Stormy dawn
Back to the sea for me….a moody stormy morning, heavy clouds and quite a swell.
Shot on the same day as this
Canon 5D, 16-35mm at 16mm, f/18, 0.6”, ISO 50, a couple of Lee filters, cable release and tripod
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Jennifer Woodward
Love the moody atmosphere, nice shot, Mel! :-)
invisible
Bravo ! superb composition what a great DRAMA !
Daryl Gordon
love the tones love the movement
lightsmith
Gorgeous. The cracks in the rocks, the soft waters, the grey textures and the contrasts….. just gorgeous.
Jess Andrews
looks scary mel! Hope you weren’t caught out there for too long :)
looks great
Mike Emmett
Yes.
steveberlin
great shot!
Alf Caruana
yep! thats just fantastic Mel
Ann Rodriquez
Insane contrast! I love it!
Geoffrey
Great tone and detail, love it!
Wonderful composition and feel.
Patricia Gibson
great shot and great mood too, excellent capture Mel!!!
Mick Davson
very dramatic. Love this in B&W.
kalaryder
Agree, this is very dramatic. Excellent work
MikeO
Brilliant moody image well captured….
Regards,
mike
Alex Stojan
Great tones in this image Mel, I love the dark moody feel of it. Well done!
Karin Taylor
very special i love how you give it such a surreal dreamlike quality Mel
Rosemary Scott
fantastic!
Vikram Franklin
This has so much drama in B&W. Love it!
greenpeg
wonderful image…......
CarolM
Very dramatic. Beautiful in black and white.
David Murphy
Ahhh…......very nice, Deb….....
No funny webs here!!
this entire image works well, makes you study it…..
lovely!!
David Murphy
Sorry, MEL….
(twit!)
~ Selle
Matches what’s going on outside my door right now…..
John Pitman
Lovely detail Mel. The b&w gives it great contrast. John
Di Dowsett
wow! great shot!
xx
sharaff
fantastic in black and white
Steve Chapple
Wonderful dark tones….stunning and powerful. This image creates such a bold feeling for the viewer!
Tom Gomez
Excellent, dark and broody …
Stuart Chapman
I shudder at the thought of the number of fantastic images hiding, lying in wait on your pc, screaming pick me, pick me, pick me, everytime you have time to delve back into the archives, pull an image out and apply the finishing touches of the MB magic to it. (I do hope you regularly back up!)
Black and white keeps it simple, allowing the eyes to concentrate fully and firmly on the details of the water movement dragging itself with force across the different layering of rocks whilst the other water has the free ride to move around as it wishes.
limeblue
Fantastic contrast, depth and composition. Lots of interest. Spent a good couple of minutes just staring at it. Works great in b+w. Like.
Simone Byrne
Love the mood and composition, but particularly the contrast and tones, really lovely Mel!
Bob Wickham
Theres a feeling of something big is about happen
JeffStockton
I love this Mel the work is fantastic
butchart
i love how this pulls your breath and your eyes out to the horizon line…. there is a great feeling of aniticpation here…. something wicked this way comes….......... you’ve left us waiting….....b
Luc85
Amazing b/w Mel !!!
Love the water ….. a very strong image :o)
JamesMcPherson
The feel of this is soo intense. It is almost tangible. Excellent work
Jen Whyte
Amazing wild stormy feel … wonderful
PaulBradley
Nice work Mel, very strong B&W.
Geoff Coleman...
Masterful uses of b/w Mel plus a superb study in composition – you certainly have an arsenal of brilliant techniques and craft skills to draw on and you deploy them superbly.
Lance Leopold
Brilliant!!!!
Stephen Rowsell
absolutely fantastic. love those rocks.
Miriam Shilling
wow, the black and white really emphasises the texture of the rocks
Jacky
Great angle and atmosphere !:)
Heather Rivet...
greatperspective Mel
fauselr
great b&w shot
Patrick Morand
Beautiful use of the Lees :).
Very impressive !
KenWright
great shot Mel, I had a similar 4am start yesterday.
Kia Ora from Ken
TomBaumker
I love it . Very Mel dra matic ha! I love being around the water also I fill a card every time I go. Hugs Tom
Antoine Khater
Great ! Straight into my favs
velveteagle
What a winner you have here Mel.. One of the best..
Chuck..
Roy barry
Oh my, fluid, stormy perfection!
Tracey Mac
Love the passion that flows from your work Mel…this is no exception….can feel the energy and mood very clearly here….beautiful as ever….
EvaMcDermott
This image is fantastic. Particularly love the contrast.
Chetan Raghuram
n ice!
AnaCBStudio
Great shot Mel!
TimboDon
Man thats a dramatic capture!! Beautifully done Mel!
Paul Tupman
Wow.. that really does look stormy! Your B+W contrasts and tones really add to the drama in this and I love the texture in the foreground.. some wonderful ines amongst those rocks. Brilliant!
Joanne Bradley
Dramatic in b & w, you certainly get a feel for the storm from this image!
Adrian Donoghue
The monochrome works a treat here Mel, spectacular shot.
Andrew Bosman
What a ripper mono Mel.
aglaia b
amazing such great drama in this mel! ;-) xox
Brad Holton
WOW What an amazing Moody Shot Well Captured…
whiterussian
Amazing tonal range in this image. This is beautiful.
Jared D White
Simply amazing!