Walkers on the Beach by taffy

Walkers on the Beach

Wow -- thank you all so much for your wonderful positive comments and favs for my lighthouse in winter shot! It is/was on Popular Page but even more exciting was to read what you thought of the area, the ice, the red pop, etc. I appreciate them so much! And thanks for the advice on how to find photos when reimporting them after photomatix -- it worked to use 'all photographs.'
This is another shot from the same photowalk, taken at the beach area on the way to the lighthouse area, also imported and processed in Lightroom.

If interested in the area, check out Daniel's low POV shot as he was walking to the end of the walkway -- very cool image: http://365project.org/danielwsc/year-2/2015-01-10
Taffy, this is even better than the lighthouse if it were possible! Fav
January 13th, 2015  
Absolutely gorgeous, -- a delightful capture and a perfect pair/ match with the lighthouse shot ! fav
January 13th, 2015  
A remarkable otherworldly landscape. Fabulous capture! Fav.
January 13th, 2015  
STUNNING!!! Taffy! FAV!
January 13th, 2015  
Lovely sky and lighting..................looks awesome with all the white snow, so different from what you usually shot!
FAV
January 13th, 2015  
Cool shot! Actually it looks COLD! And polar opposite to the beach I'm
sitting on right now where it's 78 degrees and the trade winds are gently blowing.
January 13th, 2015  
Great depth, tones, light in this shot
January 13th, 2015  
stunning FAV
January 13th, 2015  
The two figures just make this image come alive. Superb.
January 13th, 2015  
Beautiful
January 13th, 2015  
Love the clouds, the people give it perspective.
January 13th, 2015  
what are you doing in St. Joseph?
January 13th, 2015  
Fabulous capture, surreal seascape. Looks to be never-ending.
January 13th, 2015  
@bill_fe We drove there for the lighthouse...and the ice...and the cold...and the snow!
January 13th, 2015  
Fav, fav, fav
January 13th, 2015  
@taffy Good for you!
January 13th, 2015  
Stunningly beautiful fav
January 13th, 2015  
Super fav shot!!
January 13th, 2015  
Great shot again
January 13th, 2015  
beautiful - fav
January 13th, 2015  
My gosh Taffy, this is another stunner, just outstanding work here. The two small figures are positioned in just the right place to lift the shot even further - if possible. Looks like a very interesting sort of place. I'm very impressed with the way you've been able to capture all the tonings and textures in the snow and ice. What I've read suggests that's a tough task. Fav, of course.
January 13th, 2015  
What a fabulous shot, Taffy. I love your processing. The lighting is amazing as is all the detail you captured. FAV
January 13th, 2015  
Wow!!! This is fantastic!!! Love the people in the background to show distance!!! And another FAV!!! Congratulations on making PP with your lighthouse!!! It was a gorgeous shot!!!
January 13th, 2015  
Another fantastic image...you are so talented Taffy.
January 13th, 2015  
Looks like a moonscape... wonderful sky, too. Yay... more LR success! A wonderful shot.
January 13th, 2015  
Just a completely un-real landscape - beyond fantastic!
January 13th, 2015  
Awesome picture and perspective. Congratulations on making the Trending Page.
January 13th, 2015  
Beautiful beach and a most beautiful skyscape Taffy :)
January 13th, 2015  
excellent composition
January 13th, 2015  
Marvelous, Taffy. Brrr.
January 13th, 2015  
I've never seen snow on the beach! So beautiful and fav!
January 13th, 2015  
Awesome shot
January 13th, 2015  
Great stuff, Taffy. You already know my opinions on this one. May I just add this: the more I think about the lack of detail in the sun spot, the more I feel that this is realism. The blown out sun simply adds to the feeling of the extreme brightness of the light and it should not be any different!
January 13th, 2015  
Amazing capture so very vast and cold looking.
January 13th, 2015  
Beautiful capture fav.
January 13th, 2015  
I LOVE this. So remote looking and so perfect with those two people. Wonderful image. Fav.
January 13th, 2015  
Not on 365 yesterday so missed these. Great shots, love the sense of scale and bleakness.
January 13th, 2015  
A very cool shot. Fav.
January 13th, 2015  
Hard to believe this is in a city. Looks more like the Artctic! Like the tiny people for scale
January 13th, 2015  
Love the human element .... looks beautiful and not at all hostile environment . Great pleasure to look at taffy.
January 13th, 2015  
Really get drawn in to this shot, it is amazing how much detail there is in it considering the limited palette. I really love this shot
January 13th, 2015  
One would think you were in Alaska or someplace remote instead of near Chicago.
