78 -- "...the Day"

ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
edited June 14, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
This is obviously the "Light at the End of the Day," although I have to think of a better title than that. Any thoughts?

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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,970 moderator
    edited June 3, 2011
    Lovely shot. I like the details in the foreground - shells to the left, shadows cast by the grasses, ridges in the sand. No titles coming to mind.

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  • slpollettslpollett Registered Users Posts: 1,219 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    For what it's worth, "...of the day" was one of the ideas bouncing around in my head for "light at the end". I see nothing wrong with the title just like you have it.

    That said, this is a beautiful shot.

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  • JAGJAG Super Moderators Posts: 9,088 moderator
    edited June 3, 2011
    The image stands alone for the theme, so if you want to leave the theme out of the title then maybe something like "Closing another day" or "Sinking Sun". :)
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  • JCJC Registered Users Posts: 768 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    I love this shot.

    I'd do something nerdy like "7 pm, 40 degrees north" but that's probably because I've been obsessing lately by how long sunset and twilight lasts.
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  • GretaPicsGretaPics Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    Beautiful shot and honestly, I just love all your photos (checked your stunning gallery!) Makes me want to travel there. Can't be much help with title though beyond what's been suggested. GP
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  • greatlifephotosgreatlifephotos Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited June 3, 2011
    The above photo is amazing as are most of the landscapes on your website. You really nailed this shot it by the way you framed it; making the more powerful elements of sun and ocean take a more subtle place in the photo rather than front and center.
  • dniednie Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,351 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    I want to sink my toes into that sand! I love the way the beach, grasses and fence lead me through until I reach the ocean and sun. Beautiful...
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  • rbustraenrbustraen Registered Users Posts: 127 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2011
    Very nice and I can almost hear the waves.... oh wait, that is the thundershower outside :) I really like the flare from the sun and the details.
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2011
    Wonderful picture - JAG's suggestions are good, I think.

    I actually have some shots on this idea too, as well as with the tunnel :)
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2011
    Stunning! How about Golden Hour?
  • sweetharmonysweetharmony Registered Users Posts: 405 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2011
    Oooooh.....I like Golden Hour! What gorgeous light....
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  • KevXmanKevXman Registered Users Posts: 945 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2011
    sweetharmony wrote: »
    Oooooh.....I like Golden Hour! What gorgeous light....

    Me too!
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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,970 moderator
    edited June 8, 2011
    sweetharmony wrote: »
    Oooooh.....I like Golden Hour! What gorgeous light....

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  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    I got a bunch of end of the day pics this challenge; it's been beautiful around here.

    Is this one better?

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  • dniednie Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,351 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    :jawdrop
    That's it! I am moving there...
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  • powderpowder Registered Users Posts: 84 Big grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    yes!
    Gorgeous!!
  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,970 moderator
    edited June 8, 2011
    dnie wrote: »
    :jawdrop
    That's it! I am moving there...

    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing!

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  • StueveShotsStueveShots Registered Users Posts: 544 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2011
    Greg, that is simply stunning...and evocative. Nicely done!
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  • Aspecto5Aspecto5 Registered Users Posts: 311 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2011
    Amazing images Greg. I love the first one the most. And I am not a big fan of having the title spell out the theme for the viewer. "..the Day" works just fine in my opinion. :B
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  • bbjonesbbjones Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2011
    I really like the second one. The lines of clouds lead to the sun, drawing your eye back to the center of the photo. Also, I like the coloring better; the HDR effect in the first one is a bit too out-front for my taste.

    The reflecting clouds, though, are stunning.
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2011
    They are both wonderful! It is difficult for me to choose one over the other. I like the light and shadow on the beach in the first. The reflection in the second is superb. The second is closer to the end of the day, so maybe it expresses the theme better. headscratch.gif
  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2011
    One more I need to choose from.

    Would have to come up with a title for this one like "Fire on the ocean, thunder on the sea."

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  • billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2011
    Wow!!! All three are wonderful... and quite different from one another. I think I'm still favoring #1, though.

    In #2, the light and lines are wonderful, but I miss the reference context of the shoreline in #1. It could have been taken anywhere (well... anywhere over a large body of water). Also the (previously referenced) compositional choice in #1 of placing the light at the far right of the image really appeals to me.

    Gotta say that # 3 is compelling, too. The gradient color changes from green at the bottom through the aqua sea to the blue gray sky is wonderful. And the leading lines in the foreground are effective, too. Yet for some reason, I keep coming back to the first one.

    What a shame that you have to pick from such a collection...ne_nau.gif
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  • StueveShotsStueveShots Registered Users Posts: 544 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2011
    Greg, you do make beautiful art! I favor this last one (and I can't believe that!), because I find fascinating the shape of the lightening mirrored (roughly) in the shape of the sand trails through the shore grasses.

    May I ask, Greg, what lens did you use on the second and third shots? I am assuming it is the same for both shots...and maybe the first as well?
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  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2011
    My favorite landscape lens is the Nikon 14-24mm wide zoom. Awesome lens. The first was shot with the 24-70mm.
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  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2011
    OK, last one I will post for comparison.

    We have had an incredible couple of weeks of light around here, which is nice, considering we did not see the sun for nearly the entire month of May.

    Title? Hmmm. Maybe "At Storm's End"

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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,970 moderator
    edited June 12, 2011
    Tough call as they are all great shots. I think I still prefer your first shot - for this theme - but this last one is a very close second. (I'm always drawn to lighthouses!) I absolutely love the second shot and am intrigued with the 3rd, but feel like the first might work better for this challenge and draw the viewer into the shot. Hope this helps!

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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2011
    All are really beautiful. The one I want to keep looking at is the first.
  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2011
    I liked your first one very much, but I also like the lighthouse - it's maybe better, but I would crop a little the left side
    and call it "Obsolete" :)
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  • sweetharmonysweetharmony Registered Users Posts: 405 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2011
    They are so marvelous, Greg, it will be a joy for you to deliberate over which you choose to enter......
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