Scott F. Schilling Photography
Mcway Falls Big Sur, California
Posted by Scott F. Schilling (San Martin, United States) on 15 April 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
I was working on a slightly different composition and trying to get some foreground elements working in this photo - here is my attempt!
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Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
It's a very good composition and not easy at all because of this hard light coming from the right.
I like the colors that you got and the impression of wilderness of this desert sea and beach.
The little fall looks beautiful, I hope to see it in bigger size.
Saludos, amigo.
15 Apr 2009 5:17am
Ravi from Bangalore, India
Amazing landscape. The variation of light and that greenish ting in sea waters is very nice.
15 Apr 2009 5:23am
Arantza from Menorca, Spain
A fantastic composition, colors extraordinary, as always a perfect picture !!!!
15 Apr 2009 6:09am
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Excellent composition and excellent light. Brilliant landscape
15 Apr 2009 7:28am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
This is a nice seascape Scott, the sea in the centre is a nice rich colour as is the beach, there are some shadow/highlight issues and a little unnatural lighting but as stated elsewhere the strong light from the right has not made it easy. Overall a good composition
15 Apr 2009 7:42am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Oh, so here you are Scott, back in your element with a stunningly beautiful picture! Wonderfully composed, a lovely green in the sea, luminous sepia clouds and perfect exposure! Well done!
15 Apr 2009 7:51am
Sarah from Suisse, Switzerland
Fantastic! Colours, movement, texture, flow... it has everything!
15 Apr 2009 8:35am
DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom
Fantastic lighting in this one, and magical landscape. Wicked shot!
15 Apr 2009 10:35am
alireza from tehran, Iran
very beautifull. i like this pic. thanks 4 share it :-)
15 Apr 2009 10:55am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Beautiful shot Scott! This is very tough lighting; but you have handled it well. Nice veriegated colours across the shot! ;-)
15 Apr 2009 12:09pm
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
It was a mention of your photos on Twitter that first brought me to aminus3, so thanks for the motivation to post a few myself. Your photos are beautiful.
15 Apr 2009 3:05pm
"Marie" :-) from perth, Australia
Hi Scott, looks superb to me, you should put a photo onto the critique section in the forum. It is really good, and you will get some really serious feedback. Give it a go. I did, I learned a lot, I am sure you would pick something up, even though you are obviously a great photographer..... Beuatiful photo scott.
15 Apr 2009 4:25pm
Ajay from Pune, India
Brilliant colour composition. I love the framing. But most of all I just love that seascape. It's beauty in abundance.
15 Apr 2009 4:45pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Love the colors in this one. It is quite a beautiful landscape.
15 Apr 2009 5:04pm
@Christopher: Thanks for the comments - this is not HDR in the more normal sense of using an HDR program - I did the processing in CS4 and used layers to darken the sky and mask it in for additional detail in the clouds - this photograph was difficult because it was taken in bright light - so it is a bit harsh in terms of the light - I attempted to work with it is as much as possible in CS4 and get a decent result.
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
I think it is quite beautiful-- I always love this place. Your composition has a nice sense of seclusion, which I don't usually feel when I see images taken here! Great Job!
15 Apr 2009 7:14pm
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Your attempt worked beautifully ... this is drop-dead GORGEOUS, but that's not unusual.
Judging by the time it took for this image to load (compared to others here on AM3), I'm thinking you're uploading very large images. I upload a maximum of 800 pixels in width due to AM3's compression and previous requests. Can you enlighten me on this?
15 Apr 2009 9:30pm
@Judy: Judy, I went back and checked and this is about the same size as the rest - I use CS4 and format it specifically for web use on the file menu - save as - the original jpg size is 899x600 which probably gets downsized a bit on AM3 and the overall file size is 300kb - usually my upload file sizes are about 225-300kb so it should upload pretty quick.
Jen from St. George, United States
Great job capturing that amazing light. I can imagine myself standing there, squinting! It seems so bright, and yet it's just perfectly balanced in your photo. I love the way it plays across the leaves in the foreground and highlights the rock face and falls. Beautiful!
15 Apr 2009 9:41pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Among your all time best, Scott - and that's quite a statement on its own. Splendid!
15 Apr 2009 11:49pm
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Beautiful!!! Nicely composed and the colours are wonderful;-)
16 Apr 2009 12:15am
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Your processing is just so cool. I was getting ready to put a bunch of McWay Falls images up ... but now I feel self-conscious. But, I'll pull myslef together and put some up over the enxt few days after my pre-posts clear :)
16 Apr 2009 4:19am
Photosanity from Folsom, United States
Absolutely wonderful shot Scott! I love it!
16 Apr 2009 6:11am
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
What a beautiful shot this is. Excellent.
16 Apr 2009 3:09pm
Mariana from waterloo, Canada
This seascape with these warm, irresistable colors is a heaven, nothing else :)
18 Apr 2009 4:56am
willow from Chelsea, United States
Wow! There aren't enough words to describe this image!
21 Apr 2009 6:54pm
