All out

Mel Brackstone

All out

I’m going to join the “Oversaturated Group”

Canon 5D, 16-35mm at 16mm, f/22, 25seconds, ISO 125, 5:55pm Sept 10, 2008 (Spring)

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All out  by Mel Brackstone
All out  by Mel Brackstone
  • TextureoftheSin

    TextureoftheSin

    Oversaturated or not – its effective. Stop bitchin’ ;)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    heh

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    I love this one Mel. Beautiful toning and composition. Ă–versaturation Group??? must check it out!!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    oh boy….I don’t know if there is one….that was a joke….soz :)

  • Nvision Ink

    Nvision Ink

    The saturation looks fine on my screen and it’s calibrated so I don’t know…Amazing shot! I like how it’s off centered too!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Just perfect Mel!!

  • Cliff Vestergaard

    Cliff Vestergaard

    Magic work Mel.

  • David Roman

    David Roman

    Lovely Miss Mel as usual!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    LOL @ first comment. You’ve been told. Looks pretty good to my tired old eyes. xx

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    Needs more colour

  • Sherrianne Talon

    Sherrianne Talon

    Brilliant!!!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    wow – love minimal, abstract, surreal landscapes… keep em coming Mel!

  • Anne Smyth

    Anne Smyth

    Wonderful – breaks all the rules and gets away with it handsomely!

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Excellent processing …

  • Katagram

    Katagram

    This is wonderful, I have to agree with Textureof theSin…LOL

  • Jim Worrall

    Jim Worrall

    it has a wonderful warm feeling to it, ...great stuff !!

  • NordicBlackbird

    NordicBlackbird

    no, i don’t think it is that oversaturated, Mel:)
    fabulous shot!!!

  • gladders

    gladders

    Lovely colours….fabulous texture in the pier…..nice minimal composition…....very nice indeed….as always!

  • Tracy Wallace

    Tracy WallaceVolunteer

    Mel, what can i say that hasn’t been said a trillion times about your photography…you are so good!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    massive shot

  • Nancy Chambers

    Nancy Chambers

    Beautiful! :)

  • Karen Cook

    Karen Cook

    It’s lovely just the way it is!!

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    great… simple… minimalistic… and just so good

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    Thought that might have been the case…lol…I’m a bit slow this morning.

  • Brad McEvoy

    Brad McEvoy

    Fantastic work!

  • EvaMcDermott

    EvaMcDermott

    wonderful perspective Mel. To me it doesn’t look over saturated on my screen.

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    awesome as always Mel

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    tranquility
    ;-) xox

  • Jacqueline Barreto

    Jacqueline Bar...

    this looks amazing Mel!

  • Robyn Lakeman

    Robyn Lakeman

    Mel I’ve never seen you do oversaturated work, this doesn’t look like it either. Love the perspective

  • Jim Robertson

    Jim Robertson

    Works for me Mel. Beautiful image.

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Delightful, instant fav

  • John Pitman

    John Pitman

    Doesn’t look over saturated to me. Love the detail in the wood and water colour. John

  • Fremme

    Fremme

    great image you have here, fav for me, love the depth and the composition in the frame, well done

  • CarolM

    CarolM

    This image is so still and calm and relaxing. Not a movement anywhere. A quiet place to take in all the extraordinary beauty of this world. This image has feeling. Awesome!

  • Robert  Berry

    Robert Berry

    Amazing shot Mel! Love the perspective and the lighting and colors! Perfect!

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Love it! So beautiful!

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    outstanding

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    This is fantastic,Mel,i love it,though granted,it’s a challenging place to take a jog!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Sure would be a challenge to jog along this pier! I like your thought process Lance…..lol!

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Love the way this poor pier is looking towards the setting sun… it’s seen better days. Such unusual colors… looks like a painting. Amazing work.

    This is really morning, isn’t it. So my setting sun thing is up the spout, yeah? Still mean what i said about the colors and stuff. And the amazing work bit.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    For a change it is the setting sun, thanks Bill :)

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    awesome work !

  • frogster

    frogster

    Wonderful shot Mel

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    BEAUTIFUL!!

