Rock Cleaning, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

When you look at the cormorants on the rock you can get a feel for how big this wave is. But as usual the birds are impurturbable, ignoring the crashing of the sea like we'd ignore soft breeze

this was taken with a long telephoto lens but the E-10 doesn't record the lens in EXIF so i'm not sure which one i used.

axiotea, zenskat, plimrn, zeca, labro33, yogi32 ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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Albrecht (11283) 2006-11-10 10:45

Hi Tom
I like your POV and compo. The white wave breaking there and the blue water and brown and grey rocks make this a very nice compo.
grs.Albrecht

jmcl (14535) 2006-11-10 10:47

Love this image. You are right that the birds really add scale ... I really like the peaceful blue in the foreground as well. Striking image.

John

gravatar (1586) 2006-11-10 10:49

Great catch. That water looks crushing and ominous. Tough birds.

Vitoenworld (95) 2006-11-10 10:51

Indeed, this rock needs to be cleaned in looking at the white paint, or bird excrements, sprayed on it. Without joke, this moment is well fixed, with a strong power expressed in this wave. I thought in observing the small picture that it was in fact a big cloud. Colours and light are also nice.
Bye, Laurent.

berni (99) 2006-11-10 10:51

Mi piace molto. Complimenti
Ivan

maltese (22907) 2006-11-10 10:57

Hello Tom
Superbe photo, la lumière et les couleurs sont magnifiques, bravo
Amicalement
Hervé

Lovamour (358) 2006-11-10 11:00

WOW,here so impact of a wave! Very much it was pleasant to me also to birds probably too, time are not going to depart from a rock :)

danyy (0) 2006-11-10 11:01

Hello Tom,
explosion spectaculaire.
La photo prise au bon moment , au 1/10 de seconde près.
J'aime ces oiseaux qui restent impassibles.
Excellentes couleurs et lumières.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

cbrman (21675) 2006-11-10 11:02

Hello Tom,

Superbe instant, bien saisi. La netteté est très bonne et les oiseaux qui se découpent dans l'écume blanche sont très bien cadrés. Je trouve ton cadrage très réussi.
Bravo.

A+

Dominique

jwmunro (286) 2006-11-10 12:03

Hello Tom -

What a spectacular image! The birds really do give us some size reference. I am not sure the center composition is the best format - I think I would like to have seen a little bit more of the cresting wave on the right hand side. Moving the rock and birds to left third would have accomplished this. Either way, this is a grand photo with excellent exposure, depth and sharpness. Well Done!!

Thanks for sharing

axiotea (21651) 2006-11-10 12:24

Hi Tom,
Good catching of the impressive wave splashing onto the rocks with great light and beautiful natural colors. Well done...
Cheers,
Marilyn

kurekpit (401) 2006-11-10 14:17

Hi Tom
Great shot,good composition.Regards

* Piotr *

cdmonson (5284) 2006-11-10 14:46

Hi Tom:

What a shot! This photo has sheer power and motion written all over it--I can almost hear the wave crashing against the rocks. Wonderful capture and great timing. Colors are great, especially the deep blue ocean, and the sharpness is excellent. Thanks for sharing.

Clark

alscha (155) 2006-11-10 16:05

hi tom, this is such a great shot!! superb capture of the wave, the rock in the foreground adds depth, really great!! thanks for sharing.

pady (4800) 2006-11-10 17:12

UN très beau moment pris sur le vif. La vague est impressionnante.
Du beau travail
Amitiés
Pierre-André

zenskat (656) 2006-11-10 21:40

Kaboom!
Slam!
Whoosh fizzle boom!
I love crashing splashing waves, can't get enough, you have got this one brilliantly, love it,jez

SamB (1948) 2006-11-10 23:48

Nice work, the composition is strong with great harmony (shape of rock echoing shape of wave, etc.). Thanks!

sam

DarkoG (8) 2006-11-11 3:23

Very strong and atractive. good composition and colors.

fine work

rintile (72) 2006-11-11 15:55

It is a beautiful photo, thanks for sharing it.
Good composition, good POV.

Regards rintile

plimrn (21344) 2006-11-13 20:27

Hi Tom,
This is just stunning!! lThe light, color and framing are all perfect; excellent detail in the cormorants does tell us the size of the wave. The waves weren't quite this big on my last trip through here.
Regards, Pat

placombe (7715) 2006-12-27 18:35

Hello Tom
Another great shot showing the powerful ocean that is about to shower these cormorants. TFS
Happy New Year
Pierre Lacombe
Canada

paura (25802) 2007-01-23 11:21

Tom,
Very interesting composition here. Amazing colors and POV. Very well done.

Paulo

fcoker (14) 2007-01-29 13:12

hi tom.
perfect pic.good composition
regards

Charo (51290) 2007-02-05 10:45

Espectacular!!! No le falta nada. Enhorabuena!!!
Un saludo.
Charo

Shoot_Score (650) 2007-02-11 23:19

WOW Tom! A giant hand reaching up out of the ocean to come and grab... Nice dark brown rocks in the f/g, the grey & white ones in the m/g, and then that white "hand" in the b/g
The blue in water and sky, and then that white!

