Our Picture This! assignment this month was "On the Beach," images
made where the land meets the sea. Readers responded with images from around
the world showing a sense of color and design that the areas inspired. Quality
of light, form, and line and shadow all play their parts in these locales, and
images showed the grand and macro, the simple and complex, and most of all the
sense of light that makes "On the Beach" a great place to make photographs.
Storm Cloud |
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Dina Borer made this photo while serving as a park service volunteer
at Fort Jefferson National Park in Florida. She caught the leading
line of the beach as it met the cloud with a Nikon D80 and an
18-135mm lens with an exposure of f/9 at 1/320 sec.
© 2008, Dina Borer, All Rights Reserved
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Man-Of-War |
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Robert K. Bailey caught all the lustrous light and detail of this
Portuguese man-of-war at dawn on Singer Island, Florida, with
a Canon EOS 10D and a 28-105mm lens. Exposure was f/13 at 1/750
sec at ISO 400.
© 2008, Robert K. Bailey, All Rights Reserved
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Laguna Beach |
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The simple composition and bold use of horizontal lines and color
caught our eye in this photo by David Stoll. He photographed with
a Nikon F100 and a Nikkor 24-120mm lens on Kodak Gold 100 color
negative film.
© 2008, David Stoll, All Rights Reserved
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Driftwood Beach |
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This aptly named beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia, provided some
exciting compositional possibilities brought to our attention
by Gerald Swede. He worked with a Nikon D50 and a Nikkor 28-105mm
lens plus a polarizing filter; exposure was f/13 at 1/60 sec.
© 2008, Gerald Swede, All Rights Reserved
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Winging It |
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Stanley A. Singer wrote, "On Longboat Key, Florida, lying
on my stomach and with great patience, I was able to capture this
contemplative bird with its friend flying overhead." Singer
caught this moment with a Nikon D200 and an 18-200mm lens with
an exposure of f/5.6 at 1/1000 sec.
© 2008, Stanley A. Singer, All Rights Reserved
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Tide Pools |
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Diane R. Walker reminded us that the macro world is certainly
worthy of exploration with this wonderful combination of color
and design. Made on Orcas Island, Washington, she photographed
with a Nikon D70 and a Tamron 28-300mm lens.
© 2008, Diane R. Walker, All Rights Reserved
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Great Blue Heron |
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The lustrous, silvery waves and stately bird seem to come from
the same source of light in this photo by Ray Repczynski on Galveston
Bay, Texas. He photographed with an Olympus SP-560 UZ with an
exposure of f/4.5 at 1/125 sec.
© 2008, Ray Repczynski, All Rights Reserved
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Colony Of Kings |
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Reminding us of the 4th of July on Coney Island, this photo by
S. Herbert Lewis made on South Georgia Island was made with a
Canon EOS 5D and a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens. Exposure
was f/22 at 1/160 sec at ISO 320.
© 2008, S. Herbert Lewis, All Rights Reserved
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Monterey Sunset |
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Made with three bracketed exposures, this photo by Mark Schneider
captures the full range of light of this gorgeous scene. He worked
with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi and a Canon 17-85mm lens.
© 2008, Mark Schneider, All Rights Reserved
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Hermes Staff |
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Tim Walters told us he saw this design in these erosion fences
as similar to the "symbol for all emergency medical goods
and services, called the `Star of Life.'" We
liked the design and play of light and shadow. The photo was made
with a Sony Mavica MVC-CD500 on the beach at East Hampton, New
York.
© 2008, Tim Walters, All Rights Reserved
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