June 19, 2020 — Point Reyes National Seashore, California
The summer ocean is not as rambunctious as the winter ocean. But when you get close, interesting things happen.
(Nikon D500, Tamron 100–400mm f/4.5–6.3 Di VC USD. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 3.3; 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.
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Fine shot! Could be a coastline as well..
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I also saw it as a coastline.
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Could be. It’s a fractal world.
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Your mention of fractals made the word fractalicious pop into my head. An online search shows that other people have thought of the word, too. Fractalescent is also taken. As far as I can tell, fractalerious is up for grabs.
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Fractalerious. Love it.
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Thanks! Could be. Nature is full of the fractals.
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Beautiful shot; and, as always, respect for the unpredictable sea.
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Thank you very much. The sea wasn’t being very dramatic so I had to find my drama where I could.
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Very good shot! 🙂
Have a great week!
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Thank you very much.
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Excellent photo.
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Thank you.
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It looks like dark ice.
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That’s actually what I thought of as well.
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Spectacular shot, Michael. There is a tension and drama in this image that really grabs me. It is good to see that you are getting out some.
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Thank you very much. We actually got to Point Reyes twice last week. Good to get some exercise too.
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Stunning in Black and white!
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Thanks, Amy.
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Love this one. Will show you similar.
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Thank you. There may be a few more from this particular outing. Looking forward to seeing similar.
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Excellent! Kind of scary-looking but also exhilarating.
NASA’s next probe is going to Titan, and they keep mentioning oceans of liquid methane, I’ve no idea what that would look like, but this photo brought that to mind. It would also be such a great book cover for Homer’s Odyssey, that old translation, a “wine-dark sea.”
(I guess it would have to be Syrah, that’s the darkest wine I know!)
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It has all kinds of looks. Viscous ice. Of course, water is viscous ice. In a manner of speaking.
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Oh so fine…indeed a fractal world Michael…fine art. 🖤 have another creative day.
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Thank you very much. And you have a creative day as well.
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☺️☀️🙋♀️yes!
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Fantastic image, Michael. The negative effect works well. Even in summer the waves are perilous at Point Reyes.
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Thank you very much. Yes they are perilous. Point Reyes is treacherous. But they’re not dramatic. Need winter waves for drama.
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The winter waves I’ve captured at the GG Bridge are amazing.
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Yes they are. Yes you have.
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Please excuse my cliche exclamation, but… WOW! What a dialogue you had with the ocean.
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Thank you. I had to really convince her to talk to me. She wasn’t being very talkative.
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Well, she did, loud and clear! 😉
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Mother nature will occasionally cooperate if you talk to her nicely.
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Very nicely! I suppose it’s a matter of being in harmony with her. 😉
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Yes. And if one is in harmony with her, one sees things that one wouldn’t have otherwise.
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Exactly right!
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Fantastic shot, Michael. Nice work.
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Thank you very much, sir.
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This is absolutely stunning, Michael! I really love it.
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Thank you very much.
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Fabulous Michael.. the monochrome really works
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Thank you.
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Yes… a very fine shot indeed, Mike!!
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Thank you!
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I kind of hate it when I am told “that’s your best shot ever”, so I won’t say it here. But it certainly one of the most interesting and great cause for curiosity. It would stop me in my tracks were I walking through a gallery…but many of your images would.
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I love the contrast between the dark water and that wonderful line of breaking line, complemented by a dash of spray. Just wonderful.
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😊🙏Thank you. That contrast has long appealed to me.
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Fantastic, Michael, I love it. I’ve always been interested in playing with scale, and this does that. At the same time, it complements your distant landscapes really nicely. I like the solid black lower half, too. Wonderful. 🙂
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Thank you very much. My viewpoint is that horizons are fractal.
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All of a piece. 🙂
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