Glimpses of the Sea - II

Posted: 02/21/10

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A second shot in my Glimpses of the Sea series found as I continued my morning walk. I don't think it is as attention grabbing as the first shot but to my eyes it is nevertheless a pleasant and inviting view. I am trying to include some of the foreshore elements in these scenes with the sea forming a part of the view.

Again, I used a graduated ND filter to reduce the brightness of the sky and sea. Even so, it was still necessary to add fill light in the RAW conversion step of processing. Dodge, burn, levels and sharpening brush were employed as well. Juggling the sliders in Photoshop's black & white adjustment is a tool I use to relatively alter tone levels. I could have cloned out the lens flare from the sun but chose in this case to leave it in shot. I think it accentuates the intensity of the light.

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NIKON D70 | 1/1250 sec | f 18 | 18 mm | 1600

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What Other People Said

• Wonderful mood and feel to this, also great to read the process involved, helps learners like me
  JJ @ 2010-02-22
• joli B&W avec ce flare discret
  Lasiate @ 2010-02-22
• Very good photograph, perfect black and white, good works
  foto-rolero54 @ 2010-02-22
• Nice the way the path lads the eye in to the frame
  grouser @ 2010-02-22
• Wonderful shot. The lens flare does not bother me at all.
  Ben @ 2010-02-23
• Great photographs from your morning walk Gavin! Love the path on this one, its like a small river, which connected the sea ...
  Robert Kruh @ 2010-02-23
• A beautiful scene! I love the light reflecting off the water. well done!
  Charles Dastodd @ 2010-02-24
• A magnificent photo of this beautiful ocean shore. Love the sun light reflecting off the ocean water. Great perspective, the landscape is truly spectacular.
  John Maslowski @ 2010-02-24
• By comparison, we were buried under snow whilst the sun seemed to continue its reign within its different sides of kingdom ;)
  Gabriel Balanescu @ 2010-02-24
• Amazing how dramatic the light is once this is converted to black and white.
  mooch @ 2010-02-24
• Bonsoir,
  A nice composition..Beautiful tones..Bravo!
  jelb @ 2010-02-25
• A lovely composition with superb tonal range, light, depth and detail! Great work Gavin!
  Pavan Kaul @ 2010-02-25

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