Somewhere Far Away

Your comments are what count with me...

Nice! Did you soften the colors, or is it the kind of Northern location where the light is always soft? Anyway, I like it as it is.

Beautifull image

Good shot.There is a different symmetry on this photo. Congratulations..

Hi,

Nice picture. I like the tone and composition

Regards, Steph

This is a tough one... I like the foreground, I like the background, but the two together? Distracting from each other? The jumpy lead-in created by the rotting wood is very good and takes the eye to that little peak in the distance. The glare of the whole upper left section draws me away from that peak, and then the colour of the trees draws me back, a real push-me pull-you kind of balance in the background.

 

Need to think about it more. The texture of the foreground and the simmilarity of the wood to the ripples means I'd almost prefer the whole of the top half cropped away.

Claude this is a bright but early morning shot. The color was not softened. My thanks to everyone who commented. Regards...

David, I'm with Stephen on this one. I like all the elements individually but they distract me when looking at the image. I am initially led towards the peak, discover the headland and finally find the FG log. Having said all of that, the components are beautiful. Perhaps another visit is in order?

Having fiddled a bit further, I think it is the FG log that bothers me. Crop it out and it is easier to view, IMHO.

Stephen and Jeff, I thank you both for trying so hard to find a way to like this one. Sometimes, an image just doesn't resonate with us. We naturally pick it a part focusing on what we don't like. For me this image works, though I admit it is a bit strange with that headland jutting its crested head so jauntily, but at a distance -- not to mention the hook-like shape of the drift wood Anyway, for me it works (as a whole) because of its strangeness. This landscape makes me feel an isolation, almost as if I am receding from this scene. It the dream-like elements that give this image some power with me. Anyway, thanks guys for trying.

 

Cheers...

David,I don't agree this time with Stephane and Jeff. First what caught my eye was the great DOF, which is vaste and sharp! Than my eye started with the rotten log that I think is " breaking" the real nice pattern of the furrows done by the water, and brings authencity and interest to the composition. what is interesting to explor as well is the different direction of the "water work", doing the forms on the sand ,and with them coming to the far away island that has another color than the rest of the image. Rest there and go's to the very end of the bg. I enjoyed exploring that complexity of land( sand) and water. I like it as is.

first off, please accept my apologies for not writing paper back comments. to me, this is an outstanding image, i neither find the upper left distracting, nor would i clone out the log, which is an important anchor point. amazing quality of light, outstanding detail, exposure perfectly handled. all in all, a picture of superb quality (just realized this is a paperback comment what my standards are concerned:).

Thank you both Pnina and Klaus for your comments. I am pleased that others do find something here that touches and stirs them. At the same time, I appreciate that this images does not work for everyone. Again I thank you both...

I should say that I do like the photo, its just those mouth watering textures... you scroll down the page to read the comments, the picture gets cut in half... the temptation's too much.

 

My eye does get stuck on the foreground log for a while, maybe because of it's shape, or the way the light is falling on it, takes me a while to make sense of it, another reason to play with crops.

 

The push-me pull-you force of the background is actually something I like about it, creates a tension between land and sea, the open glare of the water against the shade of the woods.

 

Its grown on me since I first saw it, but I still get stuck on the log.

Thanks Stephen for the clarification and the suggested crops. I actually have some full frame images of these ripples as I saw the interest too with a more abstracted view of this. I'm glad this one is growing on you. And I certainly understand the pause the foreground element is giving you. Thanks Stephen...

A little late to the party, but it caught my attention, so I'll add the proverbial 2cents. I like Stephen's crops. Each is engaging in its own way. As presented, I find that because of the large shadowy rock on the right, and the headland on the right, in conjunction with the diagonal sand pattern going to the right, it feels very unbalanced. On the positive side, the important thing (the light) is perfect for the subject matter, and it's well exposed.

 

I wonder if you couldn't make those horizonal clouds on the left a bit heavier (striated). That, I think, would begin to shift the movement from the right, as well as give the composition a partial "Z" pattern.

Thanks Aaron. I have to agree with your critique. This is a bit unbalanced and your suggested solution of bringing out the cloud striation may indeed help rebalance the image. I'll give it a try. Good to hear from you, Aaron.

I like the idea with the horizontal clouds pattern. The ripples and logs form a nice diagonal towards the horizon/ mountain. Suspense comes from the sky lines as well as from the horizontal lines crossing the ripples. Lots of tension with those crossing lines. I visited several times, and it grows on me each time. There is so much compository interest that it deserves a B&W, IMO

David, I like this symmetry composition and the superb DOF.

I dont need the common "orientation spot" in the foreground. Impressive the long way to colour!

Thanks Carsten, Jimmy, and Daily. I appreciate your comments. Daily, I'm glad you were not put off with my foreground elements. Jimmy I agree about this DOF. Carsten, I will have to take a look at this one with a B&W conversion. Thanks again folks...

David, your exposure date on the photo indicates that this was taken on May 21, 2006 and you've stated in a comment that the photo was taken in the morning. The tide schedules don't show a morning low tide on that day, could be mistaken about the date? Or, is a very low tide not needed here for this view of the sands?

Irregardless of the date, what I find to be very nice about this image is:

• it is a low tide - I love low tides and I was out on Puget Sound enjoying the one yesterday afternoon
• it is free of footprints, so that indicates that you either planned to be here at this time for photos, or you were incredibly lucky to find the place unspoiled by others

I think it is a wonderful image and I would be very happy to have it in my portfolio.

PS, If it was during a low tide, did you get any razor clams? YUMM!

Thanks Shawn. The date and time are correct. The place though is Willapa Bay just north of Longbeach. We had a good one today didn't we? Cheers...

This is different from your recent subject matter, David, but it is still identifiably yours. It has your characteristic delicate sky and muted colours. I like the log there, personally, and feel that it prevents things from becoming to uniform and tidy. Very nice work.

Nice and strange landscape, I like the greys.

 

kind regards

Maria