Watching the moon set
Sometimes even mistakes can turn out right. Here I woke up really early, way too early as I misjudged the time for a sunrise. So for an hour or so I was just waiting for the light. As the moon descended this opportunity arouse. This shot is taken at a point where on one side of the beach you can see east and watch the sunrise and basically just turn around and face west and watch the moon set. At this point the resort was abandoned, hence the chair. I only moved it slightly to improve the composition.
Photo Taken: 04-Jan-2007
Time: Early, somewhere between 5 and 6am
Conditions: Calm, really beautiful
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nick board
Lovely take, Oh Happy days
pikey
wish i was there..great shot!
Deri Dority
Wow Ozczecho, this is one of the most stunning photos I have seen. For some reason this really strikes a cord with me. It reminds me of the quite times I have had when on vacation.
Charles Dobbs ...
Great shot! Give me an ice cold Corona and I am set!
jerry alcantara
this is awesome
Andrew Bosman
Simple brilliance.
gypsygirl
Beautiful image, looks so peaceful!
Dan Cahill
The reflection and color is great
DawsonImages
Nice image, great exposure
funkyfacestudio
I love your work, It’s so clean and perfect, great colors and reflections!
engride
Great piccy
Helene Kippert
Great image
Antanas
Great composition and mood!
Benjamin Scheurer
love how you framed this shot!
ozczecho
Thank you all for the beautiful comments.
I took this earlier this year while on Holiday to Koh Samui (a beautiful place btw). Woke up really early, way too early as I misjudged the time for a sunrise. This shot is taken at a point where on one side of the beach you can see east and watch the sunrise and basically just turn around and face west and watch the moon set. At this point the resort was abandoned, hence the chair. I only moved it slightly to improve the composition.
So while waiting for the sunrise I took a few shots of the full moon setting….
David Barnes
Really excellent shot ozczecho. This could easily hang at a number of galleries with a nice big white mat and a title underneath. The effect is calming, and the detail in the chair compared to the smooth background makes it really sit “in front” of the scene. Well done!
David Barnes
(fav’d)
Adela Hriscu
Original, really interesting!
AdamDonnelly
Magical shot. Absolutely beautiful. Very nicely done.
Rhana Griffin
I cant stop looking at this one!!! Superbly done oz!
StacyLee
This is beautiful! Very well done!!
chriso
Great colour, reflection and soft tones. Well done.
ozczecho
Wow..I am flattened by the response…thank you everyone.
Torfinn Johann...
Great shot! Excellent colours, and composition.
Susan Zohn
Gorgeous shot. I love it.. I would love to be sitting in that chair and looking at that beautiful view. Great capture. Love it.
Stefan Trenker
perfect setting! the colors are nice and vivid
Allan Gowen
Ahhhhh… That’s where I left my chair ! LOL
Wouldn’t you just love to be sitting right there in that moment. Nice :-)
jenndes
LOVE IT!! I severely wish I were sitting in that chair rather than in my office chair in front of this computer right now!!
jchichester
the blues are outstanding…
Sean Farragher
great scene
Samantha Bla Bla
Nice work I wish I was sitting in that chair front row view lol!
ozczecho
Thank you all….
velveteagle
Good work oz… very attractive image..
Leeo
What a wonderful mood you’ve captured here!
Louise Cooke
aaawwwwhhh! Koh Samui….a place very dear to my heart! Wonderful image, the blue makes for such a stunning image!
Louise Cooke
just to add to that…we used to sit on the beach on Samui in the full moon and sing Van Morrison’s “Moondance”...thanks for bringing that back to life with this image!!
Elaine van Dyk
I love this image – makes me want to sit on that chair and enjoy the peacefulness. I can almost hear it, with just the slight swish of water lapping at the beach. Lovely composition with the chair placed perfectly in a “watching-the-moon” position.
jerry alcantara
wow!amazing shot!
Catalin Soare
Superb image!
Joyce Dickens,...
Superb; excellent composition, just perfect!
mawaho
This is an enchanting scene. I love the blues and the moon glow.
Halima Mitchell
So pleasant and soothing to look upon. sigh
Halima Mitchell
By the way, I do like that chair. ;)
shanghaiwu
this is fabulous ocean photograph/touch of the creative spirit here!
Crokus Label
I really love this one… it is very peaceful and relaxing… soothing it also is…
Great photograph… Great work…
Especially love the moonlight reflection onto the water.
Alessandro Pinto
this is really beautiful.. give me a sense of peace and tranquility… make nearly feel at home..
Alessandro Pinto
ah and great shot.. I didn’t say that before
Heather Rivet...
gorgeous
Steve Bulford
Nice shot, great composition…
PaulBradley
Nice image, and an interesting tale to go with it….
ozczecho
Wow…just came back from a short weeks break and see these great comments…thank you everyone – much appreciated.
Emma Anderson
Lovely photo!
Vansk
great time exposure – really makes u want to sit in that chair.
rock
Wonderful escape shot
R
Sharon Perrett
Simple yet stunning, lovely image
ozczecho
Thank you my fellow RB’ers again..great comments…
Trifle
Worth the mix up with the timing….. best time of the day isn’t it (well, maybe just a little later than that!)
ozczecho
..in the end it sure was Trifle…
Rosalie Dale IPA
I thought this had to be somewhere exotic – we don’t have chairs like that on beaches in Aus! Just a stunning shot. A fav.
ozczecho
Thank you Rosalie
Heather Morris
Absolutely lovely! I want to BE in that chair!
Elana Halvorson
Gorgeous
MelanieSpeaks
Seems like everyone wants that chair ozczecho…..and why wouldn’t you wish to be there…..just a perfect tranquil scene
bekita
Stunning! I love it, great title too.
Per Ove Sleen
Very good photography
ozczecho
...I wish I was back in that chair…cant believe its been a year…WOW….Thank you all again for the great comments.
Keeli
What a great view! Fantastic photograph!
Mary Lake
Beautiful, love the beach!!! :-)
Jan Landers
this is gorgeous! i wanna go there…...love the blues….
Ryan Abboud
Nice capture
NordicBlackbird
Hmmm, tha t empty chair…”could be in a dream…”
Brilliant shot!
Clix01
amazing!
salsbells69
Gorgeous. This looks similar to the place where i took my koh samui sunrise shot. That beach looks very familiar.. no moon for me though..but this is truly gorgeous~! Well worth the time stuff up!!
David Harris
I bet you are very pleased with this! I would be!! Great work as always!
Colin12
Ozczecho this has sublime morning clour.
Regards Colin
sweetscent62
This is absolutely beautiful… a wonderful capture ozczecho! : ) Wendy
ozczecho
Thank you all…appreciate it :-)
Mike Davitt
Amazing work, faved
Heather Nel
This is an invite to submit this photo to the Tables and Chairs groupLINK