Taken the day after Christmas 2008. Note - I re-uploaded the image after Dustin's comment, following my reply to him. Always appreciate any recommendations.
Categories: [Landscapes][Ocean][Places]
stunning work John. love the beautiful colors and the sunlight peeping through the dark clouds. beautiful! :) claire @ 2009-01-09 14:32:54
WOW John this is one of my favorites of yours so far and that is saying alot considering how good your photos are! Amazing lighting and composition! Andy @ 2009-01-09 14:57:54
Again a wonderfull picture, great detail, exellent toning, color and contrast. Congratulations John, this is a masterpiece.
BTW, thanks for my first bookmark ever on photoblogs.org. I appreciate it. Krims@nline.be @ 2009-01-09 15:00:48
Amazing shot! Colors are nice and mood is very special. I like warm lights from the sky. Giorgio @ 2009-01-09 15:10:34
Great light and colors. Is this one shot or several layered together? Nick @ 2009-01-09 15:35:35
What a painting. I imagine you sitting in front of the computer, "painting" with light these beautiful canvases. Chris Chisu @ 2009-01-09 15:46:00
I am absolutely amazed with what you're able to do with a photo. Incredible atmosphere, these colours and the light on water. Superb. Do you do workshops? ;) Joanna @ 2009-01-09 15:59:59
This pier turns to be a science-fiction movie scene :)
Way cool! yz @ 2009-01-09 16:11:31
John, you are a artist Klaus @ 2009-01-09 16:46:51
Beauty! Those seascapes of yours are really breathtaking. A.B.C. PHOTOGRAPHY @ 2009-01-09 16:50:32
fascinating pic once again ! really look like a sci-fi image. Rataki @ 2009-01-09 17:05:54
Very nice job and grat atmosphere. The light is amazing! Polydactyle @ 2009-01-09 17:55:50
another awesome sci-fi-y shot. love the colors and textures in the poles and under the dock. and the lighting is absolutely creepy :) joe @ 2009-01-09 18:17:21
OOOOOOO, gritty! I really like the composition, the light ain't bad either! Good job. I find it so frustrating when I walk round photo exhibitions looking at conceptual rubbish that pretends the idea/concept over rules the image quality. I think those 'artists' need to get online for a reality check! Sorry, Ranting.
Just out of interest are you in the photomatix or photoshop camp when it comes to HDR? Silas collins @ 2009-01-09 18:38:35
Very nice work here, its very surreal! I always enjoy seeing your work. Brian @ 2009-01-09 19:03:55
I feel kind of weird critiquing someone who's a master of his artform. It's like me walking up to Picasso and telling him what I don't' like about his paintings.
I really like the composition. And the right side is terrific. The left, however, looks a bit "hard" to me. Too sharp. Perhaps to much saturation in the reds. It almost looks like a composite to me, which is unusual because you're usually the only person I know of who can use HDR as heavily as you do and still have it look natural on a consistent basis. 613photo @ 2009-01-09 19:44:09
Thanks Dustin. I really have to purchase a monitor calibrating system. I use several monitors at home and work (actually have 3 different monitors on my desk at work), plus my laptops. The results vary and I will probably re-upload my original image that was much darker overall. However, my monitor at work it appeared very dark and now that I look at the image at home it's too bright. Thanks for the critique, my intent was for the sun and reflection to be the central focus point not the left side. John Maslowski @ 2009-01-09 21:30:22
Stunning work, really like the rays breaking through the clouds.along with the great texture and color tones on the piers.
the sun peering through the clouds and the pier is really a new element that i really like about this one.. awesome work as usual.. :D Rian @ 2009-01-09 23:58:06
Truly beautiful ! I like the sky and the prospect !
Excellent post processing ! A true work of art ! One @ 2009-01-10 00:01:16
This is wonderful. The overall "bright darkness" (yes, we know it sounds silly, but we thought it fitting) pulls us into the image. We generally find it difficult to comment on your pictures because there is difficult to give any useful and constructive criticism as we find them technically and compositionally top notch. We wanted to comment on this, however, because this is probably our new favourite.
The composition is excellent, but we find ourselves wondering what is happening below the pier on the left. Maybe an even darker scene could be found there.
