First of all, thanks for all your (mostly) positive comments on the new version of chromasia: I'm glad you like it. And for those of you who didn't drop by yesterday: please have a look at my comments on yesterday's entry where I describe some of the changes I've made to the site.
One thing I will mention again, as it seems to have generated a fair amount of interest so far, we're developing a series of subscription based photoshop tutorials, centred around the images on chromasia, that we'll be launching towards the end of next month. The subscriptions should be reasonably inexpensive and if you'd like to read a bit more about them and register your interest, please take a look at this page:
As for this shot: the beach at Blackpool is relatively flat, and what you see here is the incoming tide, a sandbank (on which these people are standing), and the sea and sky beyond that. I don't think they were aware of quite how fast the tide can come in as they ended up running through the water to get back to the beach. Two minutes earlier John and I had walked over dry sand to get to this spot, but by the time they ran across it was at least a foot deep. John has posted a similar shot this evening.
As always, let me know what you think. Personally, I like this one.
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17mm (27mm equiv.)
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Hey David. Today's image might be one of my favorites in a long time. Well done and keep on pluggin away, it all pays off in the end... What did you end up doing for a computer? I just bought a Mark II N on Friday. That's all. Thanks, and good work!
uff, outstanding capture!
love the colors and the perspective, w/ the horizon line dividing the picture in half.
awesome!!
comment byAbsolutelyN at 10:59 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2006
Beautiful - I love how you can just see the disk of the sun on the horizon.
comment bybrian at 10:59 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2006
beautiful photo!
comment byFellow Eskimo at 11:21 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2006
Very nice color and I love the shilouettes in the background.
comment bym i k e b at 11:36 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2006
The still reflection is quite breathtaking ...
Nice divide too, I would say that is as close to 50/50 as you can get ;)
comment byBuffy at 11:43 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2006
Oh WOW! Your work is always fine, but the colors and reflections and dividing lines in this one just hook me in. Congrats on your million words and I hope you keep making my aware of how beautiful our world really is for a long, long time.
comment by Dazzz at 11:53 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2006
Gorgeous colours :-)
Dazzz
comment by Skenz at 12:05 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
MAMMA MIA!
This shot is really beautiful!
comment byjgarcía at 12:42 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
" Between two moments, bliss is ripe" (William Blake).
You caught a ripe moment.
"The Man who never in his Mind and Thoughts travelled to Heaven is No artist." (Blake again....)
Yeah, I'm 'doing' him at the moment but if Turner had anything insprational to 'say', I might have quoted him instead. It's a digital Turner capturing a signature Blake mood.
Very well done, DJ. The picture is pure...therapy.
comment bydacian at 02:06 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
wow, this one is really awesome! i love it!
makes me remember why i keep coming here ;)
I really like the idea of you posting photoshop tutorials, since I often just look at a photo of yours and just wonder how the heck you do it! I'm sure I'd be one of your first, and most loyal subscribers!
This is superb. I really like the colours and the people and sun give it added interest and scale. Lovely!
comment byAegir at 07:41 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
Heh. Good job it wasn't Morecambe Bay, eh?
I really like this picture. How much of a temptation was it to try it upside down? :)
I like the new title reveal thing on mouseover. Much nicer than the old floating box.
comment byEirik at 07:44 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
I'll join the bunch that likes the new chromasia :) In a photoblog, everything should focus on showing the photos with as little clutter and color around it as possible, and you've accomplished this just fine.
*heading over to the tutorials page*
comment bywesley hargrove at 08:19 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
stunning, stunningly beautiful. one of my favorites, definitely. excellent work
comment bymihai at 08:21 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
superbe! nothing more to be said...
comment by Terri at 08:41 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
Wow - outstandingly enchanting, I'm blessed that I live at the same time as you :)
This photo is incredible !
This location is ouch !
Nice piece of work !
comment bynavin harish at 09:11 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
Wow, such an amazing image. After seeing al the images of beach wioth the greenish tint you plsted in the past few weeks, this image in it's natural colours looks so refreshing.
comment bythomas at 09:25 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
like the reflection and the colours. a great work as always. :)
Maybe you should add 'therapeutic images' to your business venture Dave, as this one would soothe the most troubled individual...
I think you've done a great job on the rebuild; the site is a pleasure to use and view in my opinion. There are many 'professional' sites that could learn a lot from your style. I wish you every success with the new ventures!
comment byDanielle_SC247 at 10:07 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
This one is incredibly beautiful! Awesomeness!!!! =)
comment byjavga at 10:20 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
The other comments say it all. The red dot completes this one in a brilliant way...
comment byMaran at 11:41 AM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
Very beautiful.
comment byEl Jefe at 12:55 PM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
I´m agree with others. This is one of the best images ay this blog by the moment.
