Neakanie Mountain overlook above Manzanita, Oregon
Post Processing: cropped (removed top sky to enhance natural framing aspect of composition; greyscale/duotone; small amount of dodging/burning on sky and sea; removed a distant bird in flight because it looked like a speck of dust on the lense; USM
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David... congrats on another fine Oregon Coast image. I like it a lot. Your image looks down toward where I was a teen councilor for a church camp for 4th-6th grade boys when I was in HS many moons ago.
Difficult shot to make: water line that bends, a mountainous horizon that isn't level, and a tree (on the left) that doesn't stand up straight . . . but you pulled it off well. Good choice keeping the tree on the right partially in frame to give the appropriate orientation. Nice title, too.
I thought when I first saw this in the thumbnails that I didn't care for the B&W in this shot, but now that I've really looked at it I can see that it really works quite well. This pic shows the beauty of the coast in a serene manner, instead of presenting it in an in-your-face, travel agency advertisement style. This is a fresh treatment of a beauutiful view.
Im not sure if B&W was the best choice for this photo. i think i would have tried to keep the color of the beach and the ocean while making the trees black.IMO this would have given this photo that wow factor. good luck
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