Excellent work and Happy New Year to you. Framed and Shot @ 2009-01-10 00:16:35
Really impressive and so powerful ! A very special mood, somehow futurist... but surely something of an end of a world mood ! Exceptional and really eyecatching. The post-processing really enhances textures and colors. Clever work. Florence @ 2009-01-10 01:28:45
Great detalis and atmosphere for this shot. Impressive work! Simone @ 2009-01-10 02:58:22
This feels almost sci-fi and magical. Incredible path of light along the water. well...incredible all around. Thanks for sharing. Lunamania @ 2009-01-10 03:06:54
absolutely stunning image! a work of art. great composition and lightning. I would have hang this on my wall at home in a heartbeat :) Avi Revivo @ 2009-01-10 04:25:18
It's unbelievable what you did with this image! The delicate play of lights and shadows is absolutely stunning. Great composition as well. Wonderful work John!!! Giovanni @ 2009-01-10 04:54:04
I'm very impressed by your work on this one... A fantastic SF atmosphere... we are on another planet... a great processing and work... photographic art, here... congrats, John. Francesc B. @ 2009-01-10 07:34:29
Looks like a part of a dream world. Excellent processing. Reiner @ 2009-01-10 07:58:23
it's like a dream that comes a photo. you are the best with this ! paolo @ 2009-01-10 08:33:29
mes meilleurs voeux, John, à toi et aux tiens.. toujours dans ton univers fantastique, entre fiction et réalité.. et d'une qualité impressionnante !! flo g @ 2009-01-10 09:25:58
Another incredible HDR John, just amazing. clarence @ 2009-01-10 09:47:39
This is an amazing area for photography John. Another super image form you. Everythig is illuminated just perfect. I like how you held the rays in the sky. Tom Sheehan @ 2009-01-10 10:02:46
Amazing how the light creeps into this scene! Wonderful image. Arjan - PlasticDaisy @ 2009-01-10 10:30:47
This is crazy dramatic!!! It has such depth for an HDR. Beautifully handled. Laurie @ 2009-01-10 11:32:30
The subtle rays of light is what really makes it for me.
Man, you definitely have a very cool style. Michael Rawluk @ 2009-01-10 12:16:52
Wonderful composition. The detail and color on the left is stunning. I am somewhat bothered by the two points of light on that pier on the right, especially the one right at the edge. harry @ 2009-01-10 13:20:20
OK, this one is just fantastic. Literally!!! Its out of this world and takes me to some strange and appealing fantasyland. Very cool. Andres @ 2009-01-10 14:36:55
I'm struggling to put into words what my impression is of this image. I totally love the whole right side of this - it is natural and it is perfection. I'm bothered a bit by the left side - it doesn't look at all realistic to me and that is what I love about your work - the realism and natural beauty of what you capture. You're still my favorite photographer! :) Toni @ 2009-01-10 15:32:32
Nice composition and great "dark" light extracted during HDR postprocessing. Just waiting when some strange creature pops from the water, real fantasy ;p) Miro at LightIsAllAround.com @ 2009-01-10 16:06:10
Stunning!! WOW! This one is so powerful and dramatic. FANTASTIC!!! Marcie @ 2009-01-10 16:43:17
As usual I love the look and feel of your photo. When I looked at this one I almost felt as if it was two different images, the left side and the right side have such a different feel to them and yet together this is such a dramatic image. Fantastic! Jamie @ 2009-01-10 16:50:48
Dustin hit the nail on the head when he said you are the master of this genre, in my opinion. I always view your work with a certain sense of bewilderment and awe. Technically I couldn't even begin to understand the skills you utilise in these fabulous artworks, but I know what I like, which to me is what counts.
