Heavenly Headland II for Mariusz, a photo from Donegal, North

Photographer's Note

This is Rossnowlagh Beach in County Donegal, taken on a very cold Autumn day. There is a lovel Hotel on the beach where you can go and sit in front of the fire and drink something to warm the cockles of your heart. They make a great Irish Coffee or four.

In my Workshop is a photo taken a few minutes later and with a different White Balance. You can see a wider view of the beach in a previous photo I have posted at:
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Ireland/North/Donegal//photo1205437.htm

The name Ros Neamhlach in Irish means "heavenly headland". The closest large town to it would be Ballyshannon, although it is only a short drive from the historic Donegal Town.

I dedicate this photo to Mariusz (MKamionka) who lives in Dublin. Sadly, we narrowly missed meeting each other and I hope that one day soon we can catch up.

Canon 5D
f/11
1/320
ISO 200
55mm using 24-105mm lens
Spot metering
White Balance: Auto
Hand held

phwall, dip, sam224, jafadabret, mkamionka, pajaran, williewhistler, vasilpro, Mari63, mozzy27, No_One ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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batalay (41261) 2010-12-09 20:34

Hello Dear Lisa,

This is a surreal scene, with a puzzling structure for the waves. They seem to be smooth mounds, or gentle ripples, without any crests. The vertical format you've chosen works especially well.

Warm regards,

Bulent

tusharkmandal (3173) 2010-12-09 22:18

Hi Lisa,

A nice composition. Numerous horizontal likes and finally the nice horizon with golden light and clouds.

Have a nice time
Tushar

phwall (6787) 2010-12-09 23:28

Dearest,
You mean to tell me that small speck of land on the extreme camera left of frame is the Headland, hrruuumph.
It's a lovely shot, the colours of the sunset/sunrise are beautiful.
And how about the ripples in the foreground, superb.
I like this much better than your workshop shot, I think this one looks a lot more natural.
As usual you do the vertical frame so well, and your exposures are as usual spot on.
Avagoodweekend.
Love ya
Pietro the gracious

jjcordier (79299) 2010-12-09 23:35

Lisa
Quelle belle photo! Les rides de la mer se prolongent par les bandes de nuages et jouent avec la lumière du soleil (levant?). Les couleurs sont superbes et j'aime ton choix de format vertical.
Amicalement
JJ

mauro61 (53411) 2010-12-10 0:09

ciao Lisa,
a parte la bellezza dei colori mi piace la resa del mare con le onde che si presentano allineate.
Perfetto il taglio e passa una buona giornata.
Non lavorare troppo che arriva il weekend... ;))
saluti
maurizio

dip (21408) 2010-12-10 0:40

Hello Lisa,
a wonderful image with amazing colors and lighting,the structure in the foreground seems splendid,
your WS is also superb!
greetings,
Dimitris.

Gerrit (62042) 2010-12-10 1:51

Hi Lisa,
great pattern of repetitive lines by the waves and fantastic light and reflections.
Wonderful peaceful atmosphere.
regards, Gerrit

sam224 (6215) 2010-12-10 1:55

Lovely colours, light and depth for this shot: I like the way the clouds are framing the sun and the lines created by the wet sand of the beach. Good shot.

jafadabret (56501) 2010-12-10 2:46

Bonjour Lisa,
C'est vrai que les Irlandais ont une arme redoutable contre le froid et le vague à l'âme, c'est l'irish coffee. J'aime beaucoup la nostalgie qui se dégage de cette photo. Les ondulations du sable mouillé du premier plan amènent le regard sur la mer et sur le ciel ; tout cela fait une photo merveilleuse.
Amicalement
Jacques

dkmurphys (79209) 2010-12-10 3:21

Ciao Lisa,
Looking at this capture I would say that you are an 100 percent romantic ill but seeing your avatar beer photo...I guess that I'll be thinking about that:P.
Superb image, have a great weekend.

snunney (130967) 2010-12-10 4:30

Hello Lisa,
A change of locale for this splendid offering. I like the calm and serene atmosphere and the use of the slow shutter speed to produce this wonderful calming effect on the incoming waves. The composition follows classical lines in the placement of the horizon. I wonder if you also took a shot that gave due dominance to that wonderful sky. As to the workshop, I think I prefer this version with the darker and perhaps more subtle tones.

I have now learnt that the fracture is probably the result of a much older injury that was aggravated by the accident. Problem is I have no real idea when and where I suffered the original injury. Anyway, I am now wearing a lumbar belt; the back is expected to get better gradually of its own accord without any need for surgical intervention. Hope you enjoyed more than a pint of two of the black stuff during your visit to Ireland. Do you have Irish ancestry in your blood as well as Italian; could be an interesting mix:-)

francio64 (39888) 2010-12-10 4:48

Ciao Lisa,
immagine dall'atmosfera molto romantica.
Mi piace l'ondulazione delle onde che fanno apparire l'acqua come pennellate di pittura ad olio.

