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3rd May 2012
Standing in the water by peterdegraaff

Standing in the water

photo 361
...beneath the moon at Shellharbour South Beach.
Comments
Awesome capture Peter!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Has to be a fav! All the good things together!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
FAV from me. This is great. Love the colours. Wow
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wonderful colors! Love the softness of the waves from the long exposure. Very nice!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Brilliant!! Fav.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is incredible Peter, I hope to get to Oz again one day for an Ashes series, and Shellharbour is definitely on my list!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Love the long exposure here! Beautiful water it creates!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Simple but perfect.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Magically beautiful!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
good of him to stay still for so long! great shot! :-)
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wow! What fabulous colours, perspective, lines.... and the waves so serene, it's like a poem.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Stunning Peter.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fabulous layers of colors......stunning photo!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
wowza, amazing to get the long exposure waves but the man so sharp!! rockin
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Very cool indeed. There's his first album cover!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful Peter....i really need to try some long exposure shots...
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@fueast He loves getting in photos. Hang on dad, I'll go and stand out there. Not so easy to stand still when waves are bumping. He could be a rock god one day maybe.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous
posted May 3rd, 2012  
What a fantastic effect. From what I have been reading on here about slow shutter, I think I need to get a filter for the ocean shots. Would it work without if it was early in the am? after sunrise, but before it got too bright?
posted May 3rd, 2012  
ps....fav
posted May 3rd, 2012  
gorgeous colour in the sky and water, love the long exposure - I always love the affect that has on the sea, Forrest stood still beautifully for you
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Rob
Gorgeous!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@onie I used a neutral density filter and tripod. This was 8 secs. Worth getting
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Amazing shot, Peter - such beautiful colors - a fav for me!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@peterdegraaff
Shall go shopping tomorrow. Not hopeful that I'll get one here, might have to go online shopping!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Absolutely gorgeous, Peter!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Stunning!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Pam
Beautiful!!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Love the soft pastel tones in this shot and the softness of the water.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is just amazing! A fav!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Nice! Love the colors!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fav - another stunning long exposure!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
great Peter!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
lovely soft pastel colours and that water looks so silky ... You're a true artist Peter !
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is brilliant, Fav
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@aspada Used UV, ND8 and Tiffen graduated which arrived in mail
posted May 3rd, 2012  
how very cool!! this long-exposed water is just fantastic!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful. Love the reds in this.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
colours are very beautiful.....your unique photo...
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@peterdegraaff I imagined so... super, Peter! Really nice work! Have you ever used a variable ND filter by any chance?
posted May 3rd, 2012  
I love the amazing clolr and the simplicity of the composition. You do an amazing job of capturing the essence the subject!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
brilliant peter
posted May 3rd, 2012  
such a pretty cool shot!!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is almost surreal Peter.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wow. This is just stunning. The colour and the composition are amazing.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@aspada Yes. My photo Hunky Dory in Shellharbour was done with one
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is fantastic!! The sea looks amazing!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
wow, absolutely stunning! gorgeous colors!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Outstanding!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
amazing shot! total fav!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful colors!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
wonder-full capture... love the long exposure - looks like he's walking on clouds...
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Great job Peter, love the colours
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic shot! Love the soft pastel colors. Your photos really make me want to travel to Australia - it looks absolutely beautiful there!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Absolutely a FAV! fantastic shot!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Magical!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
So beautiful!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Just stunning Peter!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
The long exposure gives the water a mystical feel!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic! I really love this. Thanks for giving details as to how you did it, also.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
The long exposure makes this so surreal. Well done!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic shot!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
nice water, good long exposure
posted May 3rd, 2012  
fabulous composition and colours
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Stunning
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Love the soft colors. Very beautiful.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wonderful again. Love the peach/orangy colors.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Out of this world! Fave
posted May 3rd, 2012  
the long exposure is so well done! beautiful. . .
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful. Lovely colours and love the silky water xx
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Just beautiful. The colors are gorgeous.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
he is standing in heaven
posted May 3rd, 2012  
bep
Nothing to add. FAV
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fabulous Peter....colours are wonderful. beautiful dreamy effect!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wow! Just beautiful!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Gorgeous capture!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is so dreamy! I love the beautiful colors and the way you shot it is just genius! Fav!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
oh! fab and fav :)
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Peter all your shots are amazing and this is no exception!!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fabulous capture.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Looks like a shipwrecked sailor coming ashore to a fantasy land. Nicely done.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Goodness! This is unbelievable! I always learn something from your shots - awesome.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Now, this is dreamy! Love the softness in this shot, the light and the colors! Amazing capture!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Funny how in a series one photo can really stand out in its perfection. This is it! Well done! FAV!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Nicely done you are always posting great work.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Peter, stop it!! You can't keep posting awesome shots day after day - it's just not fair on us mere mortals. Fav, of course!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
FAV Peter great work
posted May 3rd, 2012  
oooooooooooooooooooo
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic colors.
