Orbs of Arai Te Uru

Moeraki Boulders in New Zealands South Island.

 

thanks for looking,

Adam.

beautiful photo. simple but strong.

 

regards

 

kikki

Really beautiful shapes an composition, I admire it's color and light.

Fantastic...

Excellent shot Adam. I like the textures and shapes of the stones and the sand/water interface. Superb lighting and exposure (did you use a graduated filter?)

Thanks for your comments all. Yes, Michel I used an ND grad filter. I usually always do.

 

Here is a question - how come the low voters always vote anonomously? Isnt it about time Photo.net took this anonomous thing away - doesnt it just encourage people to mark down a picture to spoil its ratings?

 

Adam.

Lovely job Adam, as usual. I really love the soft light. These orbs are an absolutely fascinating subject to shoot! If I have one criticism, a very minor one at that, is that I wish the boulder on the LHS had a bit more space on its left.

As far as the voting goes, although I greatly dislike low anonymous ratings, they are there for a good reason: people who give low ratings can be afraid of those ratings backfiring on them...that way it avoids too many wars :-). ratings with names have their shortcomings as well, as there is a lot of mutual patting on the back...This is the reason I stopped rating. I would rather leave a comment than a rate... (btw, a quick search on the forums will show you how much debate is going on about this same topic).

 

Cheers,

Younes

Thanks Younes for your comment.

 

I completely agree with you about the space on the left. Unfortunately I had to do it exactly this way because there is another (broken) boulder just off the frame. To include it would have messed up the composition so I shot as close to the edge of this boulder as possible.

 

Thanks,

Adam.

Excellent shot. It's really a very beautiful image

 

Very nice work, Adam!

 

Serenity at its best! Amazingly beautiful colours, overall sharpness and detail complimented with the perfect exposure and composition. A truly magnificent image.

very good..congrats

exelent

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Breathtaking and masterful! Best regard.

 

Linh Dinh

This is the best picture of the Moeraki boulders I have seen. Congrats, J

Really Nice image. Good composition and color. LOVE IT! Best Wishes.

The magic atmosphere and incredible mood is making this picture! Excellent work, thank you!

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Regards,

Oleg

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Excellent İmage.

Hi Adam,

 

I have to agree with J Perez, - this is the best photo of the Moeraki boulders i have seen too. in fact it inspires me to go and visit them next time i'm back in NZ (i've often found them uninspiring in the past - grey light and just generally uninteresting). I particularily love the blue tones, the softness of the retreating tide against the hard textures of the stones. just brilliant work as per usual!

 

cheers,

 

Ben

Adam

 

I really like this shot, and the composition. I completely agree about the anonymous raters. Totally unconstructive. But then again, there are plenty of other distortions in the rating system. Out of interest, how do people rate anonymously, because I can't see an option to do so which seems odd? Has this been disabled for recent new users? Michael.

I like the rhythmic arrangement of the rocks. Colors are great too.

Nice color, silky smooth surface and well arranged boulders.