Solitude

[Daisy Mae]

Untitled by sharon reid, on Flickr

C&C welcome.

[Rainforest]

What a lovely shot Sharon - it speaks so well to the immensity of land, sea and sky. The sky and foreground rocks look so well balanced and support the high contrast waves and sea. I'm not sure if the dot on the sky is the sun but I like the bit of tension it provides. Beautiful!

[Wavelength]

Superb image!!! Just amazing !!!

[Daisy Mae]

What a lovely shot Sharon - it speaks so well to the immensity of land, sea and sky. The sky and foreground rocks look so well balanced and support the high contrast waves and sea. I'm not sure if the dot on the sky is the sun but I like the bit of tension it provides. Beautiful!

Thank you so much Susan.

We have such beautiful expanses of land, sea...and amazing skies! Very lucky and this shot was actually SOOC ..!

I can't quite identify your 'dot' in the sky though.

P.s...Enjoy your experiments with B&W and let me know if ever I can help or advise..but be warned, it is addictive. Xx

[Daisy Mae]

Superb image!!! Just amazing !!!

Thank you Nanda.

[Donald]

Concidentally, the latest edition of B & W Photography magazine discusses photography by the shore. One point, illustrated by a picture, is about including some human presence to not only add a sense of scale, but also of mood.

Well, here we have the evidence that that is good advice. A superb image.

[Daisy Mae]

Concidentally, the latest edition of B & W Photography magazine discusses photography by the shore. One point, illustrated by a picture, is about including some human presence to not only add a sense of scale, but also of mood.

Well, here we have the evidence that that is good advice. A superb image.

Thank you kindly Mr G.

I was initially rather peeved that Sil Pro crashed as I was loading it to edit but when I thought about it there really wasn't much to do and I may have been tempted ,just by being there ,to add contrast to the sky.

I am glad I didn't get the chance and am happy with it as is.

It's the sort of picture I would put on my bedroom wall, to soothe and inspire me.

[Rita]

An excellent image Sharon. Before I read Donalds comment I was thinking that without the person in the shot it would still be a great image but that tiny person amid the vastness of the landscape just adds an additional shot of emotion.

[bnnrcn]

Very moody image Sharon

[Daisy Mae]

Thank you Rita ...and Binnur. xxx

[AndrewMcD]

I am curious what you used for the B&W conversion? Or, given that you said the shot was SOOC did you shoot it in B&W? Forgive me my confusion but I'm becoming increasingly interested in B&W and trying to do something better than just clicking on Lightroom presets for B&W conversions.
Andrew

[James G]

Sharon, I love this image, that plus Donald's image today makes it a red letter day for outstanding images.

As usual though, my imagination goes into overdrive with your work. This image for some reason brings to mind the Celtic/Irish story of 'Deidre of the Sorrows'.

It's a curious thing, but Donald's image prompted a reference to the Shanachie, and your image does the same, taking me back to my early childhood and evenings at my grandparents home listening to such stories.

[Daisy Mae]

I am curious what you used for the B&W conversion? Or, given that you said the shot was SOOC did you shoot it in B&W? Forgive me my confusion but I'm becoming increasingly interested in B&W and trying to do something better than just clicking on Lightroom presets for B&W conversions.
Andrew

Thank you Andrew,

As I stated ,,,,I was going to use Nex Sil Pro which is the definititive b&W editing suite. Nothing else comes close.

However, it wouldn't load and I thought..'you know..I kinda like this as it is anyway'

It was shot with my Ricoh GR on a B&W setting and so ..yes..SOOC...but if you are even remotely interested in B&W ..you won't do better than get this. It is so EXCITING!

Any questions just give me a shout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siNOKKayhlA

[Daisy Mae]

Sharon, I love this image, that plus Donald's image today makes it a red letter day for outstanding images.

As usual though, my imagination goes into overdrive with your work. This image for some reason brings to mind the Celtic/Irish story of 'Deidre of the Sorrows'.

It's a curious thing, but Donald's image prompted a reference to the Shanachie, and your image does the same, taking me back to my early childhood and evenings at my grandparents home listening to such stories.

James...there can be no better accolade than to hear that.

Donald and I share a cultural background as well as a contemporary view..of the same places...and people..to the extent at least of personalities and character.

I'm glad that while our pictures are very different..they take you back to a good place in your life.

Thank you so much for commenting.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, the surf serves as a leading line but somehow it feels it has been abruptly cropped.

[mknittle]

Love the moodiness Sharon beautiful image.

[JBW]

I appreciate your new efforts. My story for this shot: The person on shore has about had it with society and is staring wistfully at the white dot on the horizon which is a Lighthouse.

[mugge]

Sharon, just my two cent worth. Just great!
Cheers Ole

[Donald]

Donald and I share a cultural background as well as a contemporary view..of the same places...and people..to the extent at least of personalities and character.

I just commented on my own thread that's mentioned above how nice it is to wake up to such a positive body of comment.

As she says, Sharon and I share an awful lot in terms of what makes us the people we are. That is why, I'm sure, we connect so well photographically. It also means we tend to be each other's harshest critic, which is no bad thing.

What Sharon's work and, I hope, mine does is capture and convey emotion. The technical aspects of photography have little interest for me (and I know Sharon is the same). All that matters in photography, for me, is that my final image evokes some sort of emotional reaction in me and anyone else who might view it.

[IzzieK]

What a beautiful image, Sharon...the drama of the sky engulping the scene above but not quite reaching the shore and the man down there though the intention of the atmosphere almost want to do so...the surf itself lend the intention almost to fruition. The texture of the rocks is also a part of that scene so calmingly beautiful.