The silver sands and silver skies of Dogs Bay

Excellent sky and the lines in the sand lead beautifully into the image Herb,
Terrific capture, Cheers Rog.

Thanks Roger, great that you have enjoyed this beach walk.

Cheers, Herb

Just beautiful. For some reasom it reminds me of that lake in Bolivia, I think it is.

Sure you are right my friend, but can't catch its name either :) Glad you liked it.

Cheers, Herb

Superbes clichés
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Another to please you Ghislaine. I am happy!

Cheers, Herb

Such a vast landscape.................and beautifully composed. I like the leading lines made by the channels in the sand and the sky is breathtakingly beautiful.

Yes, it was pretty big and also exaggerated here by my super wide 11mm lens. I need this though to catch the real depth and feelings here. Another for your wall then :)

Cheers, Herb

Wonderful beach scene, taken with a well chosen pov Herb.

Ah Jaap, you know by now that I consider my viewpoints very well. Very happy it worked for you here.

Cheers, Herb

Belle et remarquable par sa profondeur ++++++
Bonne semaine.

Thanks once again Malik for a very nice visit from you.

Regards, Herbert

A really lovely shot Herb.

Thanks Jeff for another call. Much appreciated.

Cheers, Herb

A superb coast shot and wonderful patterns in the sand

Good that you enjoyed another of my Irish holiday shots Peter.

Regards, Herb

The wide lens certainly does a fine job .. particularly on the 'pip' 'Beach HFF'
Best wishes to you Herb'.. from Dave.

Hi David, many thanks for this visit and comment. This lens is very nice and particularly sharp. However it has two strange characteristics: it has a tendency to vastly over-expose the skies when used at 11mm and it has a very cold cast finish. The original perfectly exposed single shot of this taken at my usual minus 0.3 exposure, the sky was burned our completely but the sand was dark. The only way I can get these shots right is by using at least one other shot taken at minus two stops and mix the two in hdr style. All three pictures here are in fact hdr shots. I did not have this trouble using my wider 10mm Nikon lens, or at least not as much. The cool output suits these scenes well but I am now having to mix a bit of warmer colour and reduce the blues too for others.

Cheers, Herb

I was about to comment how the wide angle lens really brought out this image, then I saw your note above. It's a never ending source of interest how different the results of different lenses can be. Anyway, all the effort you put into this has been well justified, Herb.

Thanks for your observations George. Yes, no matter what we do, there is always something to else to muddy the water. At the end of the day, I have to say, has this taken a good picture and the results speak for themselves. - I still have my Nikon 10-24 too so I should do some more with that perhaps but I know it is not as sharp. Thanks for the call ~ Herb

Schöne Komposition. Tolle Weite und Tiefe! Schöne Linien im Sand.

Thanks so much Rainer. I do love my landscapes and seascapes so this photo fits well.

Best Wishes, Herb

Hi Herb excellent lines in the sand taking you in to the Image to a beautiful sky.Excellent HDR Nice lens .

Great to see you here again Toz. Glad you like the lines and composition here. A brand new PiP just inserted. Yes the Tokina suits well here -see my answer to Tiabunnna above.

Best Wishes, Herb

So mag ich Strände am liebsten, menschenleer!

Ah Ja, Ich verstehe Trester. Danke.

Tchüß, Herbert

C est tout beau, tranquille, j aime beaucoup!!