Rocky Beach

A little different from my usual photo. I welcome your comments.

Excellent tonal range. Wonderful sky and sand texture. The rocks have a nice glow. All the colors are very pleasing. The only issue I might have is with the urban dwellings. Some of them are obscured by the greenery. They don't seem to be telling enough to the viewer. I wish they weren't even in the picture to complete this wonderful nature photograph.

Beautiful colors.

Reminds me of how I imagined other places while I was reading in books as a child....wonderful memories and a captivating photo for me, thank you.

Beautiful. Great sky.

Nice job!

Extraordinary, I really like This.. Great Job!!

Nice..Looks like a painting.

This is a very interesting image Margaret,you have got the color just right IMO.If I were you I would crop out the contrails in the sky,they have no business being in landscapes.

Excellent colors. Great photo...It could have been even better without the houses.

Makes me homesick.

Very interesting look, colorful, nice textures and light and an unreal feel to it. Well done.

Thank you all so much for your comments so far, it's very much appreciated! Thomas, I didn't even think those streaks were contrails. I thought they were part of the cloud's wispy streaks. Thanks for pointing that out, I'll pay more attention to these in the future.

Some of you commented about the houses being in the way. Ideally I agree, but can you imagine living in one of these and having this view (and of the ocean on the far left) out of your living room window every day?! But back to the image. For sake of authenticity, I prefer to leave them in as this is exactly what it looks like at the tip of the Annisquam lighthouse. A good alternative, but in this case I prefer to be true to the location and its landmarks :-)

I think that you can made alwais photo like this..!! Is fantastic!!!

beautiful landscape. before i read the techs i thought it HAD to be digital, with that luminous glow, and that certainly it was october light.... wrong on both accounts, but close on one anyway ;-) rarely do we see light of that quality down here. and yes...i can imagine having this view..what a treat that would be ;-)

Grazie tanto, Francesco! Spero che potro tenere fede a quest'idea! (si dice cosi? :-)

Karen, you were close! These rocks really look fantastic in the warm early autumn light and they really do have this lovely ochre coloring to them. The beach is actually private, nestled amongst all these (very expensive) homes but one of the residents was kind enough to let me trek through their yard so I could get down there and take a few shots! (more like a roll) :-)

Gorgeous!!

Awesome shot! (thanks to the obliging resident)

The light, colours, & texture are all fantastic!!!

Well done Margaret! A 7/7 if ever I saw one!

I admire the ability to shoot a common scene and come away with an uncommon result ................................. (-;

You have discovered a new creative direction for your talents. May your travels along its path be ever fruitful. Regards.

Very good. It does stands out ! PK

Lovely shot, both in composition and tonality... the only pick is the contrail, but a little top crop will take away the upper part wich is most prominent without disturbing the comp. Well done!!

Mass is cool! the lighting is superb

The light, tonality and colours are just wonderful here. The composition draws the viewers right into the picture. The contrail is really more than mildly distracting. I agree with Atle on cropping it out. Nice shot.

Thank you so much for your encouraging words, I truly appreciate it and coming from you guys it's a real compliment! :} Walter, I can only hope to continue along the same vein and I appreciate your kindness :)