- December 8, 2013 at 9:38 pm #4423Jack MacDEstablished Member
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Wonderful shot.
Joe Donovan should be proud of how well you learned from him, as did I.Jack - December 9, 2013 at 11:23 pm #4424
Outstanding colors, mood and composition. Thanks for sharing!
- December 10, 2013 at 2:21 pm #4425
Jack, like you I first tried my hand at long exposures on David’s Fall foliage trip. I remember how we all snapped up those ND filters when we saw what we could get using them.
Peter, I think you’ve identified the key elements…not all of which are under my control. It can take a lot of trips to the beach before the stars are in alignment and you get the clouds, waves and colors to be right. For me sharpness really doesn’t come into play too much in images like this. I’ve no doubt there’s diffraction in this image due to stopping the lens all the way down. But it gets lost in the overall softness of the image.
Thanks to both of you for your kind comments.
- December 11, 2013 at 1:09 am #4429
David, wonderful image. I agree that sharpness is not important in this case. Peter hit the nail on the head with respect to color, light, and mood. Diffraction at f32 will surely soften the image, perhaps that adds to the mood.
- December 12, 2013 at 4:07 pm #4442
Yes, it really is a wonderful image. The motion blur makes all the subtle colors in the sky and seawater blend very nicely. The photo reminds me of the Dutch painters of the seventeenth century. And the seascape with these colors remind me of William Turner too. Well done!
- February 27, 2026 at 5:22 pm #50466
G’day mates! I was out in the Outback, miles from civilization, when my truck broke down. Waiting for help, I got bored and checked my phone. I clicked on need for slot to kill time in the dust. I was losing hope with the car and wallet, but then I won a huge hand in online casino bets poker. It paid for the repairs and a cold beer back in Sydney. Funny how a breakdown turned into the best day of my trip down under.
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