Great compo, wonderful colours. Tfs, J.

nivaldo (15417) 2007-02-13 10:30

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!
A+ !
Hugs from Brazil, Nivaldo.

Golden_Eagle (545) 2007-02-26 10:22

Hi Tom,
I noticed you like waves and wild life... well, this is one of my favorites among the wave photos - good timing, POV, and composition, nice colors as well.

Regards,
Daniel

buzdovan (294) 2007-02-26 20:02

Superb moment capture!
Have fun,
JD

Digital777 (189) 2007-03-04 17:13

Wouaw!!!!! Magnifique prise de vue impressionant!

redwinecarl (0) 2007-03-11 0:11

Absolutely phenomenal wave beautifully captured in this picture.

WhiteRose (10) 2007-03-26 10:12

A truly awesome photo. You timed this to perfection. I like the symetry of the wave. The birds add a great sense of scale.

RoseSan45 (24) 2007-03-28 22:38

Gorgeous photo! I am speechless. God bless.

zeca (19762) 2007-04-02 23:43

Hi Tom!
What a nice shot! Fabulous motion! The energy exploding is something great! I love to seat and watch the sea for hours in this situations. Very well captured!
Regards,
Zeca

roconnell (327) 2007-04-07 17:35

What a powerful scene. The surf action is wonderful, especially as it is juxtaposed with the still rocks and more surprisingly the still birds. Loevely drama.

labro33 (2807) 2007-04-21 18:52

Hi tom,
What can i say about this shot....Amazing,just amazing.Timing,framing,compo...
Thanks for sharing,
George

mandylion (104) 2007-04-23 5:50

...... WOW!!!

jpinkham (870) 2007-04-29 22:08

Tom, I've got to join the admirers for this one. I like it all -- the colors, the contrast, the birds on the rock, the mighty spume, the rocks in the foreground. As a native New Englander, I love the sea, too. Nicely seen, and a fine bit of composition. That mountain of white really is dramatic.

bend1k (934) 2007-04-30 1:22

nice photo showing the power and beauty of nature.

waseemkhan (1099) 2007-05-06 10:38

Hi tom,
Love this image. You are right that the birds really add scale ... I really like the peaceful blue in the foreground as well. Striking image.

waseem khan

adas0531 (4) 2007-05-06 17:07

WoW......i'm in shock....it's great photo and it's so sharpness.....i LOVE IT ..

A.

picardo (2459) 2007-05-18 13:56

Woow.. great moment of our mother nature shocking on the rock perfectly captured on your picture. Great work!
TFS
Picardo

pari_ali (433) 2007-05-27 3:03

Love the surge of power you have captured. Beautiful colours too. :) I love the sight and sound of crashing waves and the feel of the spray from them.

fserajian (2299) 2007-05-27 9:31

Tom,

This is beautiful, well timed, excellent details, breath taking.....well done and TFS

Cheers,

Fara

jmirah (254) 2007-06-05 13:42

uaooooooooo!!! I like very much...A beautiful photo with great color balance and contrast...Along with fantastic DOF you can almost feel the white water exploding as it crashes onto the rocks...The rocks in the foreground and the extension of the wave on the right really are a nice touch...Well done...TFS...
Jim

Tango7174 (0) 2007-06-15 8:30

Simply spectacular!
Congratulations Tom!

Thành.

Zepter (2) 2007-06-18 13:45

very good picture,great colours....the birds on the rock make the picture looking fantastic!tfs
zepter

corsicastorm (3236) 2007-06-22 8:40

Waouuu quelle puissance!!! chapeau! et les cormorants imperturbales...

dilane (861) 2007-06-29 4:35

Superbe image,
ce rocher , surmonté de cormorans, sur fond d'écume...le tout admirablement mis en valeur par une bonne composition ( les rochers bruns, en bas à droite de la photo, auraient manqué...) et par une lumière très belle, est de toute beauté.
well done.
Best regards
daniel
...

rossofuoco (7398) 2007-07-01 12:41

Hi Tom.
Foto impressionante, si percepisce la forza del mare.
Ciao Renzo

wilmahabo (262) 2007-11-15 8:18

Hi Tom!
Composition with rocks, birds and wave is excellent. It looks really great! Well done.
Regards, Agata

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Photo Information

Copyright: tom trinko (trinko) (2950)
Genre: Luoghi
Medium: Colore
Date Taken: 2002-11-27
Categories: Natura
Camera: Olympus E-10
Esposizione: f/4, 1/640 secondi
More Photo Info: view
Versione Foto: Versione Originale
Tema(i): woda., More favorites, Driving Big Sur from LAX, Waves, Waves on Rocks [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-11-10 10:39
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