Boulder Beach by Orvaratli

Friday, 24th October 2008

Boulder Beach

by Orvaratli

This beach covered with large rocks is just a few km away from my town.
The soft lava rock gets easily broken by the waves. Years later these pieces of rock get washed up on the beach again as rounded stones.
The ocean seems to deepen quickly at this beach and therefor the waves are more powerful than in other places close by. These waves have managed to build up quite a high pile of rocks.
On the top of this pile is where I placed my tripod. I took a few shots. The shot after this one was the last one as a surprisingly large wave crashed onto the rocks and got me and my camera equipment totally soaked with salt water! It was quite scary as the wave crash very powerfully just a few meters away.
But the most scary part is that for a while I thought that this had been the last shot that my dear Canon 30D had taken. But after intense drying and cleaning, its still works like a charm!

Orvaratli

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23 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 2:15 am
What a wonderfully eerie image! Fantastic color and contrast between solid rocks and foggy sea. Thank you for explaining the rock formation and for sharing the personal info that you got surprised by a wave–I laugh with joy that you shared such a great moment that so many of us have experienced. I’ve been looking at your website for 30 minutes–love that you explain your photos with such detail. Truly great talent!
Chamika Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 3:06 am
Beautifully captured!
Jacob Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Well done. I like the calm mood.
Anurag Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Lovely shot. The radiant water reminds me of the movie “The Abyss”.
Ariel Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 8:06 am
I’m blue, da-ba-dee da-ba-dye.

Beautiful image!
Malta Photography Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 8:09 am
great shot and the deep blue is quite eerie. its really nice how it moles in from darkness to the great nice blue color. Is this over saturated ?
Pauline Jones Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 8:18 am
This shot has a very ethereal look; if you photoshopped a couple of moons in the sky you could convince people it was taken on another planet. It’s a great shot but I’m glad it didn’t cost you your camera, or worse still your life.
Summer Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Simply beautiful.
Alex Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Fantastic effect. Well done!
luiz octavio Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 11:00 am
LUGAR MAGICO FANTASTICA 5*****!
planet lover Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I loved your picture and your description of the scene and the big wave. Very nice!
Larry Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Excellent. fells like the dawn of a new world.
giulia mollo Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Incredible, dream-like sensation.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Mysteriously calm! The blues are beautiful.
Renee Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
A very nice touch..thanks for sharing.
Bala Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Marvelous shot capturing the calmness and beauty
cabriolil Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
There’s so much movement in this beautifully eerie image. If you follow the rocks to the back of the photo where they come to a point, your eyes are then led to the clouds which bring you back to the front, and then back over the rocks. I could look at this shot all day. Thanks.
Arin Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
So good! Thanks for writing all those as it makes your picture alive!
Dennis Says:
October 25th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Very moody shot. Nicely done. The water seems to glow. can I assume you used a very slow shutter speed to get the effect?
sue gagnon Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Eeeerie shot, yet it draws you in. Good work.
Renee Says:
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
the color is simply stunning!
Su Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Sureal shot, what a diverse place we live in
Rajib Singha Says:
October 26th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Inspiring blue landscape! Also good luck and best wishes for your Canon 30D.