Here comes the sun

Lachlan Kent, 12 months ago

I think this might have to be my favourite of your sunrise/sunset seascapes Mel… Love the monochrome… magic!

Helene Kippert, 12 months ago

Simply stunning Mel – and it’s great in black and white!

Nicole Goggins, 12 months ago

fantastic in black and white!

Sharon Hammond, 12 months ago

What a mood…luv it

Steve Jones, 12 months ago

Amazing. What a perfectly captured shot. Lots of mood and mono is stunning.

Samantha Cole-..., 12 months ago

Gorgeous Mel… love the movement and the composition…Great conversion too…
Top job!
x Sam

Tiffany Dryburgh, 12 months ago

Oh yeah, the b&w works so well, really emphasises the light and the movement of the water. Stunning image!

Roberts Birze, 12 months ago

Oooooo … yes, yes, yes … great catch. This one’s the duck’s nuts.

sillyfrog, 12 months ago

This is STUNNING!!!

ozczecho, 12 months ago

Looks great…nicely composed and the sky matches the mood of the ocean…

Belinda Leopold, 12 months ago

Heavenly Mel!!! You are the Queen of Landscapes :)

LCImagery, 12 months ago

Stunningly beautiful!

Mike Rees, 12 months ago

very nice!! i love the water. did you use a longer shutter speed?

Julie Just, 12 months ago

Wow! This is stunning, very moody!

SylviaHardy, 12 months ago

What a stunning black and white!

Jonathan van Beek, 12 months ago

Great shot Mel!

Charlie, 12 months ago

”...do-un-do-do, and I say, it’s all right!” Thanks for the beautiful photo…and the song, Mel!

andrew cowell, 12 months ago

So moody – you can feel the power. Nice choice of B&W :-)

Paul Louis Vil..., 12 months ago

Love it Mel, That “Texturous” and layered feel that comes from a beautiful black & white image! Cannot get enough of this!! :D

Halcyon007, 12 months ago

.......... (Speechless again!) – Fantastic

WitheringMoon, 12 months ago

Stunning Mel!!! =)

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks so much everyone, for your lovely comments!

barbiedivine, 11 months ago

Mel,

Love this, it’s great in b&w , love your work!

templar, 11 months ago

This is awesome Mel… looking forward to seeing your Abbey Shots too

David Haviland, 11 months ago

WOW, what the rest of them said, just stunning.

helmutk, 11 months ago

Great very impressive

K.D. Hemi, 11 months ago

The richness of the greyscale lends itself to add extra depths … great job Mel (As always :)

alistair mcbride, 11 months ago

Stunning.

Neil Boucher, 11 months ago

I concur with all the above.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks so much everyone!

Lost Lost, 11 months ago

I shall also concur! 10/10.

James Price, 11 months ago

Fantastic time effect… I love it!!!

hugo, 11 months ago

this is a very good shot, Mel, very good tones!!

Jared Revell, 11 months ago

Wow ! I reckon this is one of the best I’ve seen of yours Mel (haven’t gone through them all yet), but this is a ripper.

Stevie Toye, 11 months ago

This is an incredible work Mel… Well done and keep up the good work! :)

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

Phillip Cooper, 11 months ago

wow !!!! love the movement in the water…

Michael Kienhuis, 11 months ago

Bingo! Great one! M:>

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks Phil and Michael.

Tony Moore, 11 months ago

Great pic Mel, two of my favourite things, water and a moody sky, did you us HDR or is it a straight photo?

vjwriggs, 11 months ago

Great pic this is awesome love the grey and wow just beautiful

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks Tony and VJ. I used two ND grey grads +9 and +6 for the sky, with tripod and cable release, as well as shot bracketed exposures, Tony. Despite that, I then chose the normally exposed shot to process as a single raw file in photomatix, and then processed in photoshop to convert to monochrome, adding a split tone curves layer at the end.

Leeo, 11 months ago

Great mood to this one Mel :)

funkyfacestudio, 11 months ago

WOW! what is more powerful the water or the sky? It is absolutely gorgeous :]

lance leopold, 11 months ago

This sure does it for me Mel,love it!!!

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks Lee, Funkyface and Lance!

Christina Martin, 11 months ago

As a beginner all I can say is WOW!!!!!!

Paul Vanzella, 11 months ago

S E N S A T I O N A L – what an amazing mood and feeling in this image. Wonderful work Mel!

Tony Moore, 11 months ago

If you decide to take the photo in mono you can also use orange/red filters which will just darken the blues in the sky, makes the white clouds more contrasty against their background.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks Christina, Paul and Tony. There’s no way in the world I’d be that well organised, Tony, that would imply an orderly and disciplined mind…..

melissa spalding, 11 months ago

wow!! thats all i can say! im speachless! its beautiful!!