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Stunning shot :)
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wow, awesome!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wow, so much beauty in this image! Fav
posted May 3rd, 2012  
This is just awesome Peter! Love that long exposure and the moon too!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Wow. Amazing!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Oh wow!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fav. What a fabulous shot!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Absolute perfection ... colors, the lighting, the lone figure!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
I'm thoroughly enjoyng your work Peter!!!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
great shades of colour and excellent composition
posted May 3rd, 2012  
FAV-ulous! TJ and friends just arrived! So excitied! I have to shoot them today! :-) You made my day! Thanks PDG!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
So peaceful - brilliant capture. FAV!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Such subtle colours. Great composition.
posted May 4th, 2012  
@lorihiro Enjoy
posted May 4th, 2012  
this is a great shot Peter...
posted May 4th, 2012  
Magical!
posted May 4th, 2012  
wow, this is just a dream!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Woo, lots of scrolling until I got here. LOL FAVE...FABULOUS colors
posted May 4th, 2012  
great shot,looks so peaceful.
posted May 4th, 2012  
oh Peter, this is absolutely stunning. Is this your son? fav!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Wow that's a beautiful and love the color. Read you're heading to Bali - fabulous enjoy!
posted May 4th, 2012  
really really nice! (altho' i'm poring over the shot trying to figure out whether your model really managed to stay still for 8 seconds... it looks very much like he did!!!)
posted May 4th, 2012  
Fav, that is great!!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Forrest did a superb job of helping to get this to the PP!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Peter this is magic! You amaze me with a lot of your pictures and this is an easy fav
posted May 4th, 2012  
Outstanding!
posted May 4th, 2012  
This is a FAV for me! Love the beautiful color, softness, it's magical
posted May 4th, 2012  
Mmmmm... really nice! So peaceful...
posted May 4th, 2012  
So dreamy!!!
posted May 4th, 2012  
love the colours in the sky
posted May 4th, 2012  
He did well to stand so still for such a long exposure.
posted May 4th, 2012  
@webfoot Particularly with a few waves crashing on his legs
posted May 4th, 2012  
wow very clever Peter! he must've been standing perfectly still! water can't be warm either!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Your work is amazing and I love this - had to be a fav
posted May 4th, 2012  
This is fabulous...but how much did you pay him to stand still for that long?
posted May 4th, 2012  
What a shot!!!! FAV'd!!!
posted May 4th, 2012  
@swilde Volunteeered. His view is that it is not a photo if no one is in it
posted May 4th, 2012  
Peter... I think you have a spot permanently booked on the PP!!! LOL... CONGRATULATIONS!!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Wow!!!!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Great pastel shades with the bright moon overhead!
posted May 4th, 2012  
wonderful colors !
posted May 4th, 2012  
Jo
oooo fabulous!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Wow...amazing!!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Oh, how absolutely beautiful!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Superb layers of color and texture and a beautifully balanced composition. Just glad you didn't chose to add some inspirational saying across the bottom ;)) Fav!
posted May 4th, 2012  
@meisen325 I hope your not trying to use reverse psychology here. Maybe I should have added a quote in commentary from Nietzche in text underneath, along the lines of "there is a stranger at the door..."
Thanks for great orange sherbert line.
posted May 4th, 2012  
Those colors are incredible!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Stunning photo, Peter! FAV of course !
posted May 4th, 2012  
Fantastic shot! He certainly stood very still for this shot! Love the motion in the water!
posted May 5th, 2012  
Stunning photo Peter. Something about the sky above water at this time of year - wow!
posted May 5th, 2012  
wow very cool!!! wonderful colours and oh everything
posted May 5th, 2012  
Fab shot the softness of the water combined with the clearly defined person works really well
posted May 5th, 2012  
Awesome!!!
posted May 5th, 2012  
Gorgeous
posted May 5th, 2012  
Super cool shot!
posted May 5th, 2012  
wow, fantastic....your tripod must have been very, very stable!
posted May 5th, 2012  
Wow! I'm glad I didn't miss this one. Simply stunning, Peter!
posted May 5th, 2012  
Stunning!
posted May 5th, 2012  
oh WOW!! Peter this is incredible, loving the colours....congrats on the PP, a sure FAV
posted May 5th, 2012  
There is an absolutely amazing fluidity in the water.
posted May 5th, 2012  
Epic capture Peter....fav for me
posted May 5th, 2012  
Congrats on the PP!
posted May 5th, 2012  
this is brilliant! with a capital B and infinite !!!!'s love this! fav!
posted May 6th, 2012  
@peterdegraaff No, no - no reverse psyque. And no Nietzche necessary. I like the 'less is more' approach of L. Mies van der Rohe. Although the phrase was actually written much earlier by Robert Browning in a poem to the painter Andrea del Sarto. I think it was called 'I think I see sherbet clouds' (hehe).
posted May 6th, 2012  
wow, special.
posted May 6th, 2012  
amazing photo
posted May 6th, 2012  
@meisen325 Glad you share your literary culture in life
posted May 6th, 2012  
So peaceful looking! Great photo
posted May 10th, 2012  
Your photos are beautifully planned and executed. Another FAV for your son, who stood still for 8 seconds in those waves. Very cool. Love the long exposure on the waves.
posted May 11th, 2012  
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