Island Mist

Nice. If this was shot a little closer to sunset, the reds in the sky might make it look better.

I think it looks great the way it is!

Carlos, I do have many with some blazing colors as well (from this same spot but towards the right). I will post one of those another time. Thanks.

Vincent, this is very, very nice. The dark rocks (with some detail) contrasted against the lighter swirling water contribute to the drama, yet there is a peaceful quality with the softened water and purple sky.

 

I agree that this is a wonderful time of day as the earth's shadow replaces the last hints of pink in the sky. One does NOT want to replace this sky with something with more color....it's perfect as is; it works especially for those of us who have "been there."

 

I've faced the same dilemma regarding a small moon in a moderately wide angle (or even normal) shot. I agree that the moon is an interesting element, and I would not want to clone it out. My only recommendation is to not have it dead-on center....but that's just my personal preference (I think I'd have it over in the right 1/3 portion of the frame).

 

I recently tried a very long exposure time on the coast (long enough for three complete wave sets, or 30-45 seconds), and I really like the effect, but the foreground did not have the interesting features you've captured in your image. I'll keep looking, and you've provided a very high standard to shoot for.

 

 

Excellent shot, Vince!

STUNNING!

Excellent colors and lighting. This makes for a very nice, calming composition. I'd like the moon off-center, but it's minor.

Wow, I love these colors!!! Blue is my favorite anyway!

lovely ...pk

Vincent: this is perfect but you need to keep your signature outside the image. it is distracting where you placed it.

A uniquely awesome photograph of this caliber can only be made possible by an accomplished professional. Thank you for sharing it.

Lacks clarity to be extra-ordinary... is it mist on the water, is it water movement through a 30 seconds exposure, is it an aerial photo of mountain tops sticking through stratiform clouds??? Of course if u use a long tele, the moon gets bigger...Your website contains many colorful records of Hawaii, but for strict composition and clarity, for the type of photograph most amateurs try to emulate, I always go back to photos4u.dk. After all, if 99.9 percent of photographers are amateurs, and if 99 % want to take extra-ordinary photos, one day, instead of ordinary records of a colorful scene, they need to emulate somebody.....The Contax forum reco that site, and after 60 years as a keen amateur, I found new inspiration.

Hi Vincent! Another fanrastic shot!!

Wonderfull. With a mistery mood.

The size of the moon doesn't bother me, really nice mood here, subtle color. I think I would like to see the moon off to one side a bit more. So maybe do it at another time when it's position has changed a bit with regard to the rocks if you like this composition a lot.

I hear many of you on having the moon off center. My other moon seascape has just that...with a much better moon a that. However, in this case the composition or layout of the rocks was the main concern. The moon simply was... where it was, with very little concern since I planned to posibly edit out altogether. But like I mentioned earlier...it just looked better keeping it in. Thanks again for taking the time. Aloha.

Great colours indeed Vince (glad to see you've stopped using those odd coloured things). I very much like the top two thirds of the image, but probably would have preferred more foreground detail by using a neutral grad. Maybe some postprocessing to that effect is worth a try as an alternative? As far as the moon goes, the size doesn't bother me at all. As far as its position, you said you were more concerned with rocks than the moon, but the moon does catch the eye because of its brightness. Maybe adding more discernable detail in the foreground could help in this regard too?

Wonderful shot Vincent, love it as is.

Thanks for your sharing your thoughts Richard. I have several other seascapes -including several from this shoot- that do have much greater foreground lighting (which of course adds greater discernable detail). However, in this particulay case, I actually preferred the darker than usual lower half. I feel that it adds another (or perhaps a different) dimension over-all to my portfolio. I believe it adds atmosphere, a more soothing type of image than the colorful, bright variety that already fill our lineup. I will experiment a bit more to see if I can make a few adjustments while still maintaining that cooler-quieter presence. As always, thanks to you Richard (and all of you as well) for taking the time to share your opinions. They definitely help myself (and I would immagine all of us) to get a little better each time. Aloha!

 

P.S.- "Those colored things" are still very much alive and kicking by the way! Just taking a rest you might say. I do not always use them, but will when it can enhance a scene. You should try one sometime.......

Regarding a comment above, I don't want (or feel the need) to emulate anyone. I enjoy striving to capture elements of a composition that speak to me in a special way, and that often speak to others in a similar manner. I can get better at it, but no one else knows what I want to "hear" from an image of a place. I suspect that a lot of photographers feel this way, and I think we're quite "professional" in articulating our visions. This photograph by Vincent is, in my opinion and in my language of talking about and seeing landscapes, way beyond ordinary, so I'll call it extraordinary.

I can imagine myself in the scene, standing there on a rock looking far over the horizon and feeling so empty and lonely... It's just an amazing shot. The dark and lonely taint of the shot is so overwhelming that it seems to be the essence of pure sorrow.

 

Hopefully I don't sound like a fool, but that is the way I feel about this piece of art :)

mesmerizing . . .

Amazing ! great shot !

Boy, this is excellent. I don't know how you feel about manipulation, but I would love it a little more wihout the moon, and even with the horizon detail gone over on the left. I find the moon distracting, my eye keeps jumping up to it. Take the moon away adn the peaceful tones you've got are everything. And for my 2 cents the foreground is just fine the way it is.