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Description
I have yet to thoroughly review all my images from my Oregon Coast trip last fall. Some of the details in the cliff faces at Shore Acres SP make for great subjects IMO and extracting scenes with my longer lenses is one of my favorite activities. >=))>
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I debated keeping the foliage up near the top of the frame but felt like it gave the image a touch more context. Will be posting a more abstract view of this tomorrow.
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Sony A7rIII
Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM-II @ 200mm
ISO 100, 1/200 @ f8
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My first thought upon seeing this image was not “Oregon”, so there’s that! I was thinking Utah/Arizona…maybe Nevada. I think it’s a great image. Beautiful soft light, a lovely composition and fascinating subject. The foliage at top doesn’t bother me at all but I also don’t think it’s an integral element. I went back and forth on the small triangle of rock in the background but the more I study this, the more I think it was a good decision to include it. It adds a little perspective and without it, the image would be a little more flat. Nice work, Bill!
Bill, the textures and details in the main rock face are amazing. You’ve also got a fine “sweep” with the vertical comp. Some (more??) burning-in of the brighter parts of the rock in the upper left corner would reduce it’s visual impact. The tuft of grass is a neat counterpoint to all the stone.
Very cool formation, Bill. I love all the detail. The little bush adds a nice visual hint that this is indeed a cliff. I agree with @Mark_Seaver regarding burning that bit of rock in the ULC
What I find really interesting here is that Tafoni, which is what this type of erosion is called, is formed by swirling water eroding the softer rock. That would only happen if this cliff was once level with the ocean so that wave action can erode the rock. Subsequent tectonic activity tilted the strata to its current vertical orientation.
It’s a nice image of a geological wonder. Well done!
-P
