Thursday, March 24, 2011

SkyWatch: "Winter's Swell"



I guess I tend to have a one-track mind... I'm still working at sorting and editing my entire catalog and therefore just haven't had much energy for writing on the blog or visiting around. It's good though that I am reworking a lot of old stuff with a fresh eye and eliminating a bunch of images that never were quite right.  I haven't been out to shoot at all for several weeks, partly because of this and partly because we've been getting a lot of snow on the mountain and it's been a chore just to stay mobile.
This one was made last winter while we were still living at the coast.  I spent an afternoon pretty much just sitting on some rocks and shooting the huge waves of a winter swell. The light got really strange and interesting reflecting off the water towards the end of the day, producing this nicely abstract effect of the water and sky blending together. I've caught this blue and gold effect several times and I really like it. The power and dynamics of the ocean are fascinating to watch when it's this active, but hard to capture just at the right moment... really just have to shoot a lot and hope for the best:)
Visit the Sky Watch home page every week for great skies and nature images from all over the world.

30 comments:

giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...

Hi,
grande questa immagine !
Bella foto :)
Myriam

Pearl Maple said...

so true about photographing the ocean, so many colors and different lights to appreciate - lovely photo

Anonymous said...

I have a feeling this is going to be the most wonderful image this week.
I have neer seen such a ssatisfying wave composition. Like everything about it.

Steffi said...

Stunning photo!I love it!
Have a great weekend!

VALKYRIEN said...

A wonderful photo of the sea living its life! Love the color on the sky too!

Mommyof2girlz/StephD said...

Gorgeous capture, love the colour and the sea spray coming off the curl.

Dhemz said...

wow! totally amazing...look like a painting.

Hope you can check out my Skywatch Friday entry as well. Thanks!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

I had to smile when I read your post, for I too am so working my entire collection and does it not just become a daunting expereince...which ones to delete, to keep, to burn to a DVD/CD...whew. Your image is certainly a keeper and a gorgeous one at that~

Light and Voices said...

Patience to take each shot that you took and are now sorting through to find the best ones. What a project you are undertaking.
Joyce M

Gaelyn said...

Absolutely Awesome capture!

Nice thing now days is we can take 100s of photos without the film expenses and sometimes get a true winner.

Good luck on the cataloging.

Anonymous said...

Wow - this is just fabulous!

Unknown said...

i love how you captured the waves in action. fantastic shot.

Vinni said...

This is such a wonderful picture.

Thanks for sharing

Karen said...

Superb!

Mandy said...

It has to be more than luck! That is a great capture and it looks like a painting. It is so much clearer than any of my shots would ever be though.

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Carola Bartz said...

A gorgeous photo, great capture - the colors are amazing.

NatureFootstep said...

wonderful waves and the gorgeous sky behind it. It is always nice to shoot in a storm.

My skywatch:
NatureFootstep

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