Dancing Stones by Pedro Bento

Wednesday, 26th September 2007

Dancing Stones

by Pedro Bento

This is a photo I’ve been working on for a while. Most part of the year the ground of this beach is covered by stones, giving a confused foreground to the scene I want to shoot. So the possibilities of getting this shot without stones in the foreground, low tide, at sunset, nice sky and without footprints are pretty difficult…

Equipment: Canon 350D, 10-22 EFS

Pedro Bento

24 Comments

Bruce Emery Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 4:47 am
A truly beautiful shot lovely foreground tonings and the windswept sky lends itself to great toning colours.
laurens Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 6:52 am
SOOOOOOO nice

congrats

the stones, the air, the sand->beatiful
Anurag Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Your persistence has paid handsome dividends. Excellent shot!!
Perfect silky smooth sand, very dynamic diagonal of the shore where water meets the sand, The center stone with all the lines of the clouds and the implied lines of the spikes of the rock converging towards it and the setting sun behind - is fantastic. The shape of the clouds plays of splendidly with the shape of the rocks.

OPUS MAGNUM !!!
Ali asghar Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 7:47 am
Technically Excellent.
TomBrooklyn Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 9:30 am
So how did the sand get there?
Pedro Bento Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Strong waves, especially in the winter, bring tons of sand to the shore.
Caroline Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Absolutely stunning, can get lost in this.
Bonnie Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Just breathtaking - beautiful shot
YoMah Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 11:59 am
where is this place that makes one gasp thanks in part to your gift? Your piece makes even this clicking of my keyboard seem intrusive… excellent work.
poster boy Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Awesome photograph well done! Amazing clouds add loads to the scene.
kml Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Love the colors and smoothness! Well worth the wait for you!! Thanks for sharing!
Terry Everson Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Great photo Pedro. Well worth the time and effort.
kane Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Pedro, your wait was well worth it. The contrasts of the jagged edge of the stones with the easy curve of the sand with the linear sky detail..wow. beautiful. thank you for this. Namaste.
Lynda Lehmann Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Mmmm…Just a beautiful panorama!
david Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
beautiful….just amazing
great job
Eileen Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Looks like Oregon? Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks EZ
Bir Azam Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
An amazing shot. The way the sky is reaching at the rocks and the way the rocks are reaching at you, looks beautiful, adventurous. The perfect use of shutter speed and exposure setting made this photo a perfect piece of work. Excellent.
chamorro 4rm guam. Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
damn, this is one photo i can get lost into. great job pedro.
andrew Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Totally unreal sky. I think its a luck to catch the sky look so geometrically proportional to the place you are standing at.
Filipe Silva Says:
September 27th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Parabens!!
Excelent picture!
Lynne Says:
September 28th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Breath-taking shot
Pauline Jones Says:
September 29th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Well worth the patience, beautiful shot.
Keith Says:
October 4th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
A wonderful shot taken with all the skill of my favourite coastal photographer, Mike Bonsall, who hails from Guernsey.
Vasil Says:
December 9th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
The world is beautiful, isn’t it?:)BREATHTAKING PHOTO!