Sun line

Catalin Soare, 10 months ago

Breathtaking image Mel

anthonytsteel, 10 months ago

Hi Mel. This was worth waiting for. Just Incredible!!!!!

Michael Kienhuis, 10 months ago

Yay Am i the first in a long line to say congrats again on this image. ? The light stretches forever in this. I’m collecting lots of favs of your pics you know! Great image! M:>

Michael Kienhuis, 10 months ago

3rd!- Ha Ha! M:>

Torfinn Johann..., 10 months ago

Excellent! A fantastic exposure. Well done!

alistair mcbride, 10 months ago

Stunning again Mel, love the colour and detail in rock.

JayVee, 10 months ago

Again a magnificient shot.

Andy Smylie, 10 months ago

Magic light. Wonderful foreground detail against the clouded sky.

Carlo Cesar Ro..., 10 months ago

Great color and composition! Creates drama!

andrew cowell, 10 months ago

Wow, such beautiful tones and detail.

louise, 10 months ago

The reflection in the water has almost an iridescent character.

With the stormy clouds, and the rock platform of unusual textures…

This is a truly outstanding image!!

Dharna, 10 months ago

Beautiful shot Mel. Love the red streak on the water.

Hans Kawitzki, 10 months ago

This is one of your best seascape image I have seen from you Mel,superb,guess it’s a HDR ??

Susan Trigg, 10 months ago

Another gorgeous landcape and a new favourite!

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your comments very much! Hans, this is HDR from one raw file.

Antanas, 10 months ago

Great perspective and atmosphere, bravo!

joolz, 10 months ago

Absolutely gorgeous Mel.

rippedangelwings, 10 months ago

Mel great shot! I like the lighting! I see that it is not HDR. Did you dodge and burn the image?

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Sorry Thodoris, I forgot to add HDR to the tags.

Sean Farragher, 10 months ago

just like a dream

Leeo, 10 months ago

Gorgeous lighting & DoF Mel…Love it!

Steven Agius, 10 months ago

This a beautiful image Mel, well done.

Andrew Bosman, 10 months ago

Another stunner Mel, well done.

Robert Elliott, 10 months ago

A true stunner Mel!!!!!!

rock, 10 months ago

Hi Mel,
This image really comes to life when viewed larger, it’s a super shot.
Rock

Naomi Frost, 10 months ago

Hi Mel,
Fantabulous image. I’ve just been staring at it for the last 5 minsor so. Love the sky, the textures in the rocks and those reflections.
Another top shot.
Do you take all of your images as RAW files or just the occasional?

Tony Moore, 10 months ago

This is a fantastic series, most people would be happy with parading one, you’ve managed a whole series of fantastic photo’s, they would look fantastic in a split frame.
Great as always

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Thanks everyone. Naomi I shoot everything in RAW, that way I can sometimes rescue the ones I get wrong….and that happens regularly enough!!

Loredana Crupi, 10 months ago

Another super shot Mel. Love the slippery surface of the rocks.

glendram, 10 months ago

All your work is just SOOOO good Mel !!!!! Really strong images !!! Glen.

Paul Vanzella, 10 months ago

I love this Mel, because of the expansive foreground, the abstract patterns that appear – just allows your eye to drift further into the image. Stunning shot!

Sharon Hammond, 10 months ago

Another suprb seascape Mel

robjbez, 10 months ago

Brilliant! Lovely lead-in with the interesting textures, and nicely complimented by the low sun angle and balanced composition.

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Greta work Mel! I like the way you’ve divided this image, the foreground takes prominance over the sea and sky, makes for a unique and intriging capture!
Love your work mate, as always! :D

Jeff Burns, 10 months ago

Another stunning capture Mel. I really love this. Colored reflection off the water is amazing!
WOW

Per Einar Gunn..., 10 months ago

Another stunning picture. Just Brilliant, well done hdr work.

Antoine Dagobert, 10 months ago

very good controlled exposure, marvelous tones and detail.love the way you composed this one awesome colors too..superb shot!

hugo, 10 months ago

lovely, Mel!!

Rich Gale, 10 months ago

super image perfect!!!!, Rich.

richiedean, 10 months ago

lovely image Mel, nice one

SylviaHardy, 10 months ago

Love your picture, you maintain a high standard of landscape and execute them well in your finishing touches! Well done again. :-D

Louise Cooke, 10 months ago

that gold path of light is so beautiful! Love the low angle too – works a treat ;)

Halcyon007, 10 months ago

Keep setting the alarm for stupid o’clock and then sharing these breathtaking pictures with us Mel.

Thank you – This is just brilliant

Mark Ingram, 10 months ago

Great colours mel, the textures on those rocks look rough but I bet its slippery

Keegan Wong, 10 months ago

Gorgeous shot again Mel, well done.

