The Last Dance with Solaris

by morpheus71

‘Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.'

Annie Leibovitz

The dying embers of a winter sunset at Heybrook Bay in the South Hams area of Devon, UK.

Pentax K-X

Pentax 18-55mm SMC/ DAL lens (at 21mm)

Cromatek 3-stop ND Grad & Dynamic Range Increase method *

Cromatek 81b warming filter

Cromatek circular polarizer

Bilora Stabilo 1115 tripod


f/13

ISO-200

* 5 manually bracketed RAW files (at -2, -1.5, -1, 0 and +2 ev) processed as an HDR image using Photomatix Pro 3.26
Uploaded06/02/2012 - 12:24
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nonur
Posted 06/02/2012 - 14:44 Link
Poetic shot!
Regards,
Nezih
Bobbinalorry
Posted 06/02/2012 - 15:07 Link
Will you EVER post a duff one?!!?
Best Regards, Larry.

All the gear & no idea.
trixie
Posted 06/02/2012 - 15:27 Link
Superb Phil , and once again lovely prose to accompany your photo all the best Trixie
GIULIO57
Posted 06/02/2012 - 15:48 Link
Superb work that well applies to words by Annie
PPG
AndyElliott
Posted 06/02/2012 - 18:01 Link
Very nice shot.

all the best
Andy
focus
Posted 06/02/2012 - 18:48 Link
Fantastic capture. -mary.
sandinista
Posted 06/02/2012 - 18:55 Link
Sublime Phil, I am awestruck
Great simplicity is only won by an intense moment or by years of intelligent effort. T.S Eliot

Gear Not enough!!
PPG
Flickr
My not so new website
bwlchmawr
Posted 06/02/2012 - 19:25 Link
I love the way you render these beautiful scene and the fact that you need nothing more than the standard zoom!
Best wishes,

Andrew

"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference.  All of them can record what you are seeing.  But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
DaveHolmes
Posted 06/02/2012 - 20:52 Link
Great shot(s)!!

Thank you so much for the info (filters etc) as this is really useful info for people (read: Me)...

Fantastic work!!
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Digital:
Pentax K5- Vivitar 19mm 3.8; FA35mm f2; D-Xenon 100mm macro f2.8; DA50-200mm WR...
Flash:
Yongnuo YN-560; Vivitar 285HV; Cactus V4 triggers...
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Pentax-MX & M50mm f1.4; Spottie & 55mm f1.8; MG & M40mm 2.8...

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szgabor
Posted 07/02/2012 - 06:23 Link
Superb shot.
Regards,
Gábor
My website

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