January 1, 2020 — Sonoma County Coast
This is what it all boils down up to.
(Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR zoom. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 3.1; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
The AuthorMichael Scandling
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
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As I’ve mentioned before…wall candidate! Luscious.
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Thank you!
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Yea, bring them on
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Thank you. Glad you like it.
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I’ll be a contrarian by saying that this looks to me like a surf but not like boiling water. Of course it’s an abstraction, and people can see it as they like.
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It looks like surf to me too. I was just using the metaphor of something boiling down to the essence. But then it looked more like it was boiling or roiling up.
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A stunner, again. Tempest at its best.
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Thank you very much, Dina.
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The contrast between light and dark suggests the curl of a wave against storm clouds.
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That’s fascinating. Just goes to show what different people see in abstracts. This was actually a very tight crop; about 1/12 of the frame. Was a sunny day. Not a cloud was in the sky.
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Again, lovely light. Interesting dimensions to this one, enhancing the height and drama.
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You very much!
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Almost reminds me of my art room window that can freeze up 🤓❄️it’s lovely again Michael
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I absolutely see that. And while we can get views like this where we are, we can’t get views like that. So you have something we don’t have.
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If I wasn’t following this photo-blog, I don’t think I’d take a second to look at pictures of surf, it wouldn’t have struck me as likely to be interesting. But this whole set of wave photos has been a series of stunners.
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Thank you very very much. Check out Rachael Talibart’s work. That was the initial inspiration. Then I sort of wandered off…
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interesting series of images…the energy within is a strong contrast to the quiet stillness I felt from your previous work.
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Love it
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Thank you!
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This may be my most favorite yet. It’s a seemingly simple thing to get a good crop on a photo, but really, since the possibilities are nearly endless, it takes a keen eye to see what can be done with the transformative action of a crop.
Bravo!
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Thank you very much! I noodled the crop for at least a half an hour. Maybe more. It’s above 1/12 of the entire frame. I am exploring other shots for similar buried treasures.
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So cool!! Texture is awesome!!
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Thank you!
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Fantastic wave series, Michael. Waves are mesmerizing to me and when the action is stopped in an image, so beautiful. You’ve captured them well.
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Thank you very much. It’s a new area of exploration for me. Undoubtedly more to come.
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I like the oriental cloud effect happening in the background, and the whole image sings.
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Thank you very very much. It’s all part of the wave. As I have said in other comments, this is a tight crop: only about 1/12 of the entire frame. I have hundreds of frames to go through in an effort to find other such treasures.
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Very tight, wow. 🙂
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Tremendous; very alive! 🙂
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Thank you!
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This is really thrilling. I love the energy you’ve captured. All that movement, balanced perfectly.
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