Well done and TFS!
Cicciù

Sergiom (117241) 2010-12-10 5:46

Ciao Lias

The perspective is very long in that vertical framing. The eyes follow every little waves one after the other until they reach the sun.

Have a great day.

Serge

mkamionka (73500) 2010-12-10 5:54

Hi Lisa,
I am speechless. The photo itself is breathtaking enough and then I saw the dedication...
I feel honored that you have selected such a beautiful photo for this occassion.
Sometimes I am on a beach and I complain that there is nothing to photograph: here I am proven wrong: if you have a good eye you can make an excellent composition with a bare sand, sea and clouds.
Well I am less lucky because the coast in Dublin is facing east so take similar photo I would need to wake up early in the morning :(

This photo is truly spectacular. Incredible depth of the field from such simple but stunning foreground up to the horizon and clouds above it.
I really admire how original and "clean", undisturbed is here the foreground. The horizontal lines are incredible with varying amount of the reflection. Wide angle lens, I guess, allowed this incredible effect, it enhanced the feeling of space.
Interestingly there seem to be some people in the water which gives a sense of the space.
The sky itself is fantastic, the best any photographer could wish for.

I am sorry we did not have the chance to meet in Eire.
I plan to win lottery tonight and than first place I would go is Australia. So with a little help from Above, we can meet this year yet :)

Have a good weekend,
Mariusz

timecapturer (49288) 2010-12-10 5:56

Hi Lisa
I love the tranquillity purveyed by this stunning image, wonderfully composed and exposed perfectly. A delight!

Regards - Brian D.

dta (98848) 2010-12-10 6:00

Ciao lisa ,
A very original composition ! And you've superbly captured the light on the little waves . Beautiful contrast between the blue tonalities of the water and the brown-orange sky .
Bravo

Bluejeans (64251) 2010-12-10 10:06

Ola Lisa ,
Que beleza esta tua foto vertical , ficou lindo este primeiro plano com esta areia ondulada cheia de reflexos , gostei muito do céu com o sol por detrás das nuvens, belos tons de cor, parabéns !!
Um abraço Gonçalo

chawax (20764) 2010-12-10 10:27

Hi Lisa,
A very original view. I love the lines of the wave following each other and driving our look to the horizon line and the to the sun. Very pleasant light.
Regards,
Olivier

peppe59 (14555) 2010-12-10 11:55

Ciao Lisuzza,
il mio viaggio a Parigi mi ha fatto perdere tante belle foto, spero di rifarmi, ti faccio i miei complimenti questa bellissima immagine di un tramonto quasi raro nella sua bellezza, tecnica e qualità fotografica.
saluti
peppe

pajaran (115025) 2010-12-10 12:24

Pozdrav.
Lep trenutak i posveta ...
Dobar trenutak i ostrina snimka sa lepim pogledom na talase i prelepo nebo, dobra kompozicija.
Dobar rad sa lepim bojama i fotografijom.
Svaki trenutak menja izgled mesta i boja, lepa je i fotografija u radionici.
Sve najbolje i lep vikend.
Paja.

Google.

Hello.
Nice moment and dedication ...
Good time and severity of the recording with a beautiful view of the waves and the beautiful sky, good composition.
Good work with nice color and photography.
Every moment changes the look of the place and colors, beautiful pictures in the workshop.
All the best and nice weekend.
Paja.

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-12-10 13:10

Ciao Lisa!
Wonderful picture!
It's simple, not many elements, but very, very eye-catching for every single detail in it! Special regards to the sky on top and the sand surface in the lower part of it!
TFS - congrats,
Saluti,
Neyvan

ciakgiak (30) 2010-12-10 14:28

Ciao cara Lisa,
magnifiche le righe sulla superficie dell'acqua in primo piano, l'immagine ha una grande profondità e colori fantastici. Bravissima.
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

yquem46 (38752) 2010-12-10 14:35

Ciao Lisa
beautiful for the sunset colors and the ripples at the FG
very harmonious image
Have a nice WE
patrick

lousat (138683) 2010-12-10 14:47

Hi Lisa,what a nice composition,it seem to see a lot of underscores to celebrate this beautiful sunset,ti lascio i miei piu' grossi complimenti sperando che il pezzo in inglese l'hai capito..ehehe..buona giornata! Luciano

Waylim (25436) 2010-12-10 20:32

Hi Lisa,
All I can see it simply beautiful. Minimalist composition, but the atmosphere is just pure tranquility and peacefulness. Colors are so rich and smooth. Have a good weekend.
Way

Juzo (2151) 2010-12-10 21:42

Hi Lisa,
The ripples on the water look amazing, I see some people out in the water, it has that serene dusk in the surf feeling - a great moment in the day. The atmosphere is great.
Cheers
Justin

macjake (98262) 2010-12-10 22:46

Hi Lisa
a photo full of form and texture.
the ripples are awesome!
in the horizontal format, i think it may have been even better as the ripples would be even more exagerated from left to right...what do you think?
I also admire this one because as we scroll up the frame, we see different forms and shapes, whereas in the horizontal that wouldn't be the case..so there's postives for both formats.
lovely light and atmosphere..really like this one
cheers
craig

emka (157280) 2010-12-10 23:22

Ciao Lisa,

Wow, it is a great gift for Mariusz. The photo is gorgeous. Perfect composition, with gently waves till the end of the horizon, beutiful sunset colours... Magnificent photo.

