Discovery

January 5, 2020
by Michael Scandling
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California / Inspiration / Photo Log / Photography / Seascapes

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January 1, 2020 — Sonoma County coast

First it was the sound and fury. Then it was the form and color.

Actually it was always the form and color.

(Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR zoom. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 3.1; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)

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California based fine-art photographer featuring abstract, impressionist, and minimalist seascapes — near and distant — and floral-based images. Fine-art photography can be seen at www.amagaphoto.com All original images on this blog are copyright 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Michael Scandling. All rights reserved. No images on this site may be copied, duplicated, reused, published, or re-purposed in any way without express permission from the copyright owner, Michael Scandling.

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  3. Steve Gingold says

    Wow. That definitely gives the impression that you were about to get soaked. Giving it a second look appears that you actually were under water. And a third look, with a little imagination, seems like it’s a gigantic tidal wave about to inundate a city on a hill. Awesome shot, Mike.

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    • Michael Scandling says

      Thanks for noticing. That’s what grabbed me too. 90% of the composition happens after the fact, since the wave moves so fast. As I was reviewing the shots I saw the parallels and cropped to emphasize them.

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  8. bluebrightly says

    I love it, Michael – so much energy, with the added disconcerting feeling of not quite being sure whether you’re in the wave or on it. 🙂 Beautifully done!

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    • Michael Scandling says

      Thank you! With shots like this, one has to just keep shooting. The magic is discovered in it the image review after the shoot. About 500 shots a day for five days. I’ll be reviewing for weeks.

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      • bluebrightly says

        🙂 It’s true, the waves move way too fast to know what you’re getting, and I know you like opening up the goodies later on and seeing what’s there, and what the possibilities might be.

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