  • Sue Kane

    Sue Kane

    Excellent POV…love it!

  • TimboDon

    TimboDon

    Killer angle Mel!! Stunning result!

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Magic Mel….pure magic….again…

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    fantastic shot mel, well done

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    Well they’d have to reject it Mel – the saturation is understated if anything I think but maybe I should stop eating those mushrooms – beautiful.

  • Jan Cartwright

    Jan Cartwright

    The saturation in that sky makes the image, I think. Reality is overrated!

  • CassPics

    CassPics

    Fabulous! The color and image are outstanding.

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    stunning as usual Mel

  • Andy Smylie
  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Amazing composition! Love the great DOF you achieve! And the colors are bang on!

  • Alan Coote

    Alan Coote

    Oh, I just love this composition and colour. It just popped out at the first look and it just gets better and better on closer inspection. The viewer is pulled relentlessly into the image. Superb

  • denise romano

    denise romano

    love it mel : )

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    Looks beautiful with your treatment. Great image.

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    Great perspective…beautiful Mel!

  • rjcolby

    rjcolby

    This is fantastic. We used to have films to do this, and we did not think over saturated at all. This is exactly right. The sun sets here…

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    films? wossat? heh

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    This is wonderful Mel… the saturated colour of the water and sky makes the peir pop out at tyou! Love the efect of that… the subject becomes so clear! Get that Group started!

  • Zaldy Infante

    Zaldy Infante

    this is amazing… golden water…

  • Rosie Appleton

    Rosie Appleton

    Just beautiful Mel :-)

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter

    Wonderful picture Mel!

  • Graham Lea

    Graham Lea

    It’s gorgeous, Mel.
    Perfect spot for a pizza and a bottle of shiraz.

  • Paul  Milburn

    Paul Milburn

    nice work Mel

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    Oversatured?! looks spot on to me!

  • goddessteri211

    goddessteri211

    Spectacular capture Mel and apparently not too many agree on the oversaturated part..Ha Ha Beautiful anyway you spin it! TERI~

  • Tracey McKeown

    Tracey McKeown

    UNREAL!!!!!

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman

    Perfect.

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte

    It’s all in the eye of the beholder isn’t it … if you hadn’t said it was oversaturated no-one would have known lol!
    Superb image

  • DavidMark

    DavidMark

    Exquisite shot Mel! Excellent exposure and beautiful warm tones!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    fantastic work Mel

  • Patricia Gibson

    Patricia Gibson

    excellent capture, stunning composition!!!

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    Mel, this is absolutely outstanding!

  • cathrinedp

    cathrinedp

    composition, light and soul all outstanding

  • butchart

    butchart

    love the feeling this gives me… contemplative and serene….. there’s an infinte world of possibilities just waiting…....... brilliant mel…...........b

  • JeffStockton

    JeffStockton

    Looks fine to me the colours are fantastic but not o/saturated,great depth & a good subject
    to capture with the texture in detail

  • Jeff Stroud

    Jeff Stroud

    Mel,

    This is amazing! takes you deep and across! I joined RedBubble because of you and you where featured in Photoworkshop.com
    Great work…

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Wow, I’m flattered, Jeff, thank you!

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    definitely perfect :P

  • Glenn Alderson

    Glenn Alderson

    I love Oversaturation, works very well in this…............well done!

  • Megan Martin

    Megan Martin

    WOW Mel! Absolutely stunning capture!

  • igotmeacanon

    igotmeacanon

    stuff the over saturation, this is a great piece, stunning comp, it really draws you in

  • BlindVision

    BlindVision

    wow great piece…always great work mel

  • Derek Christie

    Derek Christie

    Superb work. One for the wall.

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    what a winner!

  • Steven Potashnyk

    Steven Potashnyk

    Just Magic!!!!

  • drawwithlight

    drawwithlight

    Perfect!

  • Rose Moxon

    Rose Moxon

    wow! hey did i just read that geoff has mushrooms??

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    It seems so!!

