Pearl Jam, a photo from Queensland, East

Photographer's Note

Something very simple today. Seafoam looking like jellied crushed pearls along the looong beach on the east coast of Fraser Island. (using the imagination) Fraser island is a giant sandbar measuring 120km long and average 15km wide. This was taken when the sun broke through the clouds during the walk from Eurong village to Lake Wabby high viewpoint, a total 16km walk in one day, with 8km return along the beach like this barefoot. It got boring after the first km., with unchanging scenery aside from light conditions, and 4x4 vehicles passing every few minutes. 1.5L of water is NOT enough, and I was ready to collapse upon returning to civilisation. Telstra mobile phone coverage was uninterrupted throughout though. And if this walk is done without a Tshirt, have someone put sun cream on your back or your rucksack's imprint with be etched on your roasted back for weeks. On the positive side, you will be able to cook eggs on your shoulders for breakfast the next morning. Enough about my pain and suffering. The WS shows another version with silvery wet sand. The top part was not darkened separately, just strange light and neat image filter.

Roly, KevRyan, pitai, shaas, singuanti, katya11, kdien, Michael_Gan, nerve, ChrisJ, Katharina, AmiBe, peter1892, richtersl, Tue, huynt, fayeulle, john_c, MLINES, schobi, Matthew-Watt heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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KevRyan (22956) 2005-11-07 20:33

A fantastically beautiful image Tan - whenever has your name seemed more appropriate!? A great picture and a very informative and amusing, f painful, note.

Just superb!

best wishes Kev

ow808wo (0) 2005-11-07 20:34

good post processing to enhance this nice shot

Tone (101) 2005-11-07 20:34

impressive! i really like the composure, and how the sand/water meet. looks 3D. A+

danielswalsh (13597) 2005-11-07 20:37

Great shot Tan!

I really like this one... but am a bit confused. How did you get such shiney bright reflections off the water from such dark and ominous skys?
However you attained the final result- it's good.

Cheers,
- Dan

Roly (2024) 2005-11-07 20:38

Simple but effective. You either have the time and luck to always be in these places at the right moment, or you simply are a wizard of Photoshop, because your colors and nuances are always fantastic. Great light scattering onto the crest of the waves, and beautiful contrast between the sparkling waves and the mate beach.

pitai (3985) 2005-11-07 20:45

Hello Tan,

What a dream shot!!! Fabulous.... the colors, and definition are superb. I like the sand effect. Those dark cloudes against the seafoam texture. Just Brillant!!!

Well done. Best regards,

Gabriel

djslim (570) 2005-11-07 20:50

Quite a view I will probably never see. TFS. I really like the composition. Good timing.

rosiegirl (1596) 2005-11-07 20:59

Its beautiful- kind of surreal. The water and foam look like they're floating over the sand at first glance, but only because the wet sand acts as a false shadow. Super good work!

Rosie

shaas (162) 2005-11-07 21:07

This is beautiful! Very strong colors. Well done!

-sarah

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-11-07 21:49

impressive shot, I liek the heavy clouds with the glistening light from the sun on the water, well done

singuanti (15250) 2005-11-07 22:20

Hi Tan. You've managed to make a typical scene and given it loads of visual impact. The polarizer worked great giving some incredibly strong clouds. Excellent shot Tan!

katya11 (334) 2005-11-07 23:26

Tan,
Really nice shot, it looks almost surreal. I like how you have composed it, the sky looks very menacing.
Very nice work!
Katie

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-11-08 0:00

Wonderful image, Tan. Very impressive. The lightning is amazing. Is it the moon or some kind of PP? Beautiful. Nino

sharkattack (268) 2005-11-08 1:37

Bravo Tan harika bir Fraser adasi.......etkileyici bir atmosfer ve akilalmaz guzellikleri olan bir yer degil mi ustat........

Michael_Gan (2776) 2005-11-08 1:37

This is a very impressive and crisp picture Tan. The light is beautiful and the foam looks like silver (or crushed pearls indeed). The dark sky is magnificent. There's just a disturbing strange dark vertical area just left of the middle of the picture. What's that? It's not your shadow, because it is also visible in the sky. Was something immediately in front of your camera?

THAR (3877) 2005-11-08 2:05

C'est du tout beau!Il se dégage de cette photo sombre une atmophère toute particulière.J'apprécie beaucoup!

cengiz (3593) 2005-11-08 2:32

sevgili tan harika olmus tebrikler
cengiz

partha (14023) 2005-11-08 2:34

Its really a gem.Almost perfect waterscape,the colour tone -clarity saturation are very good.

nerve (10231) 2005-11-08 2:39

Kaptan selam!
Bu aralar çok meşgulüm ama ara sıra upload etmeğe çalışıyorum.. peşinen özür!
Down under'dan hoşgeldin! Nasıldı oralar,,umarım iyi bir tatil yapmışsındır..
bana fırsat buldukça yazdığın güzel kritiklerin için ayrıca teşekkür ederim!
göründüğü kadarıyla gene müthiş şeyler çekmissin bu resimde olduğu gibi,. zaman zaman fırsat buldukça eskilerine de bakacağım..

müthiş bir gökyüzü yakalamıssın burada, kompozisyonun her zaman olduğu gibi mükemmel..
selam ve sevgiler,
hoşgeldin tekrar.

