The Dark Coast Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Dark Coast.

Powerful storm clouds build over the remote and surreal Northeast coastline of Brazil. It?s an amazing place, an oasis of palm trees and greenery surrounded by hundreds of miles of white sand dunes. It?s hard to describe the beauty of walking out on the vast dune field under the blue half light of the moon after taking sunset photos. The rolling dunes spread out to the horizon on one side while the ocean waves crash in a regular rhythm on the other. The tide fluctuation is huge and you can walk out about a mile on the wet sand at low tide. Low tide was at night, and we made a routine of walking far out on the flats by moonlight. The cool light of the moon made the distant dunes loom larger than life, and they were reflected perfectly onto the glassy plain of wet sand surrounding us. The horizon seemed to merge together and you got this extraordinary sense that you were walking through the star filled empty sky. The bathing warmth of the evening sea breeze added to otherworldly feel of the place.

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guillaumejm (9036) 2008-05-11 13:44

Hello Michael
What a beautiful and strong picture. All in contrasts. Framing is great too. I simply love the colour of the see looking like oil and this sand so perfectly lighten!.
Best regards
JMarc

Signal-Womb (11661) 2008-05-11 14:11

Hello Micheal, Another incredible picture! Fantastic light and the surf makes a perfect lead into this composition. Regards Steve.

npecanhuk (13595) 2008-05-11 15:29

Hello Michael!
A really impressive one, with "strong" colors and a very interesting POV and composition!
TFS - Congratulations!
Greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan Peçanhuk

zanzi (4474) 2008-05-12 2:47

Hi Michael
Great picture nicely served by the colors and the low speed.
Regards,
Chris

Fellini (4958) 2008-05-12 3:43

Ciao Michael...
just wonderful shot...amazing colour and magic atmosphere..
Bravo...well done!
Cheers
Alex

filidor (665) 2008-05-12 5:36

Wow. what an amazing powerful shot! Everything is reviving here! The contrast between the sand dune and the stormy sky, moreover! This backing vawe is so strong and can lead my eye through! Excellent captured...

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-05-12 20:34

Hi Michael

This is another great capture, the cloud formation, the golden yellow sand-dunes and the movement from the water is captivating. Wish I could have been here along side you taking pictures. Great work
Regards
Jim

smarcell (14257) 2008-05-13 0:21

I love this one. Not only for the landscape in itself, and the perfect POV, but also because it is a very clean and somehow abstract composition.
Stefano

baba_flies (7951) 2008-05-13 4:32

Hello Michael! It is not always easy to write down what you feel but I find this photo does its own work and there is no need to describe the beauty. This beach is incredible and I like how the water moves in and that you added a soft movement to it. The sunlight on the sand against the stormy sky and dark sea is dramatic. Very nice work, I like it a lot. Barbara.

ku-fotak-chtik (1132) 2008-05-23 6:19

Hi Michael, Excelent work with exposition and POV. Very nice simple composition with excelent colours and blurred waves giving this picture special atmosphere! Well done!

Kind Regards

bartolomucci (756) 2008-07-29 7:08

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