The Edge

Colin Tobin

The Edge

Grass on the edge of a cliff with the ocean below. Taken in St. John’s Newfoundland.

The lights in the background are reflections of sunlight on the tips of the waves below the cliff.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.
—Henry Miller


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The Edge by Colin Tobin
  • midzing

    midzing

    love it, well done.

  • Claire McAdams

    Claire McAdams

    fun, i love all the lights

  • BethBernier

    BethBernier

    Magical! Love the out of focus lights(?) and the strong contrast!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Amazing!

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    this is so beautiful – especially now i know they are reflections of sunlight – adds a kind of fairy-tale/magical feel to it.

  • janik

    janik

    Excellent.

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Thanks everyone!

  • Sara Wiggins

    Sara Wiggins

    I love this.Great contrast with the spikey grass and soft lights.

  • Tanya B. Schroeder

    Tanya B. Schro...

    Very creative. The effect is beautiful!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    this is cool .. Im as fellow Maritimer Colin… from Nova Scotia

  • Cadence Gamache

    Cadence Gamache

    Woah… This is awesome! I love the low angle and the way you captured the lights reflecting off the water! The depth of focus works really well here and makes this a very magical, almost abstract piece! Well-done!

  • Andy73

    Andy73

    Wow, this a beautiful, love everything about this one. Awesome work!

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Again very unusual and creative, great work!

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Thanks!

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    I came expecting the U2 guitarist and found this brilliant piece of art. Fantastic work.

  • Colin Walker

    Colin Walker

    Great B&W, clever idea!

  • Naomi Frost

    Naomi Frost

    WOW, this is fabulous. What a fantastic image. Well done, Colin.

  • micmac

    micmac

    Cool shot,love it.

  • revad david riley

    revad david riley

    I really like the edgy quality of this and how it supports your theme and title.

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    this shot has such a great feel…..!

  • Geri Bragg

    Geri Bragg

    cool image.

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Thanks Paul, Colin, Naomi, micmac, revad, Benjamin, and Geri.
    Your comments (and all the previous comments) are really appreciated.

  • Noor Shazemeen

    Noor Shazemeen

    Unusual. It has a great depth in an unusual way. I love it.

  • izzymary2

    izzymary2

    Love the black and white can never go wrong

  • Ruth Palmer

    Ruth Palmer

    This is a great piece Colin!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Love this

  • Heather Davies

    Heather Davies

    Brilliant, love the design, the light and DOF!! :D

  • 87joonbug

    87joonbug

    niiice!! great shot

  • Melissa Kosswig

    Melissa Kosswig

    simply love this.

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Appreciated!
    :)

  • goanna

    goanna

    I love black and white!

  • ginnymac

    ginnymac

    this is so interesting wonderful what happens to lights inpics

  • Al Neaimi

    Al Neaimi

    this is cool

  • Arlene Zapata

    Arlene Zapata

    This is an excellent capture + great b/w composition!

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    well done

  • Shutta

    Shutta

    I love the complexity yet simple idea…well done mate. I wonder if the color shot might look like thought

  • Ellie Winds

    Ellie Winds

    well done! great in b/w, awesome perspective.

  • annie1

    annie1

    magical.. love the contrast.

  • filthy6

    filthy6

    Sensational shot – those o-o-f highlights are incredible. great use of the quote by Henry Miller too!

  • karolina

    karolina

    this is very beautiful!

  • Howard K.  Shyne

    Howard K. Shyne

    Mezzmerizing! I could stare at it for hours!

  • gladders

    gladders

    wonderful, well observed shot. Love the framing with the grass.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    This is so incredibly beautiful and would be a very welcome addition to the Abstracts from Nature Group.

  • Famz

    Famz

    this is quite beautiful, lovely contrast and composition

  • Yves Rubin

    Yves Rubin

    This is so special. Beautiful and magical indeed!

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    I was actually really surprised by the reception of this image. I liked it personally, but I didn’t expect it to become one of my most popular photos.
    Thanks everyone.

  • Herkissable

    Herkissable

    really interesting piece

  • Talya Chalef

    Talya Chalef

    i really like this a lot.

  • darkestartist

    darkestartist

    nice. i love the sharpness of the grass blades.

  • Snoboardnlife

    Snoboardnlife

    That’s really cool dude. Those dots almost look like rain drops

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist

    This is fascinating.

  • burstlive

    burstlive

    this is a very cool image

  • Mariamel

    Mariamel

    Beautiful work …. I like this combination of shapes and the b&w approach as well !

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    wonderful observation and beautifully captured…congrats!

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