What are you afraid of, reality? Why do you "overshop" your photos? Do they always need to be perfect? Imperfect scenes could affect us more. Much more, it's a taste thing but...
comment by Mark Ellis at 04:47 PM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
nice shot but not for me, overkill.
comment by bjorn at 05:01 PM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
Hi david,
I like the new site, one little thing, when I move the mouse over chromasia.com (upper right corner) the C dissapears so it says hromasia.com.
system mac osx 10.4.7 and safari
Hi David-
I'm a long-time fan of your photography and a big-time fan of this shot! Flip it upside down and fool everyone! Also, your new web interface is slick to say the least.
I have to say that is one of my favourites! Brilliant!
comment by newmon at 05:57 PM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
hi david.
This is it. I've been an avid fan since stumbling on your site since 'Born and Bred' last September. Never commented but this image has so many of the elements that make your work YOUR work. The colors, composition and presentation are all first rate djn. First rate and my most frequently (only) viewed blog. Thanks for doing what u do.
comment by Carol at 06:07 PM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
Lovely lovely agree that it's one of your best - thanks for sharing :=)
comment byJohn Zeweniuk at 06:23 PM (GMT) on 28 July, 2006
great photo! Awesome color. I like how and where the black line divides the top and bottom sections. And such a subtle sun you have to hunt for it.
Ever since the new redesign of chromasia, I cannot view the main page of your blog. It shows up in my browser as blank. I had to do some digging to get in the back way through the thumbnails page. Glad that I could get in at all, but I hope I won't have to go that way forever...
I am viewing your site with Safari on OSX10.2.9 -- hope that helps.
comment bym a r i n u s at 12:51 PM (GMT) on 29 July, 2006
Well done, love shot here in the blue time of the day. Great composition. Shows also your photography skills were there isn't a typical chromasia style processing.
comment byJudith Polakoff at 03:31 PM (GMT) on 29 July, 2006
Very cool shot. I bet seeing this with your eyes was amazing.
comment bymooch at 01:53 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2006
I love the glassy finish to this image and the disjointed nature of the subject. Great composition
comment byandrew at 04:37 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2006
Greeeeeat shot!
comment byingrid at 01:32 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2006
Excellent shot ! Perfect miror effect, and the colors are just amazing... the black silhouettes are just adding to the entier composition for the perfect touch and keeping the picture from beeing blend... great work :)
First of all, thanks for all your (mostly) positive comments on the new version of chromasia: I'm glad you like it. And for those of you who didn't drop by yesterday: please have a look at my comments on yesterday's entry where I describe some of the changes I've made to the site.
One thing I will mention again, as it seems to have generated a fair amount of interest so far, we're developing a series of subscription based photoshop tutorials, centred around the images on chromasia, that we'll be launching towards the end of next month. The subscriptions should be reasonably inexpensive and if you'd like to read a bit more about them and register your interest, please take a look at this page:
http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/
As for this shot: the beach at Blackpool is relatively flat, and what you see here is the incoming tide, a sandbank (on which these people are standing), and the sea and sky beyond that. I don't think they were aware of quite how fast the tide can come in as they ended up running through the water to get back to the beach. Two minutes earlier John and I had walked over dry sand to get to this spot, but by the time they ran across it was at least a foot deep. John has posted a similar shot this evening.
As always, let me know what you think. Personally, I like this one.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/8.0
1/100
aperture priority
-1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
minor
:-)
This is brilliant. I have to say, brilliant. My favorite photograph of yours ever.
Awesome!.. I'm very interested in the tutorial idea.
i've been visiting your site on a daily basis for more than a year now... food for inner space. thank you !
and this one is... wow! beautiful !
I'd repeat what I said yesterday, but I feel it isn't enough. So instead: Thankyou.
Great shot, thanks!
Hey David. Today's image might be one of my favorites in a long time. Well done and keep on pluggin away, it all pays off in the end... What did you end up doing for a computer? I just bought a Mark II N on Friday. That's all. Thanks, and good work!
uff, outstanding capture!
love the colors and the perspective, w/ the horizon line dividing the picture in half.
awesome!!
Beautiful - I love how you can just see the disk of the sun on the horizon.
beautiful photo!
Very nice color and I love the shilouettes in the background.
The still reflection is quite breathtaking ...
Nice divide too, I would say that is as close to 50/50 as you can get ;)
Oh WOW! Your work is always fine, but the colors and reflections and dividing lines in this one just hook me in. Congrats on your million words and I hope you keep making my aware of how beautiful our world really is for a long, long time.
Gorgeous colours :-)
Dazzz
MAMMA MIA!
This shot is really beautiful!
I like it.
congratulations for your good eye.
That's just beautiful. Thanks for posting that.
" Between two moments, bliss is ripe" (William Blake).
You caught a ripe moment.
"The Man who never in his Mind and Thoughts travelled to Heaven is No artist." (Blake again....)
