Spray - Catman photo - Olympus DSLR Challenge photos at pbase.com


30-NOV-2008	Catman

This was shot at bodega head in California. The waves were twenty plus feet...

No surfers could be found anywhere on the coast.

Olympus E-3 ,Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital
1/1600s f/6.3 at 54.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest		05-Jan-2009 00:32
A most powerful and striking image. Love how the light captures the spray. Very well done Rich. Dennis

Guest		04-Jan-2009 17:51
Fabulous! It's so powerful and tactile. A very kinetic sort of image. Applause to you on this memorable shot, Richard. Brenda

Richdow AKA Catman		29-Dec-2008 17:39
Thank you all for your comments, I do try hard to copy techniques I have seen here on the challenge. Miro, I initially tried to clone it out and tried layers along with feathering and dodging and burning the editing changes but the foam just looked too fake. I think people who are not all that familiar surf will not see the editing I did but coastal observers will see that something is a bit unnatural. Someday when my PP skills are honed I may do a better job removing that rock.

Bootstrap		28-Dec-2008 18:44
Rich, Absolutely fantastic!

Miroslav Kral		27-Dec-2008 17:24
Very nice and even better without the rock if I may suggest.

Shirley Haden		27-Dec-2008 08:41
I can almost smell the salt water in the spray. I love that you chose to do this in b&w, it looks great! The spray is amazing in your photo Richard. It's kind of nice to see a wave slashing on its own without hitting a rock for the action. I don't know how long you had to wait for this one but it was worth it.

Stefan		27-Dec-2008 03:55
Richard, you did a really excellent job with this image, holding the highlight details while rendering the full tonal range. Very dynamic and powerful stuff. Can you hear my applause over the crashing surf?

Carlo		26-Dec-2008 19:38
I can almost feel the misty overspray from the wind whipped waves. I love this image.

Guest		26-Dec-2008 18:37
Great moody catch, and the exposure helps, Bruce

Guest		26-Dec-2008 17:16
Excellent, really good b&w treatment. Can almost hear the crash over waves and the howling wind.

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