Jennifer Marano
January 2025 - The Encroaching Sea
About the Image(s)
Technical: OM 1 camera with 40 -150 lens at 40 mm, f/5.0, ISO 200, 1/1000 sec.
Some camera club friends and I drove out to the Sonoma coast to take a look at the November King Tide, arriving just before tide was to reach high.
It was a somewhat windy day, so the waves as well as the tide were quite impressive. The churning water produced a lot of foam and made for striking contrasts with what was left of the beaches, which led me to try a B&W conversion.
I used Lightroom and Silver Effects Pro for processing. The experience was a frightening foretaste of what climate change has in store for us.
5 comments posted
Stunning seaside abstract-like aesthetic!
For me, however, I will suggest too much "structure" is built up in the churning waves ... this said, however, is key to the images Abstract quality.
Do you have another version with less processing? This would likely represent a different, and more natural visual presentation.
In any case, this is a lovely B&W photographic image. Posted: 01/02/2025 12:00:23
For me, however, I will suggest too much "structure" is built up in the churning waves ... this said, however, is key to the images Abstract quality.
Do you have another version with less processing? This would likely represent a different, and more natural visual presentation.
In any case, this is a lovely B&W photographic image. Posted: 01/02/2025 12:00:23
Very nice image! The black & white conversion is very good with nice tonal contrasts throughout. I like the detail throughout the image as well. The sharp details make this a very interesting image. My only suggestion is to possible look at smoother content with less detail, especially the waves, to see what this looks like. Nice work, thanks for sharing! Posted: 01/02/2025 15:00:59
Interesting high-contrast image. I like the range of brightness and texture. The mono works well. Love the irregular repetition of the water pattern. As Lance and Dale suggest - parts of the image (the waves churning) appear a bit over-processed (some would say crunchy). You might explore a softer processing of the waves. I'm not bothered by the appearance of other parts of the frame; they look good/natural. Posted: 01/02/2025 15:48:08
Jennifer, this is an amazing image. It is filled with a series of nearly horizontal lines. I do wonder if you added texture in Lr? If so, the breaking waves appear to have an overabundance of it. I like to add some texture in my images but am learning to be very careful with it. Posted: 01/02/2025 20:35:13
Yes, definitely too much something in the waves. I did a re-edit starting from scratch and it looks better in some ways, but not in others. Posted: 01/02/2025 20:38:56