Under the O.C. Pier

Thanks.

Great image, especially un-retouched. Almost frightening. Congrats.

 

Steve

WOW! Very nice color. 6/6

Wow Vince. Great capture man. I love the tones here. This is very other-worldly, ethereal feeling. Slick work.

Looks like it turns into some tunnel that never ends.

sevenseven ...

What a well seen scene and captured so well...man this is amazing...7/7 , regards, Rajeev.

Cool! Love the misty effect.

Very original view point, great feeling, congrats

amazing colours. great shot. congrats

Wow! I like this a lot! Right out of a dream.

Excelente encuadre, magnifico color, belleza de luz y gran composicion, saludos cordiales Vicent.

Thanks for the comments on this. What I was curious about, and seem to have a few answers to, is whether people looking at this for the first time would get that same feeling that I had when actually shooting this location. Here are a few thoughts from some of you that felt familiar:

 

"almost frightening", "very other-worldly, ethereal feeling", "some tunnel that never ends", "misty effect", "great feeling," "Right out of a dream"...

 

These seem to pretty much sum up what I was actually experiencing when standing here late this evening. That is more or less what I was aiming for. I lived 5000 miles away from Ocean City, Maryland and was helping relocate my son Scott, (who'd just turned 18) to this beach town for his first summer away from home. I had come here myself for many special summers when I was his age that was just an outstanding experience to go through. You really grow-up being on your own like that. Guess I sort of put that idea in his head because there we were! Anyway, I was only there for about four or five days altogether with first priority helping him find a summer rental, a job and the lay of the land. So, when I did find a little time to "get out the gear", and you get a dreary day like this, it was somewhat of a downer. I did look for opportunities to find these "moody" kind of images, which of course took me to this location under the pier to begin with. When the fog rolled in, almost instantly here, it was not welcomed, at least not initially. The opportunity did eventually "click" in my mind (yes I can be a little slow) and I ended up being appreciative to have these dreary conditions for an evening. The other four days were picture-perfect! I have some of of my own personal favorites from these few days here. This is the only series edited and scanned so far. Though it does not fully represent what this beach town is really like, at least from my perspective anyway, it does present the diversity to a degree of a place that has many different looks and some really FUN times.

 

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

ethereal!

What can I say? To be original: WOW!

There's always a light at the end of the tunnel...if it is dark, consider your way there, if it is light, don't be afraid of the path!

Excellent work Vincent!

Yes, ethereal!! And ... going on into infinity. The mood certainly IS wonderful ... and the humidity in this place can sometimes give one this feeling, even on a clear day.

 

By the way - I was confused at first. The title, "O.C.", but in the details you still have "Hawaii". But now I am no longer confused.... :-)

 

Regards!

Been to this spot dozens of times and you have captured its essence well. Looks completely different at every time of day (except dead of night). Nice job!

Sorry about the wrong tech details Lou Anne, I corrected them. Though from what we see here, this could be just about anywhere. And yes hot and humid summer days were par for the course. That's why we all like going to the beach in the summer.... and that's why I LIVE on an island today. ; )

 

I did catch quite a few different "looks" from this location, D.L. Some may prefer the more colorful sunset ones. I hope to post some others another time. This was just a bit more unique, from my perspective.

 

On a little side note memory; my trusty F-5 bit the dust during this shoot right here. In fact it died before I even finshed getting all that I wanted, which is why I only have a couple like this. Turned out to be internal corrosion; non-repairable. Ended up having to borrow my son's F-100 for another 75 rolls through Washington DC and Shenandoah National park and then Fedexe'd back.

 

Life is often like this...

Hi Vincent! Not attempting to correct you! I was just smiling to myself because when I read the "Hawaii" part, I thought for sure that it certainly could have been taken at just about any seaside location ... then I read your description of bringing your son up to MD. On my way to the beach myself! :-)

WOW Vincent, this is really eye catching and artistic work. Really different from your other shots, but one of my favorites.

 

-Jay

Excellent!

Hi Vince. This is different than your landscape work, but just as exciting! I think your choice to place the "tunnel" slightly off to the right and above the centerline was inspired excellence. Beautiful photographic art. Regards.

Wonderful image. - Sean

An excellent and very original dreamy photo. Excellent perspective, very good view angle and fantastic blue colour. Great work dear Vincent. Congrats !