Tracker (1942) 2005-11-08 2:55

Hi Tan,
So breathtaking excellent colours! Simple compo and sharpening is attractive here. TFS and regards. Denis.

PixelTerror (0) 2005-11-08 4:41

G'Day captain,
From the note it seems to be quite a heavy burden to be a TE photographer !
Lovely view once more, at the first glance it looks very empty and the eyes seeks for an element to focus on, but after a while you learn to enjoy it as a whole and appreciate the play of light on the water and the fine contrasting dark clouds.
Well done Tan, I think you deserve a dozen of XXXX after all these efforts ;-)
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Katharina (401) 2005-11-08 5:38

nice peaceful photo
i like that heavy sky and great light on the wave
regards

AmiBe (6042) 2005-11-08 6:25

Hi Tan,
yes, this is simple this is just a beach !
But what incredible atmosphere !
The light, the clouds, it's an apocalyptic beach !
I hope the eggs were good...
Well done

peter1892 (1681) 2005-11-08 7:31

Hi Tan, simple, beautiful image, very clear shot. As for you sunburn - 'slip, slap, slop!' as they would say in Australia!

richtersl (3546) 2005-11-08 8:04

The shadows you captured make the water look three-dimensional in places. WOW!

poulinp (4528) 2005-11-08 8:22

Incredible shot Tan. Yes, the composition is simple, but this most the textures and colors that make it almost unreal, like in a Fantastic world. The pure sand, without any trace, is amazing. Congratulations.

pilpel-adom (3018) 2005-11-08 13:29

Amazing capture, Tan!! It looks unreal, from a science fiction movie! Great dramatic skies (the Polarizer effect) with amazing shadowy sand with nice texture on it...!!
TFS
Chen

Tue (93436) 2005-11-08 17:12

Hej Tan,
Especially the beach and the sea look like a surrealistic painting! Wonderful colours and a great lighting too. Very well captured!
Hilsner,
Lars

huynt (5081) 2005-11-08 18:32

Hi Tan
What! Very impreesive shot here. Well POV and composition. Thanks

Cormac (26565) 2005-11-09 1:05

Amazing shot! The dark sky over the shining waves and beach is a very dramatic look, and very eye-catching. The texture in the water is good, and I also like that big, sweeping curve of the water on the beach. Excellent!

snowcrazzi (99) 2005-11-09 3:26

What a beautiful shot. I enjoy seeing shots of not so desirable weather that look so great. This reminds me of photo I critiqued from cuba, in the sense of the beach with storm clouds ahead. Wonderful note as well.

ChrisJ (172436) 2005-11-09 3:39

Hi Tan

I like the inky colored sky & graphism of the surf. Looks like you enjoyed your trip to Fraser Island. Good work!

fayeulle (27827) 2005-11-09 10:25 [Comment]

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john_c (24666) 2005-11-09 10:55

Hi Tan,
More like a pearl gem! The texture of this shot is amazing. The lighting is also superb. The foaming waves even have cast a shadow you have captured. The sky is dramatic. This is a most impressive beach scene of grandeur. Congratulations, Tan.
John

oochappan (4880) 2005-11-09 11:04

Iyi günler Tan
I wouldn't call this very simple, the subject yes but the lightening here on the beach makes is incongreous never seen before, very well seen and captured, indeed this is the best one of the two.

sarju (5324) 2005-11-09 13:36

Hi Tan
It is really hard to walk when you can see the motorized vehicles passing by ... i love to hike and walk but I can never do it where I would have an option of going in a motorized vehicle .... I appreciate your courage for undertaking this walk ...
good thing about the treks and hikes is that when they are finished ... one has a good story to share
tfs .. cheers ... sarju
PS: I see a little sign that maybe you worked with two layers in the PP of this photo ? .. is it my illusion

Yamada (2309) 2005-11-10 4:35

Wow, very great shot. I like the postprocessing very much. Makes the shot full of contrasts. Good job.

coco (30439) 2005-11-10 10:01

Hi Tan.
Splendid work with the composition and the light. The beach is nice and interesting for one photo (or more photos, of course), but here is more than "nice" or "interesting". The key is the light (well, almost in all the photos): this one seems magic. Thanks for share.

