Arik Gorban
March 2023 - Rialto Beach in Fog
Original
About the Image(s)
This picture was taken in the mid-afternoon. Dense fog stayed in place all day. The fog and the clouds made the scenes dramatic and beautiful. I took standard and IR pictures. I had my Canon Powershot G10 point and shoot camera that was converted with a 720nm filter. The scene was shot at ISO 100, F4, 1/250 sec, and -0.67 EV. F4 gives a wide DOF due to the G10’s small sensor. Post processing included a few adjustments in ACR, then noise reduction and a conversion to B&W with tonal adjustments in NIK Silver Efex Pro.
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12 comments posted
Arik,
Great subject for IR and your image shows why. IR and fog work really well together. I do find your composition to be really busy and I found my eye drawn to the stand of trees in the center. I did a tighter crop and added a vignette. Let me know what you think. Posted: 03/01/2023 16:13:54
Great subject for IR and your image shows why. IR and fog work really well together. I do find your composition to be really busy and I found my eye drawn to the stand of trees in the center. I did a tighter crop and added a vignette. Let me know what you think. Posted: 03/01/2023 16:13:54
Thanks Henry for reworking the picture. Your version provides a cleaner composition. I wanted to include the dead trees that are still standing and more of the fog along the beach, which was the main story here, but I see your point about the distraction. I would make your version a bit brighter and make the fog whiter.
Posted: 03/02/2023 07:27:10
Posted: 03/02/2023 07:27:10
Hi Arik
"WOW". A beautiful image depicting mood and drama. It has been nicely composed and processed. That shaft of highlight in the middle right is a bonus. Like it lots.
On a minor note, would you possibly consider flipping the image. Just a humble suggestion! Posted: 03/01/2023 23:36:08
"WOW". A beautiful image depicting mood and drama. It has been nicely composed and processed. That shaft of highlight in the middle right is a bonus. Like it lots.
On a minor note, would you possibly consider flipping the image. Just a humble suggestion! Posted: 03/01/2023 23:36:08
Thank you, Palli. I often flip images to make a left-to-right flow. I don't do it when the scene is a recognizable location, as in this case. Rialto Beach is a national park.
Posted: 03/02/2023 07:29:40
Posted: 03/02/2023 07:29:40
Hi Arik,
What a mood! I love the composition. What's needed for me is a greater effect of the fog, and to that end, I have applied Graduated Fog from Nik Color Efex Pro. I also slightly darkened the foreground driftwood to give them a bit more dimension and texture...at least through my 'lens' on this famous beach. See what you think.
Gary Posted: 03/02/2023 08:54:16
What a mood! I love the composition. What's needed for me is a greater effect of the fog, and to that end, I have applied Graduated Fog from Nik Color Efex Pro. I also slightly darkened the foreground driftwood to give them a bit more dimension and texture...at least through my 'lens' on this famous beach. See what you think.
Gary Posted: 03/02/2023 08:54:16
Thanks, Gary. I like it.
Posted: 03/02/2023 09:00:27
Posted: 03/02/2023 09:00:27
It's beautiful, Arik. It's not just the fog, but the mood created by the different trees, including the dead ones, that makes this, which is why I prefer your original version to those attempted by our colleagues. It's as if there is a story being told of trees dying. I also like the slight sepia or warming. The only thing I might have done differently, would be to have pointed the camera up just a tad, as there's just a bit more foreground than necessary to my taste, but perhaps you wanted to include the large log in front. Posted: 03/05/2023 11:46:51
Thanks. Henry's tighter version looks a bit cleaner. I may try to crop the foreground but leave the rest. Posted: 03/08/2023 13:22:52
Arik
Nice work I like just the way it is
Regards
Emil Posted: 03/08/2023 12:26:00
Nice work I like just the way it is
Regards
Emil Posted: 03/08/2023 12:26:00
Thank you, Emil. Posted: 03/08/2023 13:21:09
Hi Arik
This is such a fabulous place for photography. I like your view point, looking back at the tree line. Of course the fog makes the picture. Even though Henry presents a tighter image which simplifies it even more, yours really shows what the beach is like and I really appreciate that. Posted: 03/08/2023 16:33:43
This is such a fabulous place for photography. I like your view point, looking back at the tree line. Of course the fog makes the picture. Even though Henry presents a tighter image which simplifies it even more, yours really shows what the beach is like and I really appreciate that. Posted: 03/08/2023 16:33:43
Thank you, Melanie. Posted: 03/09/2023 07:11:03