Dreaming of Gondwana (please view larger)

After a long drive of more than 800 km from Adelaide down to

Victoria's spectacular coastline East of Warrnambool, I was arriving

at the famous Great Ocean Road appr. 1 hour before sunset. Awesome

views were embracing myself, I simply couldn't believe what I was

observing (a bit...;-)), and think I was pretty lucky to take a few

stunning shots IMHO. Here is one of them. Felt as if I had set my feet

on a freshly emerged new (old) continent - Gondwana maybe... ;-) Hope

you like it and thx for stopping by. Buona visione. Cheers, Volker

p.s. the atmosphere here, the lights and colors etc., everything

resembles the photo "Mora" of Ian Cox-Leigh (here at PN), which

inspired me to upload my pic.

Great sky with the multiple forms and colors.  It does have a very primordial look to it.

A gorgeous scene, superbly photographed Volker! Love the coppery colors, the excellent detail in the foreground sea, the magnificent sky (of course), and the marvellous composition. This projects a wonderful mood. Excellent work!

All the best,
Neil

Great control of light, actually, Volker...!

Well seen and better executed.

Kind regards,

Ramon.

Volker,

A very dramatic image.  I went to look at your profile and you said you wanted ideas on composition.  Composition is extremely subjective , but here are my thoughts for you.  I like the light refection on the water which you placed on the left side with the rocks balancing on the right side.  In my humble opinion this would look better horizontal but not seeing the rest of the image I am not sure if you have enough to do that.  I also think the foreground is a little weak, nothing to draw you eye there and lead you thru the shot.  

Subjective thoughts for sure, and I only took the time to submit this because I really like this image!

Cheers

Hi dear Volker,

First of all,the tones are really eye-catching and very pleasing.

Your view is appreciated and the title fit perfect to your shot,too.

Best regards(Bobby).

Really beautiful work with impressive lighting, Volker!

I had some of the same thoughts as John Olsen, in that I thought this might be a great candidate for a stitched photo to provide a wider view; this is just a little slice, limited by the format of the camera.  While the square format captures all of the essential ingredients, it doesn't capture a sense of their expansiveness across the horizon.  I might also mention that I like the diffuse clouds at the very top, and I don't find the foreground waters to be relatively weak as John expressed; I do think they contribute to the photo in their own way (imagine if this had been a long exposure and the foreground had been rendered smooth -- that wouldn't have been as effective, IMO, because some of the dynamic feeling in the photo created by the swirling waters would have been lost.

Just in brief at the moment: I'm grateful to you for your thoughts, all are very useful IMO. John and Stephen, I like your discussions emphasizing on pros and cons - John, I'm gonna edit another version addressing what you've mentioned. Stephen, will take your second note into account as well soon - fortunately, I had taken a higher number of shots at this spot, so let me check them out and maybe get back with a kind of a panorama or stitched view.  Cheers, Volker

It is a very handsome sunset photo. I like the lighting and colors in the clouds.

Great sky, beautiful colors, nice site. Love it.

the color combination, and foreground textures make this photo very effective. outstanding composition.

Volker, both of these images are really beautiful, and I suppose very different in their purpose. While the panorama shows the context of these magnificent rocks, this one shows more of the detail of the surf and a bit of the mist surrounding them. The sunset is really wonderful. 

This is a stunning shot, Volker.  Marvelous (and unusual) colors.  The water appears silver.  Excellent compositoin and detail.

Very well done...

Magnifica toma y estupenda composición, con una excelente luz, tonos y reflejos.

Saludos -Tolo.