toni_al (15875) 2005-11-13 9:04

Salut Tan
Une prise simple mais vraiment magnifique, tout est dans le cadrage et la composition. Bravo
@+ Toni

greg64g (11193) 2005-11-14 10:41

Hi Tan

Well i am quite late to comment this one, the composition is simple but the beach, the light and pov are so fabulous, i love it.
great work. is it your company who sent you all around the world ? if yes do you find an assistant to carry the tripod ? ;-)
thanks
greg

sleon (9402) 2005-11-14 16:05

Hi Tan
This may have been a boring view for you, but what a fabulous shot! Worth every moment of the sunburn, I think! Great that I've got to this late enough to see your original version too, which just shows what a bit of PP can do to turn a good shot into a stunning one. The sparkling water has a fantasy feel and the sky is apolapytic. Great work!
Susanna

dolin (7369) 2005-11-15 14:35

Hi Tan.
Waouhhhhh impressionnante cette photo....on dirait un effet de 3D, c'est magnifique.
Une véritable peinture avec de somptueuses teintes et un excellent cadrage.
La qualité du premier plan et cette lumière sont à couper le souffle.
SUPERBE
Fred

mjdundee (4663) 2005-11-15 17:29

Hello Tan,
Seems I missed this one. Very remarkable but to be honest - TL experimental would be a better place to show it. Anyway - the structures of the water surface are the subject and real. Good one. TFS. Thomas

bnallama (3763) 2005-11-24 14:51

Yes this is fantastically beautiful! Out of this world image. TFS Bala

gren4 (603) 2005-11-26 16:57

This version looks a little unreal with the dark shadow in the sand.However as a picture the effect is pleasing.The image really stands out with its high contrast and clean almost textureless sand tones

ahudgins (139) 2005-12-10 1:12

This is quite a shot,\
i am extremely impressed.

the coloring and capture are perfect,

Thanks,

Alex

Niara78 (0) 2005-12-22 17:07

The contrasts are simply splendid. Thanks for the note ;-)

MichaelTrezzi (3374) 2006-02-18 13:38

Hi Tan, superb composition and colors. The dark sky adds a strong dramatic effect. Cheers Michael

jafadabret (56501) 2006-04-24 13:36

Tan, je viens de tomber sur cette photo et je la trouve sublime. La mer est d'argent et le ciel noir de tempête quant au sable il est superbe de couleur et de lumière. Dans mes favorites.
Une photo d'anthologie !

sebinho342 (19329) 2006-05-05 11:32

Crazy ! .... Antoher from you in my favourites ;)
Fabolous Tan congratulations for this eyes catching picture :)

zeca (19762) 2006-05-13 4:31

Wonderful lights, Tan, and excelent POV! Pretty simple scene with a touch of magic from the photographer. The sky and the shadow really add to the image. Well done!
Regards!
Zeca

manatee (4668) 2006-06-21 2:11

I dont have any idea how do you make this picture or what do you do, but looks absolutly beautiful is a mazing. I love it
Congratulations

arnoud1976 (1191) 2006-06-21 13:45

hello Tan,

extraordinary image, unreal.. very smooth and almost paintinglike. amazing job! cheers and tfs arnoud

daddo (28748) 2006-07-23 1:43

Hi Tan. The whole thing looks like something from another planet. The outline of wet sand gives the impression of a shadow, so that the sea seems to be lifted. A very special effect. Incredible colours and mysterious light. Well done in delivering a picture that stimulates the imagination. regards. Klaudio

MLINES (12516) 2006-08-06 4:19

Hi Tan, A simple but excellent shot of this beach scene. In my youth as a surfie this was a commeon sight so ot pulls the heart-strings. The colour of the sand, which looks like zircon sand, and the small wavelets bringing the foam into the beach is the key to its appeal. TFS. Murray.

Pantoufle (16) 2006-08-23 6:42

Beautiful colours, the lighting gives the sea a wonderful radience and texture. I am struck by how sharp the image appears. Really really lovely. Well done.

Kylie

schobi (187) 2006-08-23 7:01

Hi Tan! Once again - a great picture from you! The water seems to have a shadow, wonder ful work!
Best regards, Bernhard

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Matthew-Watt (5934) 2008-02-04 15:38

Hi Tan,

I like this moody sea shot from Fraser Island. I hope you got some decent weather during your stay. Fraser is one of the most remarkable places I have visited, and we were able to see quite a lot in the 8 days we spent there. A 'Great walks of Queensland' trail has been established on the island recently which is 90km long and takes about a week to trek. Certainly beautiful but more of a winter thing and you would have to be cautious of dingoes following you. Well done, it is a great memento of your travel.

Matt

svefay (810) 2011-12-12 3:54

hi,
it looks great!...
nice photo, good compo...TFS