Thursday, 8th May 2008
Purple Haze
by Shawn Thompson
During my current vacation in California I met up with a local photographer and we took a trip up the Pacific Coast Highway to shoot the sunset at El Matador State Beach.
The prehistoric looking jagged rock formations at this location just blew me away.
I am a sucker for water and interesting rocks and this location fit the bill perfectly for me.
Once the sun started setting the tide started coming in, the sky turned purple and I set up on my tripod, mounted the 3 stop ND Grad and tripped the shutter.
Equipment: Pentax K10d - Pentax DA * 16-50mm F/2.8
Shawn Thompson
Growing up in Northern Minnesota I have always had a love for the outdoors.
I love all types of photography, but living so close to Lake Superior has really sparked my interest in landscape photography.
Website: www.prolificphotography.com
Purple Haze by Shawn Thompson was photo of the day on Thursday, 8th May 2008. It is tagged Sea, Sunset, Water, Waves. You can leave a comment below.
29 Comments
Malta Photography
Nice Long exposure and wow the color blends really well.
Dennis
I love these silky water shots. You did a great job with this one. What was the shutter speed? I guess California is a bit different from Minnesota!
TerryEverson
A superb ocean photo, the framing and exposure are perfect. I think you have captured the water just right. Cheers from Terry, Sydney Australia
Anurag
The circular flow of water around the rocks is really elegant, and with the waves breaking in the distance a lot of action is taqking place.
Pauline Jones
Very well composed and i like the color theme.
Buffy
Ahmed Sharif
lovely exposure and colours!
Sue Gagnon
Pretty lavender sky and great rock formation. I, unlike the others, do not gravitate towards the ‘silky’ looks of the water, but rather prefer a more natural view. Opinions vary as the colors of the sky.
Lynda Lehmann
A magical beauty of a shot!
Gerry Pacher
Ahhh – I like this special mood. You did a fantastic job. Congratulations.
Regards, Gerry
Marie Dunphy Harding
The colors are lovely with those jagged rocks.
Nice work.
Shawn Thompson
Thanks for all of the nice compliments on this image. I really appreciate it.
Here are the technicals
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.7 sec (7/10)
Aperture: f/19
Focal Length: 19 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 1 EV
Ahmed Ibrahim
Actualy it is fantastic but I have one question, is there any extra light source in the shot or only sun? it seems there is extra light source from right, the colours are nice and matching each other also the focus of rocks and the variance of rocks volume giving the shot good balance.
Renee
Nice! congrats!
Shawn Thompson
Thanks again.
Ahmed,
The light source is the sun setting on the coast to my right.
No artificial lighting was added.
John lebob
Nice shot, really like the way you used long exposure.
istvan
perfect light and exposure, looks great!
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Excellent! I love long shutterspeed coastal-pictures.
Photo Buffet
Soft & powerful rolled into one. Beautiful work, Shawn.
alishokri
Great Long exposure photo captured ,
tones and composition is excellent,
Light and colors are amazing,
Thanks for share ,
leslie
I love this photograph. Would love to have this hanging on my wall. Anyway possible?
Tom
Green and purple.
a.
Wow. Superb. I love the purple tint!
Su
Love this, the colours are wonderful
mike
Beautiful ocean scene. I like the sky colors.
Rajib Singha
Congrats and thanks for sharing.
su
Lovely purple shades, lots to look at in this shot.
Su
Lovely purple shades lots to look at in this shot.
Renee
wonderful!!