Andy Harris, 10 months ago

another great atmospheric shot Mel… you do turn them out well!

Mugsy, 10 months ago

As always!!!!!!

Rany Lutz, 10 months ago

Another great one Mel!!!

StacyLee, 10 months ago

Great textures and colors in this one Mel :-)

Michael Lane, 10 months ago

Awesome photo. I love the strip of orange reflecting on the water and wet rocks. Very cool image and very nicely taken

lonebearimages, 10 months ago

This is an excellent composition, Mel. The crack in the bedrock really leads the eye into the frame. Wonderful light and color palette too. It may be an optical illusion, or my monitor, but the horizon looks like it is curved upwards slightly. Very nice work, Cheers! Chris

Jarko, 10 months ago

takes my breath away!!!

Gary L. Suddath, 10 months ago

awesome job this is fantastic work.

cdwork, 10 months ago

Wonderful Shot

Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

simply beautiful – draws you in with its beauty

terrifoster, 10 months ago

Great shot, Mel. I love the moodyness of this picture—the bits of orange that are carried from the sky to the water to the land are just brilliant.

phlbns, 10 months ago

Beautiful shot. Thanks.

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Thanks so much again, everyone, the horizon is curved, the extreme wide angle lens I use tends to make it so, sometimes I correct it, this time not….I think the orange glow in the centre break in the cloud emphasises it a little.

Jim Roche, 10 months ago

Outstanding Shot, I wish I were there

billyboy, 10 months ago

Mel, this is one awesome location. And as usual, you’ve managed to get the best shot of it ever taken. This is the criteria of the National Geographic shooters, and you are totally in that league.

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Thanks Jim and Billyboy….you are too kind, BB…my shots don’t stack up against my shooting buddies work….he’s the one who gets the most out of the scenes, I’m just the apprentice :)

lance leopold, 10 months ago

Just fabulous,Mel,you use the extra DR to perfection,a sight i am sad to say i rarely see in HDR imagery,lovely work!! -ps-thanks for the puggy card purchase,very appreciated.

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

You’re very welcome, Lance, my daughter is going to be pleased, I can tell you now….she’d be even more so if the card was on a collar around a puggy pup!!

kenmo, 10 months ago

Excellent…..

Rhana Griffin, 10 months ago

Stupid o’clock again eh Mel? Well worth it… superb as always =))

Marian Shapiro, 10 months ago

Great shot. I really like how you make landscape look quite abstract.

MattTworkowski, 10 months ago

Stunning Mel,10/10.

Christina Martin, 10 months ago

Incredible image Mel

Steve Jones, 10 months ago

You can tell by the amount of comments just how good this image is.
Wonderful work Mel.

paul romanowski, 10 months ago

OH,THIS IS GOOD….9.2

Jelynn, 10 months ago

stunning

PaulBradley, 10 months ago

Excellent as ever, Mel.

EOS20, 10 months ago

Beautiful shot Mel!!

dodgsun, 10 months ago

wow..brilliant lighting! nice one mel!!

myrdaka, 10 months ago

Astounding, Mel! Looks like something from a sci-fi movie. You truly have an amazing gift :)

Rivergirl, 10 months ago

Geez, took me a while to scroll to the bottom Mel, so many comments :) Love the golden sun on the waves and rocks, it’s just gorgeous :)

RDavison, 10 months ago

stunning picture – love the colours and composition. Which HDR software do you use? Is that kind of depth possible with the photoshop HDR tool????

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments, everyone!

Elaine van Dyk, 10 months ago

Mel, what a great image! I love that huge expanse of textured rock leading us into the picture, and the gorgeous reflected colours.

velveteagle, 10 months ago

I really like the way you did not over-do the richness of the sun reflections. Almost looks like it could be a painting. Thanks Mel

Deri Dority, 10 months ago

Wow, every shot in your portfolio, is a study in perfection.

paul boast, 10 months ago

superb capture , great composition .

WitheringMoon, 10 months ago

I love the perspective of this shot, great composition. The light and colours are fabulous as always, i must have missed this one!! great work =)

Hiroko, 10 months ago

This is beautiful Mel…it’s like a secret planet

Faizan Qureshi, 10 months ago

Wow, what a beautiful image Mel!

hanARGH, 10 months ago

wow! and i mean wow!

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate your comments!

shawhouse, 10 months ago

Fine work. Great texture.

Martin Derksema, 10 months ago

Pure magic. A great joy to look at. Vitamin for the soul.

Joyce van Dijk, 10 months ago

ONE WORD: WOW!

Roz Eve, 10 months ago

Another superior piece.For the same reasons as The other one.