night-sea
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
Amazing reflection- the paynes gray hue of blue is a great contrast to the black shadowy earth, the surreal lines, and the pillowy clouds.

beauty-after-dark.
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
THese shots get better and better with each variation- the slick rocks, another beach hallmark- so golden with sunlight, and the swirl around the rock upper left, that adds intrigue with the large horizontal waves.

Grayson's Beauty
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
The placement of the rock in this shot makes a bit more sense; it gives some perspective and texture, This is awesome just like it is, the water coats the rocks in cool, the sunset coats the water in warmth, the white breaking waves below form an excellent depth of focus;

Moffat's Gift
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
I am intrigued but not to interested in the rolling babbling brook shots that pepper this site; The mist is nice- but here there is force to the waves, and the ocean, unlike a brook, swells and breath, and then ebbs and recedes as if alive, foaming and covering rock and all in its path; everything eventually yields. You have captured that in this shot. (I would clone out that distracting rock in the upper left corner and crop a bit flatter, add a black letterbox border and sell prints.)

Lagoon landscape
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
We have all been to a spot like this, and the funny thing is, they always come out a bit smaller than we would like, without the big green trees around us and the buzzing of insects, etc. I like the boardwalk/dock on the far shore the eyes glide through the sky reflection on the water, to the bird-box, and then skip left to the shore- ending firmly on the tree in the center background. I also love this big tree in the front right. Excellent.

Maritza's-sunset.
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
Fantastic sense of scale; the surfer so small; the lines are strong and flowing; the black shore winding up the shot, the waves ever closer to the beach, the impending darkness, inevitable- warmth giving way to coolness.

Nelson's Rainbow
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
There is so much drama in the shot- the rainbow(s) form the perfect compositional element; they create a fantastic roof over the boats, adding emphasis- it almost looks like a giant eye, with the white cloud behind the masts looking like a pupil. Another great shot.

dreaming-on-a-cliff
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
I am liking the squareness to the crop; you seem to know in your shots when to do that. You are correct that the woman is in the sweet spot and improves the composition, the rainbow shall is not artistically pleasing however- it contrasts with the sunset but a bit too much.

Message edited by author 2011-07-18 23:40:28.

Capitola-Beach.
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
The lines are really good; teh reflection is killer; the headroom and space that you get is great in this shot. The detail in the far sky is amazing without being blown out in the least.excellent shot.

Umbrellla
by MacDonald

Comment by blindjustice:
The color is amazing, as well as the drips coming off the umbrella. Everything works here, the angle is severe and interesting, and the sky blue in the water behind the umbrella on the left is great, as is the square crop; the focus is soft in spots, and this doesn't help. all in all displays a Japanese geisha playfulness that is quite good.