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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midzing
love it, well done.
Claire McAdams
fun, i love all the lights
BethBernier
Magical! Love the out of focus lights(?) and the strong contrast!
Helene Kippert
Amazing!
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
Excellent.
Colin Tobin
Thanks everyone!
Sara Wiggins
I love this.Great contrast with the spikey grass and soft lights.
Tanya B. Schro...
Very creative. The effect is beautiful!
Lucindawind
this is cool .. Im as fellow Maritimer Colin… from Nova Scotia
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
Wow, this a beautiful, love everything about this one. Awesome work!
Roddy Atkinson
Again very unusual and creative, great work!
Colin Tobin
Thanks!
Paul Gibbons
I came expecting the U2 guitarist and found this brilliant piece of art. Fantastic work.
Colin Walker
Great B&W, clever idea!
Naomi Frost
WOW, this is fabulous. What a fantastic image. Well done, Colin.
micmac
Cool shot,love it.
revad david riley
I really like the edgy quality of this and how it supports your theme and title.
Benjamin Scheurer
this shot has such a great feel…..!
Geri Bragg
cool image.
Colin Tobin
Thanks Paul, Colin, Naomi, micmac, revad, Benjamin, and Geri.
Your comments (and all the previous comments) are really appreciated.
Noor Shazemeen
Unusual. It has a great depth in an unusual way. I love it.
izzymary2
Love the black and white can never go wrong
Ruth Palmer
This is a great piece Colin!
cdwork
Love this
Heather Davies
Brilliant, love the design, the light and DOF!! :D
87joonbug
niiice!! great shot
Melissa Kosswig
simply love this.
Colin Tobin
Appreciated!
:)
goanna
I love black and white!
ginnymac
this is so interesting wonderful what happens to lights inpics
Al Neaimi
this is cool
Arlene Zapata
This is an excellent capture + great b/w composition!
helene ruiz
well done
Shutta
I love the complexity yet simple idea…well done mate. I wonder if the color shot might look like thought
Ellie Winds
well done! great in b/w, awesome perspective.
annie1
magical.. love the contrast.
filthy6
Sensational shot – those o-o-f highlights are incredible. great use of the quote by Henry Miller too!
karolina
this is very beautiful!
Howard K. Shyne
Mezzmerizing! I could stare at it for hours!
gladders
wonderful, well observed shot. Love the framing with the grass.
Kitsmumma
This is so incredibly beautiful and would be a very welcome addition to the Abstracts from Nature Group.
Famz
this is quite beautiful, lovely contrast and composition
Yves Rubin
This is so special. Beautiful and magical indeed!
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
really interesting piece
Talya Chalef
i really like this a lot.
darkestartist
nice. i love the sharpness of the grass blades.
Snoboardnlife
That’s really cool dude. Those dots almost look like rain drops
AngelArtist
This is fascinating.
burstlive
this is a very cool image
Mariamel
Beautiful work …. I like this combination of shapes and the b&w approach as well !
Louise Cooke
wonderful observation and beautifully captured…congrats!