Yeah, I'm 'doing' him at the moment but if Turner had anything insprational to 'say', I might have quoted him instead. It's a digital Turner capturing a signature Blake mood.
Very well done, DJ. The picture is pure...therapy.
wow, this one is really awesome! i love it!
makes me remember why i keep coming here ;)
Great shot today.. Probably one of your best ever!
Amazingly colorful reflection. I like the little spot of red for the setting sun; gives the image a little warmth.
Great shot.
Such a beautiful, dramatic sky!
I really like the idea of you posting photoshop tutorials, since I often just look at a photo of yours and just wonder how the heck you do it! I'm sure I'd be one of your first, and most loyal subscribers!
I love this shot, beautiful colors and perfect composition.
unbelievable shot, like glass. great work!
This is .... This is .... This is utterly perfect ....
This is superb. I really like the colours and the people and sun give it added interest and scale. Lovely!
Heh. Good job it wasn't Morecambe Bay, eh?
I really like this picture. How much of a temptation was it to try it upside down? :)
I like the new title reveal thing on mouseover. Much nicer than the old floating box.
I'll join the bunch that likes the new chromasia :) In a photoblog, everything should focus on showing the photos with as little clutter and color around it as possible, and you've accomplished this just fine.
*heading over to the tutorials page*
stunning, stunningly beautiful. one of my favorites, definitely. excellent work
superbe! nothing more to be said...
Wow - outstandingly enchanting, I'm blessed that I live at the same time as you :)
This photo is incredible !
This location is ouch !
Nice piece of work !
Wow, such an amazing image. After seeing al the images of beach wioth the greenish tint you plsted in the past few weeks, this image in it's natural colours looks so refreshing.
like the reflection and the colours. a great work as always. :)
Great shot yet again
Just like Finland at midnight :-)
Maybe you should add 'therapeutic images' to your business venture Dave, as this one would soothe the most troubled individual...
I think you've done a great job on the rebuild; the site is a pleasure to use and view in my opinion. There are many 'professional' sites that could learn a lot from your style. I wish you every success with the new ventures!
This one is incredibly beautiful! Awesomeness!!!! =)
The other comments say it all. The red dot completes this one in a brilliant way...
Very beautiful.
I´m agree with others. This is one of the best images ay this blog by the moment.
GAWDDAMN DUDE! THat's just hypnotic.
This image is absolutely gorgeous - I hope the post processing in this one will be included in the upcoming tutorials - please.
what could i say that has not been said already, it a magical image
What are you afraid of, reality? Why do you "overshop" your photos? Do they always need to be perfect? Imperfect scenes could affect us more. Much more, it's a taste thing but...
nice shot but not for me, overkill.
Hi david,
I like the new site, one little thing, when I move the mouse over chromasia.com (upper right corner) the C dissapears so it says hromasia.com.
system mac osx 10.4.7 and safari
Hi David-
I'm a long-time fan of your photography and a big-time fan of this shot! Flip it upside down and fool everyone! Also, your new web interface is slick to say the least.
-Josh
http://www.resumesreborn.com
I have to say that is one of my favourites! Brilliant!
hi david.
This is it. I've been an avid fan since stumbling on your site since 'Born and Bred' last September. Never commented but this image has so many of the elements that make your work YOUR work. The colors, composition and presentation are all first rate djn. First rate and my most frequently (only) viewed blog. Thanks for doing what u do.
Lovely lovely agree that it's one of your best - thanks for sharing :=)
great photo! Awesome color. I like how and where the black line divides the top and bottom sections. And such a subtle sun you have to hunt for it.
Thanks everyone, I like this one too.
m i k e b: yep, the 50/50 split is pretty much spot on with this one :-)
Aegir: nope, in this case I didn't even think of flipping it ;-)
Kris: I'm a bit puzzled by your comment. What would you suggest I should have done instead?
bjorn: thanks, I've fixed it.
WOW!! Awesome picture
This is a great picture! Excellent composition and the reflection is just magical.
Just stunning.
beautiful. i love this.
this is a new high... awesome shot !!!
Ever since the new redesign of chromasia, I cannot view the main page of your blog. It shows up in my browser as blank. I had to do some digging to get in the back way through the thumbnails page. Glad that I could get in at all, but I hope I won't have to go that way forever...
I am viewing your site with Safari on OSX10.2.9 -- hope that helps.
Well done, love shot here in the blue time of the day. Great composition. Shows also your photography skills were there isn't a typical chromasia style processing.
Lovely! Love the disappearing red sun.
Very cool shot. I bet seeing this with your eyes was amazing.
I love the glassy finish to this image and the disjointed nature of the subject. Great composition
Greeeeeat shot!
Excellent shot ! Perfect miror effect, and the colors are just amazing... the black silhouettes are just adding to the entier composition for the perfect touch and keeping the picture from beeing blend... great work :)