Moonstone Splash

[JimFox]

This is from a few months back up at Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California. Moonstone Beach has some rock formations to the south and north edges. This is one to the south. I liked the way the water was splashing so I set up and took some photos before deciding to go look for some moonstones.

I should have used a slightly faster shutter speed as I look at the very right edge. It was 1/200th and should have been closer to 1/400th. The main water is sharp enough, but the water on the edge sure must have had more force on it.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

A little on the dark side but I like what you did with this scene. The nice part about digital is the fact that we can shoot away like crazy with scenes like this and then pick out the ones with the best spray display

 

[Ben Egbert]

That piece of foam in the center rock groove helps make a great composition of this scene. I like the colors on the rocks and of course the wave action.

 

[JimFox]

A little on the dark side but I like what you did with this scene. The nice part about digital is the fact that we can shoot away like crazy with scenes like this and then pick out the ones with the best spray display

Thanks Alan. Does it really seem too dark? The whole image? The water was losing detail and blowing out if it was brighter, or so it seemed.

As for your point about digital, the bad thing is I shot film pretty much like I shoot digital, I shot lots and lots and lots of film...

 

[JimFox]

That piece of foam in the center rock groove helps make a great composition of this scene. I like the colors on the rocks and of course the wave action.

Thanks Ben. Yeah, I liked the water channeling down that gap between the rocks.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I like what you got. In terms of brightness, a little nudge on the shadows slider would balance out things nicely.

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks Alan. Does it really seem too dark? The whole image? The water was losing detail and blowing out if it was brighter, or so it seemed.

As for your point about digital, the bad thing is I shot film pretty much like I shoot digital, I shot lots and lots and lots of film...

$$$$ for doing wave bursts with film........

I have done days at Thor's well with 300+ captures - that's at least 9-10 rolls of film.

 

[JimFox]

I like what you got. In terms of brightness, a little nudge on the shadows slider would balance out things nicely.

Glad you like it Jameel, thanks for the thoughts.

 

[JimFox]

$$$$ for doing wave bursts with film........

I have done days at Thor's well with 300+ captures - that's at least 9-10 rolls of film.

Ha ha, for sure. $$$

Can you view it on your iPhone and tells me how it compares in relation to your computer monitor? It looks fine on my iPhone.

 

[AlanLichty]

Ha ha, for sure. $$$

Can you view it on your iPhone and tells me how it compares in relation to your computer monitor? It looks fine on my iPhone.

It does look brighter on my iPhone - but I also just recalibrated my monitor a couple of days ago.