I really like this image - great toning, use of sihouette and very dramatic skies!

Congratulations on the milestone! Hope you reach many more.

almost creepy, excellent tone

"Aliens are coming!" Very impressive, slightly frightening, strong feeling of "twilight zone"

Reminds me of some sculptures by Gormley that, I think, dissapear as the tide comes in.

Seeing yours and Johns beach shots tells me I should really get down to one and do some of my own.

Great work

Great image with sense of movement and lovely tonality in the sky.

Tibs: I have three shots of Gormley's statues:

Sentinel #1
Sentinel #2
Sentinel #3

I like the sky, a mixture of smooth and hard lines. The solid figures fit in beautifully.

very cool photo! excellent use of contrast

Wow, great shot and perfect title.

I really like this shot. Those black figures great something great :-P

Congratulations!
Never cease to amaze me,
GREAT GREAT GREAT SHOT!

Wonderfull. I love this picture particularily.
It's almost a symbol for the birth.
Thank you for this pleasure of the eyes.
Niels

Another fine shot.

hi there

been visiting the site for awhile. did you just add a feature to disuade people from copying images to their computers? if so, why? also, the urls are still shown in the source.

thx

asdf: no, it's a byproduct of the new navigation; i.e. I'm using a couple of transparent gifs to overlay the image such that I can add a 'previous' and 'next' link to each page.

I think this is one of the best shots I have ever seen.

I am slightly lost for words; It is so obvious why it is great that there doesn't seem much need to explain what I like. There is no superlative, or indeed emoticon, for this.

And thus humans came out of the seas to leave on land..

Definitely a very nice shot. Did you know the two people or are the silhouettes hiding the fact that they're looking at you with puzzled expressions, trying to work out why someone's photographing them? Also, have you done much masking or were you able to treat this shot relatively "whole", as it were?

Very nice. I love it. Clouds, beach, silhouettes... Can't go wrong. =)

I really don't know how you consistently come up with such great shots. You have an amazing ability to capture moments and great skill in post-processing. I know this has been said a million times before, but good work.

That's quite some sky. And I like the little splash in the foreground. I guess these are the people almost stranded in yesterday's shot. Gormleyesque, assuming that such a word exists :p

This shot makes me feel sad and as I said before...'wistful'.

It was conceived as part of a series? (with the image of the the boys racing into the sea that you posted the other day?) The former is a perfect pictorial allegory of halcyon childhood....this is ....mournful resignation to the 'end of that golden summer'. :(

I have no idea how 'skilled' they are technically but, even individually, they are poetry. Collectively they are great poetry. (And I hate saying that to you)

I love this one.

Super shot - great definition and tone, and superb composition. Fantastic!

My favorite image on this site. It's amazing how you can now develop a whole story around this scene. Great capture.

Incredible with the black border too.

My jaw dropped on the floor the instant I saw it.... love, love, love it!!

Just superb! Time to put it on weeklyshot ;-)

very sweet photo....beautifully done!

Hi Dave,
My comment is not particularly about today's shot..
Im visiting ur website after 2 weeks...so i just saw ur cool beach shots..
i hardly ever comment..but i feel its my duty to appreciate ur good work...
Those beach shots (not today's one)really evoke the emotions..its the first time ive ever felt this way..about somebody else's photographs..u know somekinda very personal feeling..its like how you feel when u see a favourite portrait of yourself..you feel connected rite.. thats exactly how i felt(Phew i finally managed to get it right)
anyway keep up the good work!!

Haha cute comment. Sometimes your humour can get so cheesy... in a very funny way. :) Love this low-key image, especially how you preserved details like the splash as foot meets water.

Congratulations on the new site and ventures Dave. The site looks great. I am amazed how far you've come in the last few years, and I've been a very entertained visitor.

As for today's picture, it's first class..

PS> There seems to be a few problems with going backwards by clicking on the pictures. It's not working as it should. (XP SP2, Firefox latest)

This is my favorite of the latest stuff - very meaningful to me.

Your pics of the Gormley statues are brilliant djn1

I think the positioning angle of the figures make the shot come together (and fit your title.)

David,

This shot is another ounce of proof that your vision with landscape and people photos is top notch. I would hope that you focus more on people and landscapes than rubbish in the gutter; your talent is second to none.

Great shot.

Thanks everyone.

Jamey: no, I didn't know them and they didn't seem too bothered about being photographed. As for masking: yes, there are two masked Curves, one for the foreground and another for the sky.

milou: no, this was a different group of people.

Beautiful shot. It's very striking with the dramatic contrast and I love the sense of movement with the man on the left.

just freakin' great

wow that's a scary picture. Love it.

this is the most perfect composition!

Absolutely superb, they do look quite spooky coming out of the sea like that, your processing here is spot on.

One of my recent favourites of yours David, very nice.

Hi Dave,
Nice piece of work. The composition is good and luv the color. The tones suited the dark and featureless subjects. Like the way you position `em in this frame.

wow! i'm convinced now! i need a slr...no more bridge for me...super!