Tidal Malibu, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

After wading through beach traffic, and traveling north of Malibu, found this little gem of a beach in an area with surprisingly no housing development nearby. This is one of the first photos I took after precariously perching my tripod on top this rock outcrop. Just waited for the right moment to snap this picture to get the pull of the water back off the beach as high tide was coming in. And before I lost too much light.

Post processed from a single image in Adobe Lightroom, enhancing to give it a better dynamic range and exposure.

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anupam06 (773) 2012-07-15 20:46

Hi Bred,

This is beautifully captured. Magic of slow shutter and right aperture... you got this just fine.

TFS & WR,
Anupam

timecapturer (49288) 2012-07-16 4:08

Hi Brad
effective post processing here that makes the image so striking and beautiful. Has an almost Roger Dean artwork feel about it and could be easily gracing a YES album cover. Love it and well done. Stunning!

Have a great week - regards Brian.

jhm (211738) 2012-07-16 4:11

Hello Brad,

Exposure: f/14.0, 1 seconds with tripod, together lightroom gives a fantastic result.
Lovely nature and panorama view about these area.
Sharpness and clarity are perfectly.
Excellent composition, nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

dale54 (17768) 2012-07-16 14:53

well hello brad.i have to say this is strik'in work.super shot,lovely scene,color and light amazing!! great work! tfs! dr

madredeus (494) 2012-07-17 22:57