Yule Point

Comments welcome.

Mike, I'm always impressed by the amount of travelling that you do., and the quality images that you collect on those travels. This is no exception. I love the halo effect around the 3 mangroves. It gives the image a surreal effect.

Lovely landscape.

Nice work!

Lovely shot ... excellent lights & tones !!. My best regards.

My Congratulations ... Very nice work

Very nice Mike. I like how the ripples in the sand seem to intertwine with and/or reflect the roots of the trees. The soft fall-off is very pleasing and works with the softness of the colour palette here.

 

I'm a little less sure about the motion-blurred leaves in the trees., but, they don't actually bother me at this size, just catch my eye.

 

I like how your images seem to capture a very special moment when light and colour and natural forces all aligned to perfection – and yet they also manage to seem timeless and enduring.

 

Lastly, there are two very large OOF dust spots/rings in this image. Probably worth cloning out. (see attached)

 

 

What a wonderful picture! I don't know what it's exactly that makes it work, but I it has a great mood. Congratulations.

 

Regards,

Gorka

Thanks all. Been busy of late hence the delayed response.

 

Jeff, yes it was an enjoyable time in 25 - 30 degree temperatures, which is like the other end of the world when it's a daily range of 3 - 7 locally. This was the only good shot from the week but was also the only shot where I was on my own and had the time to think. Went and scoped the spot a few days earlier with my brother, who was twitching and mumbling something about mud gudgeons (salt water crocs), which have been seen around this area. The wade back through the mangrove estuary in a fast rising tide was pretty tense.

 

Ian, thanks again for your comments. You're right about the timing thing, this was taken within a 5 minute window of the best possible light and conditions on that evening. This, for me, seems a bit too much of a pretty picture to be enduring, but many seem to like it.

 

BTW, I can't see the dust spots! Better go and get my glasses.

 

Mike