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Description
Mellon Udrigle, Wester Ross, Scotland
Walls of monstrous curling turquoise breaking waves, courtesy of the offshore gale force winds blowing spray off the wave crests, pounded the smooth sandy bay of a usually benign beach at Mellon Udrigle. My favourite of anywhere in mainland Scotland. I was so fortunate to get this gorgeous amber sunrise punching through grey clouds backlighting the blown spray with its accompanying golden reflection on the choppy waterline. Timing though was everything, it was an insanely beautiful late winter morning.
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Technical Details
Fuji GFX 50S, Fuji GF250mm lens, f/16 at 0.7 Seconds, polariser, 0.6ND soft grad to waterline, ISO 100.
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What a beauty Ian. Such a great morning seashore shot, really enjoy the golden streaks, and the soft chop is mesmerizing and a perfect curl caught. Shutter on mini blast or one take? Glad I stopped by.
What a beauty Ian. Such a great morning seashore shot, really enjoy the golden streaks, and the soft chop is mesmerizing and a perfect curl caught. Shutter on mini blast or one take? Glad I stopped by.
Ian, you have a great layer photo here. Foreground, wave, sea, mountain1, mountain2 sky, cloud. I do wonder if there is too much foreground though, perhaps a 16 by 9 crop would be better. Well done.
Aye you could be right, balance wise I would certainly agree with you, though I must admit I would probably regret cropping off that we splash of gold bottom right.
Ian, you have a great layer photo here. Foreground, wave, sea, mountain1, mountain2 sky, cloud. I do wonder if there is too much foreground though, perhaps a 16 by 9 crop would be better. Well done.
I have always admired your work. You have a way with capturing the perfect light for any subject you present. Kudos on this one. I actually like the layers, in fact, I think the rushing water in the FG adds a dimension of dynamism to the photo that complements the cresting wave and the the spray off of it. You are right, you need to keep that golden splash of color in the bottom right to help balance the sunlight in the sky. As it is now, it keeps the image elements and directionality of the light consistent. Oh, BTW, your timing is impeccable, but then again, the old Film Togs, learned how to conserve film and only took the photo at the opportune time.
Thank you Youssef. I must admit the reason I use the oldest version of the Fuji medium format cameras is because it has an aperture ring on the lens, a dial for the ISO a shutter speed dial as well as aperture priority to obtain a shutter speed and an exposure compensation wheel to offset my exposure when I think it appropriate. I can even choose to shoot 6x7 format so for me it’s an excellent digital mimic of my old Pentax 67ii loaded with my choice of a digital Fuji film equivalent, it’s also significantly lighter than the original 67.. Just wish it produced a fully finished and processed transparency instead of a digital file that urges you to process it. Once an old fossil always an old fossil.
I have always admired your work. You have a way with capturing the perfect light for any subject you present. Kudos on this one. I actually like the layers, in fact, I think the rushing water in the FG adds a dimension of dynamism to the photo that complements the cresting wave and the the spray off of it. You are right, you need to keep that golden splash of color in the bottom right to help balance the sunlight in the sky. As it is now, it keeps the image elements and directionality of the light consistent. Oh, BTW, your timing is impeccable, but then again, the old Film Togs, learned how to conserve film and only took the photo at the opportune time.
I love images like this. When you first see it, almost out of the corner of your eye, it appears to be moving. I think thats a sign of a well captured still image of a moving subject. Really nicely done with the tones and the exposure time.
That’s a really nice job of folding the wave into a beautiful landscape Ian. Images of just the wave can be quite powerful, but I love it when they have such a nice supporting cast. The light kissing the right edge is beautiful, I just wish there was more of it!
Hi Ian,
I am thoroughly enjoying the color palette in this scene as well as that warm light flowing in on the right side of the frame. I especially like the spray along the top crest of the closet incoming wave. My only suggestion would be to remove that dark triangle shape on the top of the wave about two thirds of the way up along the right edge of the frame as it does catch my eye a little. Beautifully done.
So great to see an image post from you! What a grand landscape - right up there with the best of your work.
This has a great combination of drama - and serenity - if that makes sense. Beautiful curl on the wave, but what sticks out more to me is the spray whipping off that wave - and something I learned just this year… is called “spindrift.” And so that adds to the drama.
At the same time, the colors - pastels are so soothing. Even the receeding foamy surf is somewhat relaxing.
I was a little torn with the gorgeous light being cut off on the right… but then again, it adds to the dynamics to this; perhaps bridging that gap between the drama and the serene…
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