A stunning image, incredibly detailed and pleasing to my eyes. As always, absolutely amazing work.Those subtle rays of light hitting the water blow my mind. EYES WIDE SHUT @ 2009-01-10 17:19:54
Stunning compo! Amazing processing. In terms of colour rewelacyjnie - as usual. Congrats! beanow @ 2009-01-10 18:58:27
belle image d'outre-monde Lasiate @ 2009-01-10 19:23:35
that is a heavenly picture John!!! the sky is amazing, shining golden color onto the water... YOU'RE amazing!! Elaine- @ 2009-01-10 20:10:42
The sky is so dramatic. Must have been breath taking watching it change as you captured images. I'll always find the pier scary, but I'll try not to mention it any more:-) sherri @ 2009-01-10 22:13:08
so dramatic, so alive with the bright and shining moon! it's hard to imagine this is a photograph at all. it looks like an intricate ink drawing that you spent hours and hours scratching out. it is simply beautiful in that amazing way you are able to capture and enhance contrasting textures, the sleek water and rusty pilings. i love it john! robin @ 2009-01-11 01:09:57
A magical capture from another world. Great composition and PP job! standley @ 2009-01-11 05:14:25
Great toning in this image! Lovely details... Abhijit Dharmadhikari @ 2009-01-11 09:00:49
A fantastic image! Excellent processing and shooting to come up with a spectacular shot like this one. Fine work, John! don @ 2009-01-11 10:47:25
Amazing sky and I love the moonlight on the water. Fantastic composition! Susan @ 2009-01-11 11:34:03
What a dramatic sky. Excellent work ! cako @ 2009-01-11 11:44:25
Very dramatic. It has painting like qualities. Sabine (foKuspoint) @ 2009-01-11 11:58:48
What for an view. HDR makes photo more exciting. It looks like a shot from an other planet. Joachim @ 2009-01-11 13:14:59
Wow, looks like a scene of a movie. I love the dark mood. I has a dramatic dark side and a brighter happy side. You nicely reveal the details in the darker areas without making much (read: no) noise. LightningPaul @ 2009-01-11 15:39:17
interesting picture this is.
I find the right side of the picture looking more realistic, the leftside more like a painting, but it does fit together.
Nice how you can see some very subtile sunbeams reaching out for the water. janko @ 2009-01-11 15:40:13
A wonderful light subject... it is incredible how much the sea can reflect light in this way...
Wonderful compo, as always. Leila @ 2009-01-11 16:25:46
great work here on the post processing its like a painting and a mix between the two that being a photo and art. Westy | P H O T O N O M Y @ 2009-01-11 17:34:52
This gives me hope for those days when I face my own darkness, John! Ginnie @ 2009-01-11 20:10:48
Muy buenos dias, un placer volver a disfrutar con su gran y artistico trabajo...le felicito de nuevo, una excelente composicion, por no hablar del contraluz y del HDR que estan muy a la altura, buen disparo muy acertado, en el momento justo...saludos cordiales. Alex @ 2009-01-12 05:07:01
I miss the words to tell you what I feel; even if i wrote in french i'll be without words !
I's a fantastic picture ! Nicolas @ 2009-01-12 05:20:04
là, je crois qu'on est dans le rêve absolu objectif-p @ 2009-01-12 11:02:05
Stunning John. To me this picture takes your work to the next level. One of your best. Great lighting. Mike @ 2009-01-12 12:00:56
I love the colors in this one, so extreme and vibrant at the same time! Claus Petersen @ 2009-01-12 12:03:35
Easily one of your best! This is amazing, the lighting and the details you brought out in this image is superb. Craig Wilson @ 2009-01-12 12:37:26
simply beautiful! I love the reflection in the water from the sky! You captured a lot of great details on this HDR photo! Liang @ 2009-01-12 12:56:56
OMG! Post apocalyptic vision of our world! The entire of darkness zones are properly exposed. But three things harass my feeling in front of the picture; the yellow and red lights over the quayside. Can you turn OFF the light? Bravo. Doum @ 2009-01-12 13:03:04
Great night time photo and hdr work. Tero @ 2009-01-12 15:07:42
ouch !
