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Laid-Back Laguna Sunset


Laid-Back Laguna Sunset
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Copyright: Silke Force (Silke) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-23
Categories: Seascape, Ocean
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Exposure: f/3.7, 1/104 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-25 14:07
Viewed: 1345
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
It’s time to return to my archives for another landscape. I had hoped to shoot one here this week, but the weather has not been kind!

Laguna Beach is one of the many gems of the California coast. It was home to the Native American Ute-Azteca tribe and later the Shoshone-speaking people who inhabited the rich coastal strip and was then settled by Mormons in 1876. At the turn of the century it was a resort area and then began to attract celebrities. In fact, John Steinbeck wrote Tortilla Flats while staying in Laguna Beach. I didn’t do anything famous or amazing while I attended a wedding there in September 2005. But I would happily return any time of the year!
California’s famous Highway One meanders through the town and the wildlife on both sides of the highway is something to behold after sundown – but it is not the kind of wildlife that we would see here on TN ;-)

Tech: shot so that the foreground plants hide the surfers from view.
PP: levels adjustment, resize and frame

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend

nglen, jmirah, eqshannon, gracious, jrobertop, pablominto, pankajbajpai, uleko, pierrefonds, Argus, dew77, shelbeesmom has marked this note useful
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Hello Silke, wonderfull seascape shot, superb composition, thank you for making about us dream,
friendly,
Pat

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2007-08-25 14:20]

Hi Silke. What lush greens in the plants you have captured with good detail . with a pink glow in the sky.a very nice compostion. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • jmirah Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 506 W: 5 N: 1135] (4665)
  • [2007-08-25 14:42]

Hi Silke,
A beautful shot of the California coast. When I toured the coast(summer), I never saw the sunset on the horizon. There was always a fogbank offshore in the evenings. Love the POV and composition. Great DOF and color. Very well captured.

TFS
Jim

Hello Silke
A stunning picture..I really cant fault it in any aspect..or praise it...it speaks for itself.
A very informative note and tfs
All the best
Paul

Hi Silke,prettty picture and good composition.TFS
Mich

Goodness it has that Hawaiian look to it. Almost like the S Cal I remember further north...saved by the Coastal Commission...I have had problems with them but overall they have done good as you show in your wonderful landscape/seascape.
Bob

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2269 W: 10 N: 2650] (15641)
  • [2007-08-25 18:04]

hola Silke,
hermosa postal,
pov,dof y fg, magnífico,
buen trabajo,
saludos

Hi Silke,
Perfect shot!
Excellent nuance, sharpness and natural luminosity.
Very good POV and accented DOV.
A painting of the nature!
Well done!
My best regards!
José Roberto

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-08-25 23:38]

Hello Silke

A wonderful seascape shot that includes rich and exotic looking vegetation.The sky has a wonderful glow to it.Well focused and composed.TFS

Rob

Hello Silke,
A pleasant and well balanced composition!
I like the splash of light in the horizon...
Lovely details in the foreground, great moody colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hello Silke,
This a beautiful and excellent seascape photo! and is a well composition indeed!
Very good DOF, well saturated colour, clarity and details of the coast!
The vegetation in fg is well seen and well balanced of the photo!
good job, Silke
thanks for sharing
Tony

hello silke,
nice seascape shot, the pov is very good, the colours of the sky and the ocean are almost the same but in between the light has created beautiful line, nice composition,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3002 W: 162 N: 991] (2901)
  • [2007-08-26 2:20]

Hello Silke,
This is a wonderful shot of the California coast with great focus on the plants in the foreground and the streak of light on the horizon. I like that tall palm too. Excellent composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Hi Silke,

A nice image of the sunset at laguna, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

Ah to kick back here, feet up, watching the wind. Looks inviting. Great seascape - good composition and an overall relaxing feel.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
  • [2007-08-26 6:29]

Hello Silke,
Beautiful sunset on the Californian coast, though what makes this shot attractive is not the sunset itself but the composition of the palms, foreground vegetation and the sea horizon, as well as the wedge of headland on the right.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-08-26 22:57]

Hello Silke,
Beautiful place.Well caught,framed and composed.Colors,exposure and POV are exclelent.
Have a great week!
TFS..:-)

Ooo this is the place I wanna be!! Very pretty shot here Silke! I love it!
Linda
B-)

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