Tide Pool Sunset
I finally took my camera for a walk, yesterday at sunset. I was only up for a couple of blocks, so I went to the Chinese Cemetery. The sun was setting and there were a lot of people down there, far more than I expected. They included a dog walking neighbour chatting with another Harling Point resident, dog waiting impatiently, bike riders, a guy doing Tai Chi, a couple having an earnest talk on a bench about life in the Gulf Islands (from the snippet I heard as I passed them by), two young men photographing a graceful woman (dancer?) posing on one of the erratics, and miscellaneous others all enjoying the end of a sunny day that did not feel much like winter. It was not typical, but a nice scene to slip into after nearly a week shut up in the house, coughing.
This tide pool is near the western end of the cemetery waterfront and not one that I have photographed before. It does a fine job of setting a good foreground for a sunset. I will have to keep it in mind.
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Canon EOS 5D MkII, Nikkor-N Auto 24mm, f2.8 lens at ISO 100, f 2.8, 1/800th, bottom processed from three images taken at +/- 2.0 E.V., top same but 4 images.
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Gorgeous shots
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Thank you Andy!
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Absolutely lovely, my friend!
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Thank you Toad. It was one of those moments – gratifying to catch, and to witness.
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Gorgeous!!
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Thanks Laurie!
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Amazing photo – love it!
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Thank you AENevitt – and thanks for commenting, I hope to see you again.
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The sky and the sea look like glass perfectly reflecting each other. Stunning images.
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Thanks Ryan! I am quite drawn to these smooth tide-pools, often next to quite dynamic ocean water. Lots of interesting photographs to be made in this kind of setting.
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Indeed. I might steal a few images to do some landscapes… I was given a set of oils for Christmas and I’m feeling the itch to attempt a new medium. These are just the thing to get me there.
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By all means use them. It would be very interesting to see how they work out. Let me know if you want a larger size for your project.
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That reflection is incredible.
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Thank you!
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Light dancing over the water. Gorgeous.
(Glad you are on the mend!)
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Thanks Karen! I wish there was an angle that the sun would have continued its dance right across the tidepool too, but I could not find one, including these ones lying on my stomach.
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I was pretty sure I would like this just from reading the title – but the shot far exceeded my expectations! It’s just beautiful.
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Thanks Melinda! I think these are the best of the batch from yesterday, but there are some others that are quite different which I will be showing as well.
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This is interesting to me on many levels but particularly because of the contrail and reflection in the water. It seems to follow the natural flow of the clouds. It’s quite nice.
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Thank you Ken. I liked how the clouds work in reflection and agree that the contrail looks natural. I does provide a much sharper leading line than is found in the clouds.
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You should get sick more often. These are spectacular!
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Thanks Val, I think. I am hoping that getting sick is not a necessary condition for taking decent photos. But, maybe the increased desire arising from being cooped up helps.
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