Thursday, 31st December 2009
Shipwrecked
by Michael Anderson
Should I die and go to heaven, this is what I imagine it looks like there...
La Digue Island, Seychelles
Equipment: Hasselblad H2D
Michael Anderson
Michael is a landscape and travel photographer based in Golden, Colorado. He strives to photograph and share the most magestic and remote corners of the earth.
Website: www.MichaelAndersonGallery.com
Shipwrecked by Michael Anderson was photo of the day on Thursday, 31st December 2009. It is tagged Coast, Seychelles. You can leave a comment below.
19 Comments
mike
A beautiful calm scene. I like the sky.
Anurag
Great shot Michael, I wish to know why is there a tonal shift between the upper sky and the mid and foreground. Are you using any filter, if so which one?
paul whitton
amazing! it really looks like a dream!
Pauline Jones
Great scope for the imagination; this could be the first look at a new, earth-like planet.
planet lover
Nice water color. I’m curious: what are those strange-looking things in the foreground? Volcanic soil formations? Boulders? The textures are so different, they look man-made.
pierre
HAW, what a beautiful shot…. must be a nice place to just sit & stair at.
João Ganhão
Excellent! Great tonalities and composition! Happy 2010!
Malcolm
Wonderful shot. Great composition – superb foreground and I cannot take my eyes off that palm tree. Well done.
Dennis
Beautiful use of composition, exposure and depth of field. I need to get to The Seychelles one day!
Laurie
Peaceful isolation, but a storm is brewing.
A very enchanting picture.
Fab
Dreamy land. Nice composition.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Beautifully soothing; thank you for sharing your little piece of heaven.
Mesquite
Sureal
michael anderson
Thanks you guys. This is one of the most spectacular places on the planet.
Anurag, I used a Singh Ray 2 stop Graduated Neutral density filter to hold back the sky. I don’t think there is a color shift. Some grads do cause a magenta shift, but I haven’t seen this from Singh Ray. Sometimes tropical blue water can be reflected in the white clouds, giving the clouds a bluish or greenish tint that is completely natural. I think that may be what you are seeing here.
Planet Lover, these are granite boulders that have been sculpted by the sea. They are a distinctive feature of the Seychelles island chain. They reminded me a lot of the boulders of Joshua Tree National Park in California.
Renee
Simply stunning! wonderful shot!
Grete
Incredible place, it’s a piece of paradise on earth! Great photography. Regards from Argentine.
Anurag
Thanks Michael for the feedback.
If your explanation is indeed correct then as they say “One keeps learning all the time!”
su
Truly wonderful shot, yes it would be nice to be marooned there!
Katherine Lee Strassburg
You never cease to amaze me, Michael. Most ‘beach’shots tend to accent the turquoise sea, yet you’ve managed to show us grays, browns, and shades of blue, white and pink! I’ll never get to the Seychelles, but you are right about the rocks looking like those in Joshua Tree National Park. What a remarkable world, don’t you think?