PHOTOGRAPH INFO
Another photograph from Virginia, this time on the coast within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island.
The island is a wonderful place to see many species of migrating birds as well as two herds of wild horses known as "Chincoteague Ponies."
Camera settings and post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D
Thanks for visiting Durham Township!
--Kathleen
Thank you to everyone who came out to my closing party at the Palisades Gallery last night! It was great to see and talk with all of you.
If you haven't seen the prints yet, the show has been extended until April 30th.
Very nice metalic sky & water.
Posted by Marek.Kulikowski on April 2, 2008 1:30 AMLovely shot with a dramatic sky... and the light is perfect.
Posted by Arnd on April 2, 2008 2:51 AMThe colors and the lights are amazing and beautiful. It's a very nice shot you did there.
Posted by Jerk on April 2, 2008 3:46 AMThat's a beautiful shot Kathleen!
Posted by Stephen with a ph on April 2, 2008 4:48 AMI can see the light :)
Posted by Tero on April 2, 2008 5:31 AMinsanely amazing capture. Bravo!
Posted by Betsy Barron on April 2, 2008 7:22 AMOn this picture Kathleen did toil
Making sunbeams seem quite royal.
Some heavy clouds darken the skies
Below them land and water lies.
The reflection seems almost like tin foil.
Hi,
this picture would have more life if the clouds are in different color not in dull gray. But all in all nice shot. good placement of horizon in the frame.
-Balaji
Posted by Balaji on April 2, 2008 11:39 AMGiven the loss of detail caused by the back-lit foreground, we have assorted dark earth shapes and light on the water....the imagination can play a little.
Kathleen could have been walking along the shoreline...or shooting from her hot air balloon.....or through the windshield of her Piper Cub......or her Learjet.....or..."Ladies and Gentlemen, if your seated on the left side of the plane, you can look carefully just below and to your left to view a grazing herd of migrating Chincoteague Ponies......and a young lady photographing them......and remember, when you fly Durham Air, it's all first class.
Happy closing party!
(Please shoot and share,
for I shan't be there.)
Oh, I will have to show my 8 year old this image. We are reading "Misty of Chincoteague" at the moment. Timely!
Posted by RD on April 2, 2008 12:23 PMBrilliant lighting in this image - fine work.
Posted by LwS on April 3, 2008 4:29 AMAbsolutely stunning - Such a fantastic capture!
Whilst I love the light shining through the clouds, the reflection/light on the sand is fantastic.
Posted by Ian on April 3, 2008 5:51 AMOne of my favorite books as a child was "Misty of Chincoteaque". I loved any story that had to do with horses.
We encountered a lot of wild horses in North Carolina in Corolla on the Outer Banks when we would go there. They were surprisingly tame compared to how I thought they would be. Many of them would seek shade in the car ports, under the houses, and elevated decks.
That's so beautiful. Even though rough weather looks to be around the scene is strangely calm. The rays lend to that air of calm.
I was hoping to come to the closing last night, but I have been swamped with work and was with a client all day until nearly 5 o'clock working on a project. There was just no way to get away last night. I hope it went well I know I missed a nice evening.
Posted by Laurie on April 3, 2008 6:31 AMAlways something beautiful here!
Posted by Evi on April 3, 2008 8:09 AMGood light !!
Posted by Xavier Rey on April 5, 2008 4:19 AMgorgeous light! love the mood.
Posted by dimitri on April 7, 2008 4:21 PMStunning sky.
Posted by Miles on April 14, 2008 11:32 PM