LL and LR corners are effective. The bright breaker middle L, which I assume was illuminated by a shaft of light, appears out of place to me.

I like the mood and composition here. The immediate fg and centered distant rock are just too dark for my tastes. IMO this doesn't do justice to your other works.

I like this! It's moody and has great color. There's a bit much shadow in it, but not a big deal overall. Love the strip of sunset light on the horizon on the left. It's an unexpected surprise.

I like it. It has mood, and the comp is nice. It seems a bit contrasty. I wonder what it might look like with the shadows pulled out a bit more(especially on the rock to the right), and the highlights in the water burned down a little..It has a nice feel the way it is. I really like the orange on the horizon-I might try and bring out a little color in the clouds too. Nice work.

Ya know, I actually like these kinds of shots but given that about 85% of all people on Earth live within an hour or so from a coast and that the sun rises and sets on all the coasts all over the world every day, these kinds of scenes have to be the most shot scene in the history of photography. I already said I like them but I have to say that they are all starting to look the same and although usually wonderful, very uncreative and boring.

The flow patterns around the stones in the foreground separate this from the run of the mill. I would find a close up of this area to be very interesting.

Interesting comment by Mark. Familiarity can breed contempt, but in the case of coastal photographers like you guys what I'm seeing is it breeds amazing expertise and accomplishment. Collectively you, here and on NPN, take the most beautiful seacoast images. I mean, they are almost all stunning, speaking as an inland type who mostly takes his camera at altitude or points at flowers.

I'm with you Mark. I seem to only grow tired of/be picky about, my own coastal stuff, not usually of others. Especially on this site where the standard is so high. (And I have lived near the coast my entire life). Every single one is different and personal in some way or another.

Well like I said, I like them and I would probably shoot one if I saw it unfolding in front of me, but they really are a very, very common scene.

I agree with what you're saying in certain respects, Mark. There are numerous coastal shots that give little definition to the places they were taken from; a beach with a few rocks and a setting sun just doesn't grant a proper characterization. But there are certainly some coastal spots that truly have their own personality to them, and the ONP coastline is one of them. This stretch of coastline holds unrivaled-wave intensity and nearly-mountainous seastacks jutting from the respective beaches. It can be a very-foreboding atmosphere in this area, an atmosphere that only a small percentage of coastal residents are accustomed to.

I think Bryan's shot captures that personality well. The work with the exposure alone gives this a unique twist.

I'll just say that I agree with what everyone's said so far. If I hadnt seen a gajillian of these already, I'd be slappin down the cash to buy this. It's beautiful and more importantly...fun to shoot.