At Land's End

Cape Kiwanda is a place where the Land Ends and the Sea begins. The endless struggle between the Land and the Sea at the limestone cliffs of Cape Kiwanda is not only a site to behold, but also a place to experience. It is a photographer dream come true!

This is a repost after correcting for under exposure. All comments and ratings are welcome.

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Beautiful photo.

6/6: great colors and movement

Jay, thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

 

Best regards - Hasan

Beautiful shot!

Jay,

This is a great picture!!

Warm and soft. I like it.

Jay, beautiful shot. You've managed to get both the beauty of the rocks/sandstone, as well as the force of the ocean. Nice work!

Perfect shutter speed to show the power and motion of the sea. Nice work.

Jay,

Cape Kiwanda is one of my favorite spots on the Oregon Coast. I was just there this last weekend, and the surf was pounding!

Your version is absolutely beautiful! Well done!

Jay, Congratulations on this terrific shot. It illustrates the power of the surf beautifully. I love the warm golden tones of the cliff. (And, you're right....these rocky coastlines are much more dramatic and photogenic than my Florida Gulf Coast beaches.)

Very nice capture!

THis is GORGEOUS, Jay! Perfect light and timing on the water. I bet this was one of those "AHH" moments! Happy Holidays!

this is the perfect spot...and you have done so well in your description and execution of this photograph. Just where i want to be swept away to.

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Superb color renditions here Jay,aside from the warm tones the blues in the midst of the white froth is mouthwatering!Plenty of detail even in the shadow areas with cool textures in the cliff.I do think that even the slightest bit more of saturation would spoil the image Jay..like me sometimes the envelope is made to push but do we push too far?I firmly believe in a difference between artificial saturation and color DENSITY...the latter being desireable in most cases.In your case here you have kept the believability of the image without comprimising what we love in our images.Well done Jay!

Beautiful capture here once again. The dramatic lighting, which I see you utilize extremely well in most of your work, really makes this come alive. The sharp detail of the rock wall is balanced nicely by the movement of the water. I'd personally like to see this taken a bit wider Jay (if that was possible) catching a little more of the ocean greens and a bit more blue in the sky, plus a few extra trees up top would not hurt either. Just a minor suggestion. I still think it's aesthetically an excellent, powerful photograph just as is! Aloha.

Gorgeous ! Beautiful colors and intriguing contrast of cold and warm color, of agitation and rest, masterly composed with the coast line leading the eyes. Perfect tones. Maybe a little space for the tree would not hurt, as Vincent already said. Congrats !

Really love this one Jay. 7/7

Beautiful composition and colours. Congrats,Jay.

Wonderfully composed and absolutely terrific lighting. I agree that the soft and obviously active wave make a nice contrast with the sharply detailed rocks.

 

It brings to mind, in terms of tumultuous water and steadfast rocks and land, the north end of the Big Island of Hawaii. This end of the island is where two major current collide and I was told by more than one local that it was well worth a visit. So I decided to take the trip. As I drove down the road to get to land's end, my windshield became as wet as if I was in a thunderstorm and I was still over one half mile away. As I approached my destination, sheets of salt water blew past me leaving my clothing soaked and my hair sopping wet. Fortunately, I was farsighted enough to have wrapped my camera in plastic. When I finally got to the point, I could see that the outcrops of land were reinforced with huge blocks of concrete the size of building that were intended to slowdown if not stop to erosion inevitable from water of this force. As waves hit the rocks, plumes of water would shoot 20 feet or more into the air while making a sound that was more like the roar of an airplane than something from nature. It was surreal and, to be honest, pretty damned scary. But, I had made the trek and I was already beyond the point where my clothes would dry out within the next week, so I started looking for a vantage point for a photograph. I maneuvered along the cliffs, holding on for dear life, and finally came to a small cove where the water absolutely boiled. Looking down from my perch, trying to decide whether any photograph was worth the risk of going further, I noticed a small sign. It read "NO LAUNCHING BOATS AFTER 6PM". And I thought to myself, "Yeh, launch your boat and then what."

What great story...I will have to find out where in Hawaii that location is and visit it. As I was standing at Cape Kiwanda trying to photograph the cliffs, I noticed that every 7 minutes or so the resonance of the waves would line up to create giant breakers close to the cliff that I was standing on. During those times, I could actually feel the vibration of the waves pounding the cliffs on which I was standing...I remember thinking how long before these vibrations manage to break off the cliff face?

Well, Jay, as any photographer worth his/her emotional salt knows the experience of being there is 90% of the game. Actually getting a great photograph is frosting on the cake. It sounds like we both have had memorable experiences with the powerful forces of nature.

The struggle between land and water is marvellously captured in this photo. What is amazing is that the water seems to caress the rocks, but those caresses make them smoother

stealing particles of them, endlessly. Fascinating.