Stormy dawn

Mel Brackstone

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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Stormy dawn by Mel Brackstone
Stormy dawn by Mel Brackstone
  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    Love the moody atmosphere, nice shot, Mel! :-)

  • invisible

    invisible

    Bravo ! superb composition what a great DRAMA !

  • Daryl Gordon

    Daryl Gordon

    love the tones love the movement

  • lightsmith

    lightsmith

    Gorgeous. The cracks in the rocks, the soft waters, the grey textures and the contrasts….. just gorgeous.

  • Jess Andrews

    Jess Andrews

    looks scary mel! Hope you weren’t caught out there for too long :)

    looks great

  • Mike Emmett
  • steveberlin

    steveberlin

    great shot!

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    yep! thats just fantastic Mel

  • Ann Rodriquez

    Ann Rodriquez

    Insane contrast! I love it!

  • Geoffrey

    Geoffrey

    Great tone and detail, love it!
    Wonderful composition and feel.

  • Patricia Gibson

    Patricia Gibson

    great shot and great mood too, excellent capture Mel!!!

  • Mick Davson

    Mick Davson

    very dramatic. Love this in B&W.

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Agree, this is very dramatic. Excellent work

  • MikeO

    MikeO

    Brilliant moody image well captured….

    Regards,

    mike

  • Alex Stojan

    Alex Stojan

    Great tones in this image Mel, I love the dark moody feel of it. Well done!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    very special i love how you give it such a surreal dreamlike quality Mel

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    fantastic!

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    This has so much drama in B&W. Love it!

  • greenpeg

    greenpeg

    wonderful image…......

  • CarolM

    CarolM

    Very dramatic. Beautiful in black and white.

  • David Murphy

    David Murphy

    Ahhh…......very nice, Deb….....
    No funny webs here!!
    this entire image works well, makes you study it…..
    lovely!!

  • David Murphy

    David Murphy

    Sorry, MEL….
    (twit!)

  • ~ Selle

    ~ Selle

    Matches what’s going on outside my door right now…..

  • John Pitman

    John Pitman

    Lovely detail Mel. The b&w gives it great contrast. John

  • Di Dowsett

    Di Dowsett

    wow! great shot!
    xx

  • sharaff

    sharaff

    fantastic in black and white

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Wonderful dark tones….stunning and powerful. This image creates such a bold feeling for the viewer!

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Excellent, dark and broody …

  • Stuart Chapman

    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

    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

    Simone Byrne

    Love the mood and composition, but particularly the contrast and tones, really lovely Mel!

  • Bob Wickham

    Bob Wickham

    Theres a feeling of something big is about happen

  • JeffStockton

    JeffStockton

    I love this Mel the work is fantastic

  • butchart

    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

    Luc85

    Amazing b/w Mel !!!
    Love the water ….. a very strong image :o)

  • JamesMcPherson

    JamesMcPherson

    The feel of this is soo intense. It is almost tangible. Excellent work

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte

    Amazing wild stormy feel … wonderful

  • PaulBradley

    PaulBradley

    Nice work Mel, very strong B&W.

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    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

    Lance Leopold

    Brilliant!!!!

  • Stephen Rowsell

    Stephen Rowsell

    absolutely fantastic. love those rocks.

  • Miriam Shilling

    Miriam Shilling

    wow, the black and white really emphasises the texture of the rocks

  • Jacky

    Jacky

    Great angle and atmosphere !:)

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    greatperspective Mel

  • fauselr

    fauselr

    great b&w shot

  • Patrick Morand

    Patrick Morand

    Beautiful use of the Lees :).
    Very impressive !

  • KenWright

    KenWright

    great shot Mel, I had a similar 4am start yesterday.

    Kia Ora from Ken

  • TomBaumker

    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

    Antoine Khater

    Great ! Straight into my favs

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    What a winner you have here Mel.. One of the best..
    Chuck..

  • Roy barry

    Roy barry

    Oh my, fluid, stormy perfection!

  • Tracey Mac

    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

    EvaMcDermott

    This image is fantastic. Particularly love the contrast.

  • Chetan Raghuram
  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    Great shot Mel!

  • TimboDon

    TimboDon

    Man thats a dramatic capture!! Beautifully done Mel!

  • Paul Tupman

    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

    Joanne Bradley

    Dramatic in b & w, you certainly get a feel for the storm from this image!

  • Adrian Donoghue

    Adrian Donoghue

    The monochrome works a treat here Mel, spectacular shot.

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman

    What a ripper mono Mel.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    amazing such great drama in this mel! ;-) xox

  • Brad Holton

    Brad Holton

    WOW What an amazing Moody Shot Well Captured…

  • whiterussian

    whiterussian

    Amazing tonal range in this image. This is beautiful.

  • Jared D White

    Jared D White

    Simply amazing!

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