The Ocean
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by gjumi:
Is this the memory of the first fish that got out of the waters and decided to walk the Earth?

A nice image that I can comprehend, I remember my early days in the sea. We went to the sea once a year, so it was quite an event. I wish I could remember such dramatic skies and waves and all that, but I can't - it's blue sky, nice sand, calm sea, jellyfish hurting, drinking salty sea water...

As for the technalities of your image, I'll point out that I like the horizontal lines of the waves and the radial, almost vertical lines of the sunrays. The top dark cloud that covers the entire top part of the image stops my eyes for going up, so I'm back to the bottom, where the ocean waves are. Nice rhythm, although too dramatic for a calm image that (I don't know why) I expect.

Evil Heron
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by LadyK:
great picture, although not really impressive in the eye area

Bandon Sunset
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by Ironworker:
A ND filter might have toned down the sun a bit, & brought out the color of the water.

Evil Heron
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by Bokkaku:
The eye is not in focus, and I would love to see more of it!

Bandon Sunset
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by VitaminB:
I think this is a beautiful scene, but the colours appear a little flat overall.

Gateway to Coos Bay
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by ReM_Fr:
a bit too dark for me...

Bandon Sunset
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by HairGirl:
Beautiful...love the colors and the waves and clouds. Nice job.

Gateway to Coos Bay
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by KarenNfld:
A nice looking bridge, I like the sun/moon light under the arch

Gateway to Coos Bay
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by croftj:
Nice, but a partly cloudy sky would've probably made a prettier shot. It would've given more highlights to the water.

Gateway to Coos Bay
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment by jrjr:
Coulda' been great. I know one has to take the pic that is there sometimes, not the one we wish were there, but the sunset throws the pic into chaos. Maybe not chaos but the eye does not know where to go.The pic might have been better even without the sunset. A bridge silhouette may have been great alone (I am assuming you could not change your angle to the sunset). I don't know. The other compositional issue could be that the pic is virtually cut in half even considering the angle. Still I like it.8