Shipwrecked by Michael Anderson

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.

www.MichaelAndersonGallery.com

19 Comments

mike Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 3:40 am
A beautiful calm scene. I like the sky.
Anurag Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 8:48 am
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 Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 9:06 am
amazing! it really looks like a dream!
Pauline Jones Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 9:48 am
Great scope for the imagination; this could be the first look at a new, earth-like planet.
planet lover Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 12:53 pm
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 Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
HAW, what a beautiful shot…. must be a nice place to just sit & stair at.
João Ganhão Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Excellent! Great tonalities and composition! Happy 2010!
Malcolm Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Wonderful shot. Great composition – superb foreground and I cannot take my eyes off that palm tree. Well done.
Dennis Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Beautiful use of composition, exposure and depth of field. I need to get to The Seychelles one day!
Laurie Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Peaceful isolation, but a storm is brewing.

A very enchanting picture.
Fab Says:
December 31st, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Dreamy land. Nice composition.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 12:44 am
Beautifully soothing; thank you for sharing your little piece of heaven.
Mesquite Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 12:49 am
Sureal
michael anderson Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 9:55 pm
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 Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Simply stunning! wonderful shot!
Grete Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Incredible place, it’s a piece of paradise on earth! Great photography. Regards from Argentine.
Anurag Says:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:37 am
Thanks Michael for the feedback.
If your explanation is indeed correct then as they say “One keeps learning all the time!”
su Says:
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:34 am
Truly wonderful shot, yes it would be nice to be marooned there!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:40 pm
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?