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Shipwrecked by Michael Anderson

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.
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Shipwrecked by Michael Anderson was Photo of the Day on Thursday, December 31st, 2009. It is tagged Coast, Seychelles. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

19 Comments

  1. mike mike Says:

    A beautiful calm scene. I like the sky.

  2. Anurag Anurag Says:

    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?

  3. paul whitton paul whitton Says:

    amazing! it really looks like a dream!

  4. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Great scope for the imagination; this could be the first look at a new, earth-like planet.

  5. planet lover Says:

    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.

  6. pierre Says:

    HAW, what a beautiful shot…. must be a nice place to just sit & stair at.

  7. João Ganhão João Ganhão Says:

    Excellent! Great tonalities and composition! Happy 2010!

  8. Malcolm Says:

    Wonderful shot. Great composition – superb foreground and I cannot take my eyes off that palm tree. Well done.

  9. Dennis Says:

    Beautiful use of composition, exposure and depth of field. I need to get to The Seychelles one day!

  10. Laurie Laurie Says:

    Peaceful isolation, but a storm is brewing.

    A very enchanting picture.

  11. Fab Says:

    Dreamy land. Nice composition.

  12. Marie Dunphy Harding Says:

    Beautifully soothing; thank you for sharing your little piece of heaven.

  13. Mesquite Says:

    Sureal

  14. michael anderson michael anderson Says:

    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.

  15. Renee Renee Says:

    Simply stunning! wonderful shot! ;)

  16. Grete Says:

    Incredible place, it’s a piece of paradise on earth! Great photography. Regards from Argentine.

  17. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Thanks Michael for the feedback.
    If your explanation is indeed correct then as they say “One keeps learning all the time!” :-)

  18. su su Says:

    Truly wonderful shot, yes it would be nice to be marooned there!

  19. Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:

    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?

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