Sea Palm Sunset

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Amazing detail captured, wonderful light, great motion. It all comes together in this one...congrats!

OH MY GAWD! Unbelievable. Of the Greatest I've ever seen.

I guess I almost had the same reaction as Charles - Mine was "whoa - those palm trees must be a digital alteration". so it was off to google to see what I could find out about sea palms and there I saw photos and a description:

"Postelsia, also known as the sea palm (not to be confused with the southern sea palm) or palm seaweed, is a genus of kelp. There is only one species, P.palmaeformis and it is found along the western coast of North America, on rocky shores with constant waves. It is one of the few algae that can survive and remain erect out of the water; in fact it spends most of its life cycle exposed to the air. It is an annual, and edible, though harvesting of the alga is discouraged. Postelsia is a partially protected species in California.

Now back to the photo: great rays of light and an intriguing dichotomy between the waves in the upper portion and the lower portion of the image. All is good and appealing. Well done. 7/6

wow, really stunning capture

regards

yung

Wow - this is a capture ...! One can feel the power of the mass of water, great tones and wonderful scenery 6/7

Excellent exposure, composition and detail, Rick! I really like how you have been able to get the beautiful highlights in the water.

 

Regards,

 

Dick

Something to aspire to. The fact that you got the foreground captured so well with the sun behind is amazing, regardless of how it was done. Great detail in waves and plants.

WOW! absolutely stunning...If only I could learn to take shots like that..

This photo is the most stunning picture i so far have seen

on photo.net. You have taking care of a moment in time

very very well, regards

I have seen lots of great shots over my career of 35 years,. but this one really blows me away,. capture, power of nature, resiliacne of palm tress, great shot,

Very nice ... I've always loved a slow shutter speed with water. And the addition of the rays of sunshine are perfect.

 

~ Katrina

Spectacular shot Rick

It is magic.

Wow! Amazing capture, thank you for sharing

 

Warm regards, Pamela

the raw forces of the water combined with this soft light was an excellent idea. great composition. excellent photo.

A magnificent capture of the sea's fury combined with the kindly smile of the setting sun. Superb shot, Rick! My compliments and kind regards, Chris

Beautiful work--this is pretty much perfect.

I used to shoot these all the time near Pescadero, CA. But I was never blessed with these kinds of conditions. Awesome light and Perfect choice of shutter speed to show the power of the thrashing sea. Excellent!

Awesome shot, Rick.

An outstanding shot! Very nicely done!