Half Moon Bay Sunset
A re edit of a pic I already have on here which was a HDR image, trying to steer away from it unless I find it appropriate. I like this one better in a lot of ways sometimes it’s better not to see all the hidden details.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom 2. Gear out in the field – Canon 400D, Velbon tripod, 10-22mm lens, shutter release, nd grad filter. Enjoy :)
This image was the winner of the “Part of the Sun” (Sunset or Sunrise) Challenge in the “Mornings & Evenings—Sunbeams & Storms” Group on the 7th of April 2009.
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Geraldine Lefoe
Alistair this is a wonderful capture – your timing is spot on. Love the way the shape of the glow from the sun is reflected in the shape of the waves.
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou very much geraldine :)
Vanessa Pike-R...
Beautiful! I love the foam effect on the water and the colours are divine!
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks vanessa ;)
Daniel Bowen
beautiful water movement and sky, well done
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks daniel
kathy s gillen...
beautiful capture
Alistair Wilson replied
cheers as always kathy!
fatdade
this is a fantastic shot alistair, heaps better than the HDR version…IMO! ;-) paul
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks mate, yeah i prefer it too
Mary Broome
Stunning!!
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou mary
Garth Smith
Great shot, love the composition and great colour. I agree about HDR, sometimes the shadow is better than the detail. Shadow is mood, feel, atmosphere. Remove the shadow and you compromise those in some way. And if you push the HDR too far you get a cartoon which I generally don’t go too much on.
Having said that sometimes an HDR of a shot is great in its own different way.
Alistair Wilson replied
cheers garth, yeah i definitely agree with you, a shot done right with just the one exposure will always have more over a multi exposured shot i think :)
wstsiderose
Another great shot Alistair. this is so beautiful!
Alistair Wilson replied
aww thanks :)
Jeremy Harrington
stunning image..
Alistair Wilson replied
cheers jeremy
Ann Garrett
Lovely
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks Ann :)
Diane Schuster
Beautiful composition, color and water treatment! Gorgeous place! Dee
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou diane glad you like it
Emily Loughnan
This is absolutely amazing! Totally jealous, wish i could take photos like this.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks emz :) wish i could take photos of people like you do ;)
Imber
Impressive capture!
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks
DaveBassett
This is certainly a different image to the HDR. They both look great and I guess I like different elements of each one.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks dave, yeah it’s amazing how different the same image can look
John Vandeven
Absolutely awesome.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks john, appreciate it!
Chintsala
Absolutely stunning.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks
lorilee
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks very much lorilee
Steve Chapple
Now this is what I’d really like to be able to achieve, stunning colour, detail and sense of gentle motion.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks mate, im sure you could achieve this :D
Steve Chapple
Nup – now just compare this with my last effort and you can see why your a king of these types of shots!!!!
Alistair Wilson replied
I thought your last effort was pretty awesome
frogster
Beautiful image.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks mate
Andrew Stockwell
Great shot. Love the water motion, and how you froze it in time. Colors are great.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks andrew
Sashy
absolutely breathtaking
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks :)
Emmahleee
You have blown me away!
Alistair Wilson replied
i’m glad you like my stuff
Jim Robertson
Great image Alistair. Great timing.
martinilogic
This is such an awesome image and certainly deserving of the Winner of the Part of the Sun Challenge…Congratulations Alistair on you wonderful winning image
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks for that, i really appreciate it :D
Rob Parsons
Stunning shot – well done on the win.
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou rob
shaneran
congratulations on winning the challenge !! this is beautiful and the win so well deserved!
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks shaneran
Peter Lessey
Congratulations on winning the Challenge!
very well deserved. – Peter
Alistair Wilson replied
cheers peter
Craig Hender
Instant fav! What a stunning capture, awesome colour and comp.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks a bunch craig :)
gabbielizzie
congradulations,beautiful shot
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou, far too kind
Fremme
stunning shot, haven’t been around for awhile so it’s fun to be catching up, great colors, awesome work you have here and congrats
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou freme, welcome back!
Andrew Murrell
Stunninf photo. Congradulations of the comp win.
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks andrew, cheers
Roz McQuillan
Gorgeous! Congrats!!!
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks roz
Richard George
Magnificant work! Congratulations on a most deserved win.
Alistair Wilson replied
Thankyou Richard
Rick Knowles
Great shot Alistair. First place well deserved!
Alistair Wilson replied
Thanks Ricky
Sue Nueckel
Beautiful! Congrats on your win…well deserved for this wonderful piece :)
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou sue )
Andrea Rapisarda
a real masterpiece my friend!!!
Alistair Wilson replied
thanks andrea
Barbara Brown
A beautiful image!!
Alistair Wilson replied
thakyou again barbara
Sharon Mau
It is lovely!! Beautiful work Alistair!!
Alistair Wilson replied
Thankyou Sharon ;)
Helen Haidner
Congratulations, love the colours red and purples, the splash of the wave on the shore, like the sun encouraging the water to throw out a carpet in greeting the viewer. Helen
Alistair Wilson replied
thankyou very much :)
Megan Raphael
Such an amazing photo of Half Moon Bay.
I wish I could take shots that are even half as good as this!
Fantastic!
Alistair Wilson replied
aw too kind Megan, by looking at your page you’re definitely beating me on the portraiture side of things! ;)