  • Stuart Chapman

    Stuart Chapman

    I think if there is an oversaturated group I should be head mod with everyone yelling at me to tone it down a tad. This just looks soothing to me Mel and not heavy on the saturation at all. The water looks like tobacco in liquid form with enough movement in it to give it that sheen across it that makes you think you could put a spoon in and give it a stir for good measure. The textures on the jetty are brought out in superb detail, especially in the two lone juts on their own. Finally the sky sits nicely and softy coloured feeling free from the restraint and burden of clouds.

  • gillsart

    gillsart

    So much depth and tone .. looks like time has stood still here !!

  • Alyson Pearson

    Alyson Pearson

    again, wow!

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  • Eva  Lee

    Eva Lee

    This takes my breath away…

    xoxox…
    Eva

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    excellent shot

  • mstrace

    mstrace

    I would never say oversaturated. I would say rich and luscious and something I’d like to sink my teeth into, or roll around in, or walk to the end of the dilapidated pier and JUMP into those waters…just to disturb the perfect serenity AND to feel as if I were the only person in the world swimming at its center.

  • Beve Brown-Clark

    Beve Brown-Clark

    One word: Phenonmenal!

  • invisible

    invisible

    CHAPEAU !

  • SuburbRocker

    SuburbRocker

    Gorgeous!
    You should just adopt me and teach me how to take pictures like you. :D

  • joe gooding

    joe gooding

    gorgeous, i love the colours in this shot, dark but still colourful. beautiful perspective too

  • antonio

    antonio

    Woooow I like the natural colors….good work.

  • Jared D White

    Jared D White

    I like oversaturated! wonderful shot!

  • Mammalia

    Mammalia

    This is beyond beauty!!!!!!!!!!!

  • DiEtte Henderson

    DiEtte Henderson

    Love it.

  • Janine  Hewlett

    Janine Hewlett

    I would say it is more of a sepia tone than oversaturated, FANTASTIC image Mel!! and great effect!..

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    Pure Magic! – Can’t possible favourite all your work :-) – love all of it.

  • MichelleR

    MichelleR

    This is spectacular! Great job.

  • gompo

    gompo

    A beauty!

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    truly superb work here Mel.

  • Darren Burdell

    Darren Burdell

    Just love the atmosphere you captured in this image.

  • Gordon  Beck

    Gordon Beck

    Everything is so tranquil and inviting. An amazing shot.

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    STUNNING.

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Fantastic capture

  • Craig Ebel

    Craig Ebel

    Love the POV!

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Wonderful!! I think I could go through and favorite almost every single one of your photos!! :)

  • Angel Warda

    Angel Warda

    stunning!!!

  • Azza

    Azza

    Amazing HDR shot. well done. how many diffent exposures have you combined?

  • mekea

    mekea

    Beautiful!!! Love the dark tones! Great work!!!: )

  • Paul Pichugin

    Paul Pichugin

    This is amazing.. I love it.. but I refuse to believe that it is in brisbane.. lol

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    you need to get out more…..or find out where Garry is. He’s the finder of awesome shooting locations in Brissy…

  • Paul Pichugin

    Paul Pichugin

    I constantly explore Brisbane.. most of my shots don’t make it up here.. I’m stupidly fussy.. lol

  • Rosemaree

    Rosemaree

    WOW this is amazing

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    STUNNING

  • vonderzenn

    vonderzenn

    love the tones beautiful image. Well done

  • Matt Bishop

    Matt Bishop

    unbelievable. I’m breathless. A fav pier shot of mine

  • Danzo

    Danzo

    Fantastico Mel. You have this photography lark down pat. great image…....p.s is your new 5D mk2 worth the coin over your old 5D. or same camera with some extra bits ? top shot Mel.

  • Mark Curry

    Mark Curry

    You have many lovely works, and an endearing modesty in your profile

  • amko

    amko

    You are just a treasure chest of amazing beautiful images! :))

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent

  • Ranald

    Ranald

    very very nice Mel.

  • Chloe .

    Chloe .

    Wonderful Image :)

  • Ray Stroud

    Ray Stroud

    Stunning and looks like a metaphor for those who can’t find a reason to make the effort to go on – hard work, perilous and what’s the point? / road to nowhere etc.

  • Colin12

    Colin12 22 days ago

    This I like

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