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Approaching Wave

© David W. Orias

Approaching Wave

Uploaded: November 04, 2007 13:20:27

Description

f/22 1/4 second 600 mm focal length

Shot from the Breakwater in Santa Barbara, California using a panning technique in conjunction with a very slow shutter speed before sunrise to pick up the sky colors in the wave and water.

Comments

Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 04, 2007

Gorgeous water motion, amazing reflections and colors David! #778584

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict November 04, 2007

Excellent aesthetically and technically, David, gorgeous image!
-Debby #5027358

Patricia Ronan November 04, 2007

Beautiful! Love the colours:) #5027668

Tammy Espino November 04, 2007

Beautiful effects~ #5028006

Joseph N. DiGilio November 08, 2007

Very nice work, David. The colors are very striking. #5043377

Joseph N. DiGilio November 08, 2007

Very nice work, David. The colors are very striking. #5043379

David W. Orias November 18, 2007

Thanks everyone. #5091374

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 19, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist David, this is gorgeous! #5230297

Jeffrey Levy December 19, 2007

Man, that is just GORGEOUS. Congrats on 1st place! #5231174

Jennifer L. Alder December 19, 2007

CONGRATS, David, on your first place WINNER!!! STUNNING WORK
:))))))))))) #5231209

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 19, 2007

Congratulations on your First Place win again! Way to go David! #5231540

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic December 19, 2007

Congratulations on your first place winner, David. #5231608

Joseph N. DiGilio December 19, 2007

Way to go, David. Congratulations. #5231705

Robert Mann level-classic December 19, 2007

Two first places in the same month is phenomenal, David! Big congrats on your wins! #5232347

Renee Doyle December 20, 2007

Absolutely beautiful!! Congratulations David! #5232955

Autum Rhoades December 20, 2007

Congrats on your first place win! #5233615

Susan Fox December 20, 2007

Congratulations on another wonderful first place win!!! #5234840

Esther Smith December 20, 2007

Sunning work David!! Congratulations on your First Place Winner!! #5234851

Kristi A. Howson December 20, 2007

Congratulations on this wonderful First Place Winner! Just gorgeous! #5234997

Terry L. Ellis level-classic December 20, 2007

Another gorgeous First Place win, David! Congratulations! #5235145

Elida Gutierrez level-classic December 20, 2007

A humble Trophy for The Winners
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=5353529&catID=560&contestCatID=4&rowNumber=3&camID= #5235433

Patricia Ronan December 20, 2007

Congrats on your win:) #5235954

RC Fritz December 20, 2007

Congrats, congrats! Excellent work here, David! #5236236

Chris Budny level-deluxe December 21, 2007

Your wave series has been a treat to view; congratulations on your win! #5240395

Tarun Bose December 22, 2007

Big congrats David for your excellent winner. #5243427

Milan Banik December 28, 2007

congrates on this beautiful win. #5259839

Don Martel December 30, 2007

amazing image! gorgeuous! .. I gotta try this with a long lens ...

total yummy poo!
#5269349

Judi Bailey January 04, 2008

Wow!! Two first place winners !! Fantastic David !! Congratulations!! btw.. this is the one I had in my favorites. I can do a version in PS and was very surprised that you did the effect while capturing it..!! #5292146

Songbird Cline level-classic June 08, 2008

spectacular!! HOW do you do the panning technique? #6034073

David W. Orias June 08, 2008

Thanks everyone. Sorry for the late reply. The email notification must have been off.

It is the same panning technique that one uses to photograph racing cars or other moving objects. I just needed to find the right shutter speed to create the best effect and not lose too many shots in the process. #6034128

Songbird Cline level-classic June 08, 2008

your work is AMAZING!! #6034231

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