Sunstar Cove Bay

A brief appearance from a very low sun just before it disappeared

below the horizon, ensured that flare wasn't a factor in ruining the

inherent contrast in this shot of the pebble beach at Cove Bay,

Hopeman, Scotland.

Excellent!! The colors are just right!

Super shot, excellent depth of field. I'm not sure what format that Pentax camera is you're using but it is producing some super sharp images. Well done.

 

Tim H

Simply fabulous. Perfect light with the use of ND filter so appropriate in this situation.

Crispy details, well balanced composition.

 

Love it

love the foreground combined with sunset... vice nice image

Amazing! What a great sharpness and blurred water. Very well done!

 

Regards, Pi,

This is a good photo. But there are some things you can improve about it:

The framing: too less sky, to much equaly-sized rocks on the front > I would have pointed the camera a bit higher.

In the right, in the upper side, there`s a bit of a rock. It is distracting > I would crop it out...

The shape of the photo... It is neither square nor rectangular. I think this is a crop of the original photo. That`s good news! Maybe you can recrop it better!

If you want to, take a look at my "Railway (sepia)" photo.

Stunning capture, composition and details, weldone, Ian!!7/7

Superb work!

Wonderful image, with a fantastic first plane, good light, well balanced and composed. I prefer no rate because I can't reciprocate. Kind regards

I like this a lot. Very nice composition and exposure spot on.

Good work.

 

Jon

 

 

Okay, I believe you that the horizon is level, but it still has the impression of being tilted. I have a couple of photographs with that same illusion; should one keep them as is or do some rotations? I agree with the above comment about cropping (or cloning) out the truncated rock on the right side of the frame, but the foreground is fine the way it is. As nice as that sky is, if there were any more it would take the eye away from the pebbles.

The lighting on the pebbles is fantastic! This is great stuff for the 6x7. A Beautiful photograph. Regards.

This is the one of the three shots which appeals the most.The composition is more pleasing,the colours more subtle & the water blur less intense.The other two shots stand on their own wonderfully but this one really takes the biscuit.Crop the rock right 2/3 up.Regards Pete.TOP RATES AS USUAL.

You're a lucky man for being in the right spot and the right time! Great photo! Thanks for posting the technical details. I'm also happy that you didn't manipulate the photo.

 

I really don't understand the comments about the cropping. But I like seeing the rocks.

Very impressive!

Great photo....Walter already said everything I was going to say.

Exceptional, Ian, in every way. Your control of the exposure throughout is masterful. The foreground display of stones is quite simply flawless, while there is enough throughout the image to delight the eyes for hours on end. First class.

Wonderful :)

Great Photograph Ian, Ian Flindt sums it up in everyway. Terry.

Another fine shot with good capture of the sunstar Ian. The small bit of rock at the right edge should certainly be cropped or cloned out, an unwanted distraction that draws the eye away from a fantastic seascape.

I agree with all the nice words above, but the horizon is tilted. By measuring it it is 0,54(!) degrees....;-)

 

Jan J

Very nice indeed! The foreground rocks hold so much interest, color and texture ... I wonder if you did some alternate compositions of 'just' rocks? :-)

..a thrilling image by "mr 67" !

Please keep them coming

Delightful image, Ian. I like the pebbles in the foreground.

Very visually interesting...what I mean is that at first you just look at the pebbles..but then slowly details pop out at you. You could look at this photo many times still find it stunning. Fab-U-lous!