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This image of the Little Orme, at the far eastern end of Llandudno Bay is deceptively simple in structure and composition.
There are two main factors involved in making this image work.
First off is the colour balance across the frame, with the top and bottom firmly in the blue part of the spectrum thanks to the cool (or hot if you're talking ºK) overhead light.
This blue is set against it's opposite on the colour wheel, the orange stripe along the horizon, which together form a dynamic colour balance that lends excitement to the image.
Secondly we have the zig-zagging diagonals of the sea/land interface which acts as a lead in line, guiding the eye through the frame to the main point of interest, the headland of the Little Orme, rendered completely black against the orange and blue sky.
So, an image with very few elements in it, but one in which all the factors compliment each other and make the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
Filename - sea headland 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 28mm
Exposure - 13 secs @ f22, ISO100
Location - Llandudno East Shore, North Wales
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - ND grad filter used to balance exposure
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