Jarko, 11 months ago

Fantastic!

TheiaPhotography, 11 months ago

i have still to perfect this technique, off to the beach today to give it another go :)

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks melissa, Jarko and Theia. Good luck Theia!

magic1gal, 11 months ago

Really Beautiful

Matthew Setright, 11 months ago

I love time shots and B/W to top it of you have really done a nice job. What sort of settings and Camerea do you use.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks magic1gal and Matthew. I used a Canon 5D for this, with a 16-35mm lens at 16mm. f/22 and 1/5second, ISO 50

Dot Radley, 11 months ago

I love the mood of this shot. The flowing water over the rocks makes lines in the water that are duplicated in the sunrays. Gret composition and black and white tones. well done.

Marie Strydom, 11 months ago

IS this an IR photo too. Excellent slow shutter technique. Like the composition here.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks Dot and Marie. Not IR this time, just used a split tone curve layer to add a little colour to the monochrome.

Jeff Burns, 11 months ago

An extremely beautiful shot. I even love the name you gave it. Composition is breathtaking.

Charles Dobbs, 11 months ago

EGADS!!!! That is awesome!!!

Herman Greffrath, 11 months ago

awsome, awsome,awsome….

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks so much Jeff, Charles and Herman!

fracturedfotos, 11 months ago

If ever I was to choose who I would want to spend time with to learn seascapes Mel, it would be you. Your images of water are stunning.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Well thank you fracturedfotos! I’ve had a wonderful teacher, and we are very much still learning how to get it right.

louise, 11 months ago

OH, MEL… THIS IS ONE CLASSY BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE!!!

do YOU USE A PLUG-IN FOR B&W CONVERSION, OR STANDARD PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES?

CHEERS

LOUISE

Mugsy, 11 months ago

So much has been said about this amazing image….and I agree…awesome!

EOS20, 11 months ago

Wow nice capture!! This image works very well in B&W!

Calcvictim, 11 months ago

gorgeous shot

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks so much Louise, Mugsy, EOS20 and Calcvictim!

Roddy Atkinson, 11 months ago

Another stunning image Mel!

nsoup, 11 months ago

OMG it’s beautiful, even in BW. You should be very proud of this image it’s conveys a sunrise without needing the colours.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks so much, Roddy and nsoup. I’m seriously reconsidering showing the coloured version, thats for sure! lol!

Thunderchild075, 11 months ago

Awesome, I love this photo! Wel done.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thank you Thunderchild!

Caroline Hartree, 11 months ago

Absoluuuutely beauuuutiful!!

Amandalynn Jones, 11 months ago

Absolutely STUNNING.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks Caroline and Serenityone!

Rob Corbett, 11 months ago

I must agree with everyone else:

This is tremendous, great use of wide angle & a delecate post production job.

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks so much Rob!

Rose Moxon, 11 months ago

stunning!

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks very much to the lovely person who bought this as a card!!!

steve feltham, 11 months ago

GLORIOUS

lightsmith, 11 months ago

I love it. The bw strikes me more than the colour. It’s so dynamic!

lareejc, 11 months ago

I’m not a black and white person – BUT I think I like the b/w pic better! The water looks stronger; more powerful in this one. Strange…..

Mel Brackstone, 11 months ago

Thanks Steve, lightsmith and lareejc.

vbphoto, 11 months ago

This is such a great image! WOW! I love it! I think I like it even better in the B/W, it is just such a strong composition!

Jennifer Resemius, 10 months ago

love it. outstanding.

Andy Housham, 10 months ago

Very cool! Stunnning!

Bina, 9 months ago

THIS IS AN AMAZING PIC IT IS ACTUALLY A MEANINGFUL PICTURE U CAN SEE THE EMOTION IN THE PICTURE AND HOW U WERE FEALING

wanda lechene, 9 months ago

i love this photo very awesome

nigeldourley, 9 months ago

This is a wonderful image!

Gayle Anderson, 9 months ago

Absolutely breathtaking

Mark Peterson, 9 months ago

Beautiful!

LauraM, 6 months ago

i think the shear volume of comments emphasises what a great piece this is!

Will Talley, 5 months ago

great photo, great title. hopefully going to buy it this summer.

Mel Brackstone in reply to Will Talley’s comment, 5 months ago

Glad you like it, Will!

Garrett Santos, 3 months ago

Unbelievable that this is not HDR.

Nikki Collier, 2 months ago

What a fantastic and beautiful image..