I said before I prefer soft HDR... this one is not ! too much for me..sorry. CushmoK @ 2009-01-12 15:35:19
Fabulous light and another wonderful HDR Shot!! Just superb! martineb @ 2009-01-12 16:04:24
This is really not an everyday sight! So cool the light comes out! Asgardr @ 2009-01-13 02:33:40
Wow, the sky is awesome. Frank @ 2009-01-13 04:29:58
I'm late to the party on this shot....stunning (as usual). I love the brilliance of the sky light in the clouds and shimmer on the sea. Awesome! Hess @ 2009-01-13 09:48:48
This one is truly a masterpiece John. Beautiful details! and the colors are jumping off the page! Raffi @ 2009-01-13 12:14:31
Oh, this is simply beautiful! The colors are perfect and the framing superb! Ovidiu @ 2009-01-13 17:29:12
Oh wait a minute! I might have a new favorite. This is almost like two photos in one. Really beautiful work. The colors on the left, the interest on the right and that sky! Wow again. Michael Paulison @ 2009-01-13 22:06:27
I'm always impressed when you post one of these mystical shots with such rich details in what could be an ordinary scene. Awesome stuff. Sean @ 2009-01-13 22:48:07
wow! the sun is everything in this one. frisky @ 2009-01-14 19:10:25
The light in this shot is incredible. Another awe inspiring work. marcus @ 2009-01-15 23:00:54
To have this range of masterful photography. From a stunning portrait to a mesmerizing sky and environment that only you can capture with such fascination. Bravo John! Kevin from OrganicPIX.com @ 2009-01-15 23:17:06
fantastic. the sky and the light are .. GREAT ;-)) Matthias @ 2009-01-17 12:57:27
Wow, this is fantastic, love the vibrant colours, HDR really works well here! Jonathan M Robson @ 2009-01-18 09:41:51
Wow! that is a thing of beauty. Would love to hanging something like that on my wall. Beautiful. Radel @ 2009-01-20 11:02:08
Wooow.. a landscape from a dream, incredible work, marvelous as always macaco @ 2009-01-21 15:40:58
The lighting on this image is fantastic. Well done John! John @ 2009-01-22 21:12:03
Blimey this is so eerie. Very gothic looking. It's as if we are awaiting a pirate ships arrival. I love this. You seem to have a unique vantage point. Where were you when you shot this? mooch @ 2009-01-26 13:28:50
This almost looks like a futuristic landscape! Well done. It's surreal, very good. Jip (Raven) @ 2009-02-18 05:16:33
Désolé pour le bug. Je vous ai flatté deux fois ! ;-) Hacène @ 2009-02-18 16:25:16
Your pictures are of an extraordinary tonality, a true artistic research dear John, thank you very much Joëlle Chen @ 2009-06-01 09:12:51
WOW - very impressive. So many wonderful items in this photo. The lighting, the processing, the DOF. The moody that is given off the image. Very nicely done. Yvonne @ 2010-01-09 10:25:55
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[CLOSE]claire @ 2009-01-09 14:32:54
Andy @ 2009-01-09 14:57:54
BTW, thanks for my first bookmark ever on photoblogs.org. I appreciate it.
Krims@nline.be @ 2009-01-09 15:00:48
Giorgio @ 2009-01-09 15:10:34
Nick @ 2009-01-09 15:35:35
Chris Chisu @ 2009-01-09 15:46:00
Joanna @ 2009-01-09 15:59:59
Way cool!
yz @ 2009-01-09 16:11:31
Klaus @ 2009-01-09 16:46:51
A.B.C. PHOTOGRAPHY @ 2009-01-09 16:50:32
Rataki @ 2009-01-09 17:05:54
Polydactyle @ 2009-01-09 17:55:50
joe @ 2009-01-09 18:17:21
Just out of interest are you in the photomatix or photoshop camp when it comes to HDR?
Silas collins @ 2009-01-09 18:38:35
Brian @ 2009-01-09 19:03:55
I really like the composition. And the right side is terrific. The left, however, looks a bit "hard" to me. Too sharp. Perhaps to much saturation in the reds. It almost looks like a composite to me, which is unusual because you're usually the only person I know of who can use HDR as heavily as you do and still have it look natural on a consistent basis.
613photo @ 2009-01-09 19:44:09
John Maslowski @ 2009-01-09 21:30:22
Ivar @ 2009-01-09 22:07:02
Thomas @ 2009-01-09 22:16:18
Ankush. @ 2009-01-09 22:35:40
michele @ 2009-01-09 23:01:08
martie @ 2009-01-09 23:06:15
Parfait !
JMS @ 2009-01-09 23:18:16
Rian @ 2009-01-09 23:58:06
Excellent post processing ! A true work of art !
One @ 2009-01-10 00:01:16
The composition is excellent, but we find ourselves wondering what is happening below the pier on the left. Maybe an even darker scene could be found there.
Excellent work and Happy New Year to you.
Framed and Shot @ 2009-01-10 00:16:35
Florence @ 2009-01-10 01:28:45
Simone @ 2009-01-10 02:58:22
Lunamania @ 2009-01-10 03:06:54
Avi Revivo @ 2009-01-10 04:25:18
Giovanni @ 2009-01-10 04:54:04
Francesc B. @ 2009-01-10 07:34:29
Reiner @ 2009-01-10 07:58:23
paolo @ 2009-01-10 08:33:29
flo g @ 2009-01-10 09:25:58
clarence @ 2009-01-10 09:47:39
Tom Sheehan @ 2009-01-10 10:02:46
Arjan - PlasticDaisy @ 2009-01-10 10:30:47
Laurie @ 2009-01-10 11:32:30
Man, you definitely have a very cool style.
