La caracola
by the99

Comment by the99:
Thank you for your words and for the distinction of picking my picture - It means a lot for me. And yes, it was a difficult shoot, because, as well as the waves, and a couple of tourists, a dog wanted to take the shell.

Originally posted by sfalice: The Juried Awards/ 2016 La caracola by the99 Powerful complementary colors writ large. Terrific execution here with intense colors leading the way in this handsome image. Then the degree of difficulty in getting this image cannot be ignored. Living at an ocean's edge myself, I know how perilous getting a photograph like this can be. At any moment, one of those crashing waves can inundate the photographer, equipment and everything else in its path. Still, this artist managed to capture the beauty and power of this natural setting and then processed it perfectly. The orange conch shell in the foreground, with its deep orange shadow, captured with the last bright rays of the day, is the perfect foil for the strong blue of the water and wave action. I hope the photographer emerged unscathed from the acquisition of this wonderful exposure. It's an image that could hang in any gallery. Alice

La caracola
by the99

Comment by sfalice:
The Juried Awards/ 2016


La caracola by the99

Powerful complementary colors writ large. Terrific execution here with intense colors leading the way in this handsome image. Then the degree of difficulty in getting this image cannot be ignored. Living at an ocean's edge myself, I know how perilous getting a photograph like this can be. At any moment, one of those crashing waves can inundate the photographer, equipment and everything else in its path. Still, this artist managed to capture the beauty and power of this natural setting and then processed it perfectly. The orange conch shell in the foreground, with its deep orange shadow, captured with the last bright rays of the day, is the perfect foil for the strong blue of the water and wave action.
I hope the photographer emerged unscathed from the acquisition of this wonderful exposure. It's an image that could hang in any gallery.

Alice


Message edited by author 2017-01-26 20:12:17.

La caracola
by the99

Comment by GeorgesBogaert:
The idea of taking this shell is great, the point of view is ok, just wish the shell was better positioned (rule of thirds). My eyes don't find a place to rest in this picture. A 6 from me

~1929~
by the99

Comment by Neat:
Lovely pp. ole feel to this, my pick for a ribbon,

~1929~
by the99

Comment by riot:
Not fond of the halos around the gate posts.

Rosedal park
by the99

Comment by riot:
Relies on a photoshop filter to produce the majority of its value in meeting the challenge: 2.

Somewhere in the world
by the99

Comment by Abra:
Unhappy is universal.

"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place"(Piano man, Billy Joel)
by the99

Comment by pixelpig:
good tunes

Behind a tree
by the99

Comment by Teafran:
I like the tree actually. The rest of the image is so so.

Promenade
by the99

Comment by WonderDude:
Romantic.