HAve a nice weekend

Malgorzata

grigand (20290) 2010-12-11 5:50

Ciaolisa, ottima immagine,ben costruita con queste onde parallele in primo piano.
ciao
andrea

yvzhao (7) 2010-12-11 6:18

Oh my god ！！！What a fantastic picture！！！

polpo56 (15146) 2010-12-11 13:20

Ciao Lisa,
la scelta del formato verticale per questa foto è veramente appropriata.
L'effetto delle onde in primo piano è veramente spettacolare e credo sia dovuto al movimento delle maree.
Linee nel mare e linee nel cielo formano una sequenza quasi infinita di piani visivi.
Ottima qualità tecnica, come sempre.
Un abbraccio
Ludo

williewhistler (16606) 2010-12-11 13:39

Hi Lisa ,nice timing to have the sun behind those lovely clouds on the skyline,and the waves are just gorgeous so the tilted horizon is easy to overlook.Regards Les

vasilpro (41801) 2010-12-11 23:05

Hello Lisa,
Superb composition, wonderful atmosphere, lovely color tones, excellent light management,I like the texture from the light waves and the WS version.
Have a nice Sunday, Vasilis.

sabermonajati (11537) 2010-12-11 23:11

hi lisa
fascinating view from sea and sunset you shot.
have a nice day
saber

Mari63 (4173) 2010-12-12 8:08

Ciao Lisa,
Bella immagine rilassante, distensiva, morbide le increspature sull'acqua, bello il colore del cielo.
Qualitativamente la trovo perfetta. Ciao mari

Silvio1953 (220717) 2010-12-12 16:03

Ciao Lisa, splendida marina, ottima la scelta del formato verticale, fantastica luce, braviossima, ciao Silvio

ade71 (2228) 2010-12-13 9:44

Ciao Lisa, questa immagine è stupenda. Vedo che anche in Irlanda hai scattato foto meravigliose. Brava come sempre! Un abbraccio, Ade

faletiz (10113) 2010-12-14 10:38

Ciao carissima Lisa
come stai? bellissima questa foto di profondità infinita, solo cielo e mare, come piace a me! Luce splendida e bellissimi colori.
Un abbraccio
Letizia

J_Burke (1285) 2010-12-15 9:39

Hi Lisa,

Great image, you have controlled the sky well especially considering you shot hand held. Excellent pattern of ripples and waves really makes the picture.Good choice for a vertical shot and well balanced too. TFS

Regards

mozzy27 (2) 2010-12-18 1:09

Hello Lisa
Great sunset shot with wonderful colours in the sky and the ripples in the super fine sand of the FG beach. Nice
Cheers Peter

kiasari (62) 2010-12-21 1:48

Hello Lisa,

The warm tones of this shot make it so fantastic. I like your idea to do such a framing and light management. Well done!

Regards,
Abbas

kiks (12805) 2010-12-21 4:52

Lovely mood on this image. I love the tones and also the way the sea waves go over in the sandwaves. Well seen and executed.
Best regards
KIKs

lilito (3534) 2011-02-14 2:04

Bonjour Lisa!
Belle image de la mer calme et profonde que nous invite à laisser s'envoler le sprit, pour des pensées longues...
Lily

quillo (11858) 2011-03-13 5:15

Ciao .........

Affascinante e attraente immagine,
bei colori e riflessi ...
è un piacere vedere questa foto,
complimenti.

Un fuerte abrazo y feliz domingo.

gus72 (3719) 2013-02-23 16:51

Ciao Bambina !!
what should I say..... another one of your fantastic seaside images.
Very little and diffused light from the raising sun and very gentle water waves arriving to the beach.
It probably was a great moment in your life.
Have a nice Sunday.
ah...... where is the Bull ????
un abrazo muy calido
Gus

No_One (4) 2014-09-14 6:45

Hi Lisa,
The first thing I wanted to say on this, and a general comment on your entire gallery, is that you give such beautiful names to your images. I tend to just name them as they are, e.g. Big rock on beach, where you put more thought and artistry into your naming convention, and it make the scenes go much more powerful.
Just like this, a beautiful vision with the soft ripples in the foreground and the most beautiful of skies beyond. As it fades from gold to black as we go down the picture, it creates a magical sense. As always,a gorgeous shot.
Happy sunday
Noel