Michael Rawluk @ 2009-01-10 12:16:52
harry @ 2009-01-10 13:20:20
Andres @ 2009-01-10 14:36:55
Toni @ 2009-01-10 15:32:32
Miro at LightIsAllAround.com @ 2009-01-10 16:06:10
Marcie @ 2009-01-10 16:43:17
Jamie @ 2009-01-10 16:50:48
A stunning image, incredibly detailed and pleasing to my eyes. As always, absolutely amazing work.Those subtle rays of light hitting the water blow my mind.
EYES WIDE SHUT @ 2009-01-10 17:19:54
beanow @ 2009-01-10 18:58:27
Lasiate @ 2009-01-10 19:23:35
Elaine- @ 2009-01-10 20:10:42
sherri @ 2009-01-10 22:13:08
robin @ 2009-01-11 01:09:57
standley @ 2009-01-11 05:14:25
Abhijit Dharmadhikari @ 2009-01-11 09:00:49
don @ 2009-01-11 10:47:25
Susan @ 2009-01-11 11:34:03
cako @ 2009-01-11 11:44:25
Sabine (foKuspoint) @ 2009-01-11 11:58:48
Joachim @ 2009-01-11 13:14:59
LightningPaul @ 2009-01-11 15:39:17
I find the right side of the picture looking more realistic, the leftside more like a painting, but it does fit together.
Nice how you can see some very subtile sunbeams reaching out for the water.
janko @ 2009-01-11 15:40:13
Wonderful compo, as always.
Leila @ 2009-01-11 16:25:46
Westy | P H O T O N O M Y @ 2009-01-11 17:34:52
Ginnie @ 2009-01-11 20:10:48
Otto K. @ 2009-01-11 22:55:24
Love the way the pier on the left side is a part of the frame!
Tim Corbeel @ 2009-01-12 02:47:32
Alex @ 2009-01-12 05:07:01
I's a fantastic picture !
Nicolas @ 2009-01-12 05:20:04
Mohammadreza @ 2009-01-12 05:28:35
Chantal @ 2009-01-12 05:40:29
BoB @ 2009-01-12 06:00:13
Agora @ 2009-01-12 06:39:39
darkcapitaine @ 2009-01-12 06:59:17
bruno @ 2009-01-12 07:28:12
Mark @ 2009-01-12 07:59:56
Slyvain @ 2009-01-12 08:10:56
Lurch @ 2009-01-12 08:20:36
Jay @ 2009-01-12 09:11:53
Csaba/EyeVision @ 2009-01-12 09:24:14
Ashish Sidapara @ 2009-01-12 10:37:58
objectif-p @ 2009-01-12 11:02:05
Mike @ 2009-01-12 12:00:56
Claus Petersen @ 2009-01-12 12:03:35
Craig Wilson @ 2009-01-12 12:37:26
Liang @ 2009-01-12 12:56:56
Doum @ 2009-01-12 13:03:04
Tero @ 2009-01-12 15:07:42
I said before I prefer soft HDR... this one is not ! too much for me..sorry.
CushmoK @ 2009-01-12 15:35:19
martineb @ 2009-01-12 16:04:24
Asgardr @ 2009-01-13 02:33:40
Frank @ 2009-01-13 04:29:58
Hess @ 2009-01-13 09:48:48
Raffi @ 2009-01-13 12:14:31
Ovidiu @ 2009-01-13 17:29:12
Michael Paulison @ 2009-01-13 22:06:27
Sean @ 2009-01-13 22:48:07
Conflagratio (Away) @ 2009-01-14 09:28:01
frisky @ 2009-01-14 19:10:25
marcus @ 2009-01-15 23:00:54
Kevin from OrganicPIX.com @ 2009-01-15 23:17:06
Ilger.nl @ 2009-01-16 16:32:35
Matthias @ 2009-01-17 12:57:27
Jonathan M Robson @ 2009-01-18 09:41:51
Radel @ 2009-01-20 11:02:08
macaco @ 2009-01-21 15:40:58
John @ 2009-01-22 21:12:03
mooch @ 2009-01-26 13:28:50
Jip (Raven) @ 2009-02-18 05:16:33
Bravo (as always, devrais-je dire...)
Hacène @ 2009-02-18 16:23:46
Hacène @ 2009-02-18 16:25:16
Joëlle Chen @ 2009-06-01 09:12:51
Yvonne @ 2010-01-09 10:25:55