Sea Rush Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

The Place
The rocky shoreline in Dichato during a cloudy sunset. This is a place I have been trying to introduce to TE community. You can check in my gallery for other shots from here.
You can always check the location of my photos by clicking on the map link.

Background
During December, the sunset in this part of Chile is around 9PM, exactly the time for dinner at my parent’s place. Thus, it was very hard for me to leave home and wait for the right light for sunset photos.
But this time, I had the excuse that I had invited a friend who I met in Flickr to come over to take photos with me, so I had to go. My family let me go.
After the session I invited Alvaro to have dinner with us. We talked a lot about photography, and then they realized that I am not the only crazy guy who sets a camera on a tripod and takes 100 shots of the same rock for 25 minutes, and then goes to the very same rock the following sunrise..... there are more “crazy” people out there!

Technical
Used Cokin Grad 8ND filter.
With PS7: Playing with curves, contrast, saturation, resizing, sharpening, and framing.
WHat do you think about the frame? this one or full white around?

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Critiques | Translate

pajaran (3731) 2009-08-28 8:40

Dobar dan-popodne.
Odlican snimak. Dobra fotografija, kompozicija, boja i prednji plan koji daje car fotogtafiji. Pozadina sa tmurnim nebom daje dramaticnost. Snimak u pravom trenutku.
Pozdrav iz Srbije Paja.

nazirbadar (219) 2009-08-28 8:49

Hello Jorge,
Feels like this picture is from some other planet.
outstanding picture.
I think for this excellent picture credit goes to the skills and ability of the photographer.
Congratulations.
Regards
Nazir

ade71 (190) 2009-08-28 9:06

Hi Jorge, amazing atmosphere, great job, time of exposure absolutely fantastic. I like this kind of filter you used. Compliments, Adele

pauloog (6811) 2009-08-28 9:11

Hello Jorge,
The milky water flow well rendered against the contrasting background of a glowing horizon and clouds echoing the movement of the water.
Well done.
Regards,
Paul

jwmunro (6375) 2009-08-28 9:47

Good morning Jorge -

Excellent image! I like the soft veil-like feel to receding water and the texture of the clouds. I know you are using an f/22 aperture but it looks like the distant horizon is slightly OOF. This also might be a bit of bleeding from the OE sun spot. I am just being a bit picky as it does not distract from the image.

Was you Cokin ND grad one of the colored filters? I am not a real fan of adding color to the sunset, usually the sunset has enough color without adding more. Anyway, a very nice image.

Thank you for sharing.

John

erdna (5358) 2009-08-28 11:20

An excellent shot! The foreground rushing water is made more powerful by softening it just enough. All elements work perfectly within your frame.

Andre'

john1 (2321) 2009-08-28 11:51

Hello Jorge,

That's great, excellent atmosphere.
Beautifull sunset, details and sharpness perfect.
Compliments.
Have a good week end.
John

Clementi (44919) 2009-08-28 12:58

Ciao Jorge,
the effect is very beautiful that have created with the long time, also the filter seems to work well indeed, I will also owe one day me to try it. thanks for this beautiful image.
Giorgio

berek (28989) 2009-08-28 23:06

Hi Jorge,
fantastic atmosphere here. I love lights and exposure effect. congratulations.
have a nice weekend.
burak

afroditi (609) 2009-08-29 1:51

Hi Jorge!
Amazing composition of picture and colours!I like a lot the colour of sky and water!
afroditi

Bartleby (5094) 2009-08-29 2:24

Hi Jorge,
a classic but efficient composition here. You obviously have a very good commend of the tech specs. About the frame though, I gotta say I'm not really convinced. I reckon this type of frame works best with horizontal framings. Here it seems a bit strange, at least to me. I'd rather go for the full (white...or black) frame.

Best,

Philippe

Cretense (56866) 2009-08-29 5:21

Hola Jorge!

Tremenda foto de naturaleza, le atmosfera es fantastica, la larga exposicion perfectamente utilizada! Perfecto encuadre y composicion, perfecto manejo de la luz, preciosos colores!

Un saludo,
Hercules

Mi espalda? un poquito mejor! Pero, todavia con masajes ;-)

belido (16757) 2009-08-30 5:18

Hola Bruno,

this is very dramatic. The tones on the sky and the effect on the water make this a very attractive photo. I also like the framing. Very well done!
Regards,
Carlos

carper (65448) 2009-08-30 9:48

wauw, marvelous shot,
a fantastic atmosphere, good speed, fantastic balance Jorge, I think it's perfect and thats mean as a compliment, have a nice day.
regard jaap

darek1978 (11401) 2009-08-31 8:44

Hi Jorge,
Ha..this is my favourite theme lately. Simple, but effective composition and great effect on the water. Splendid photography. I'm very impressed with the sharpness of this one. well done!
Best regards,
Darek

pal_claudia (363) 2009-08-31 10:01

Hi :)

Fantastic... excellent photo... the words are worhtless here.....
Very professional!!!!
Thousands ... congratulations !!
Claudia, from Romania

Wandering_Dan (3275) 2009-08-31 14:33

Hi, Jorge -

As I commented in my photo submitted just after yours, dinner can always wait when there's a good photo to be had. Great composition combining the naturally flowing sky with the water made to flow via a slow shutter. Nice planning!

(I can't say I'm fond of the frame, though. It feels gimmicky to me, and this photo does NOT need gimmicks!)

Best,
Dan

avene (11084) 2009-09-03 12:58

hi Jorge,
I really like this photo, the pale colours and smoke-like water in the foreground creates beautiful dreamy mood, the scene feels fragile despite the rocky coast. and how much time did you spend before you find a place where rushing waves would create an inverted V shape that seems to point towards the setting sun? :) your commitment to photography is obvious here, hat off.

best,
Kristine

dvlazar (6488) 2009-09-03 18:07

Hey,
The waves are like spirits or ghosts - a beaufitul fantasy moment :)
Dave

popsick (221) 2009-09-05 0:47

Hello Jorge,

again, a breath-taking long exposure photo :)
good detail on the stones.
thanks for sharing

Ali

dip (12792) 2009-09-08 22:25

Hi Jorge,
beautiful and well exposed image,
good POV and framing,
regards,
Dimitris.

Paul57 (1667) 2009-09-09 18:40

Hi Jorge,
Thanks for sharing this beautiful sunset. A Tripod comes in quite handy for this type of picture. I really like your sunset but I find the foreground even more captivating.
Your frame is different but I think that it is very becoming for this type of picture.
Regards,
Paul

maglex (1602) 2009-09-26 5:50

Hi Jorge, again this image reflects your signature. Very nice presentation of dynamics, interesting moody clouds and setting sun combination. Regards, Alex

John_F_Kennedy (31865) 2009-09-28 1:02

Hello Jorge,
Great shot of this nice water waves. A very dynamic image showing well the power of water.

Best wishes,
Achim

Photo Information

Copyright: Jorge Muller (Bruno40) (6442)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2008-12-27
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM, RAW, Cokin 121 Grad Grey (ND8)
Exposition: f/22, 1/2 secondes
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Versions: version originale
Carnet de voyage: Chile 2008
Thème(s): My Top Photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-28 8:32
Favoris: 1 [voir]