January 13th, 2015  
Absolutely amazing, you have captured the bleakness so well. definitely a fav.
January 13th, 2015  
Instant Fav Taffy!! It looks like the moon!! Love it!! Glad you found your processed photos in All Photos - so pleased I could help!!
January 13th, 2015  
Stunning!
January 13th, 2015  
they look like they're on the edge of the earth
January 13th, 2015  
such a stunning winterscape.
January 13th, 2015  
Like the lighthouse this is completely stunning issimo - FAV
January 13th, 2015  
Love that it almost looks like snow!
January 13th, 2015  
Wonderful shapes and tone, fabulous image!
January 13th, 2015  
@pixelchix Great sense of humor! It was quite cool to have the chance to see a beach in winter, with the blowing snow spread throughout. Thanks for the visit.
January 13th, 2015  
Glorious shapes, colours and those two folks give it some real scale
January 13th, 2015  
@pamknowler HUGE help!!! Now my question is...when you do multiple processing of a single image, do you just use 'history' to find the various ones you liked, or do you create a new file? If the latter, how do you create a duplicate file in LR?
January 13th, 2015  
@taffy Not sure I understand exactly what you are asking. I normally use three separate photos which I export to Photomatix to combine them. I export them back into LR and find the new photo in All Pictures. I then edit again in LR to get rid of noise etc. I may even take into PS if I want to clone something out. If I wanted to do multiple processing of a single image I think i would make virtual copies (use right click on the mouse over the photo for dropdown list) Then I would copy the original plus two copies into Photomatix. I think that you would be asked what you want done as all three shots would have the same exposure. You can then say add + or - whatever you want. It would then combine the three shots to an HDR image. Hope this makes sense. I wish we could sit side by side - so much easier!!
January 13th, 2015  
@pamknowler Thanks for the response -- the main question is if I have a single image in LR and I want to crop it (or process in some way) three different ways, how do I make three versions of the same photo so that I can easily find the end result of each of the processings I do. Is it doing the right click while over the photo?
January 13th, 2015  
This shot is very atmospheric!!!
January 13th, 2015  
@taffy Yes Taffy if you want to process the same image three different way then right click on the photo to create a virtual copy and you can make as many virtual copies as you like. When you work on the different photos they sometime stack and you need to double click on the photo to see them all. If you work on one image in LR but are not happy with it - click the reset and it reverts to the original Image. I only shoot in Raw and my photos are converted to Digital Negatives as they are imported to LR. I never do Jpeg plus Raw - it would take up too much space.
January 13th, 2015  
Gorgeous tones and composition. Fav!! 😃
January 13th, 2015  
This is a beautiful shot! fav!
January 13th, 2015  
Like the moon surface here
January 13th, 2015  
What a fabulous shot Taffy. I've had a look at Daniels shot that is also very good but prefer yours. Fav to both of you.
January 13th, 2015  
Beautiful full frame of greys and blues - another great shot
January 13th, 2015  
Wonderful shot.
January 13th, 2015  
Fantastic!
January 13th, 2015  
Another super shot. Definite Fav.
January 13th, 2015  
Okay, I was here awhile ago but then went off and looked at Daniel's photo and then got to reading your exchanges with him about LR and the Frank's comments about PS and, well, time got away from me! I'm back to say this is a great, expansive image. That's just a whole lot of ice!

As for the Mittens and Mug picture, I really wanted it at a different angle, more looking downwards on the cup, or something of that nature. Perhaps another time, with different gloves and mug, of course. Can't be caught wearing the same thing twice! :)
January 14th, 2015  
Very nice with the big expanse of white. I'm glad the people are in it to provide a sense of scale.
January 14th, 2015  
This is also really beautiful! I love how it's so monotone but just the softest of colours showing through.
January 14th, 2015  
Looks like the beach is covered in snow, to match the snowy looking clouds. Nice.
January 14th, 2015  
This is quite amazing. Looks like the arctic. Love that sense of space
January 14th, 2015  
Amazing composition.
January 14th, 2015  
Brilliant! Fav
January 14th, 2015  
magnificent! fav
January 14th, 2015  
The pair provide a great focus for this wonderful shot
January 14th, 2015  
Well seen and composed, this image would be nothing without the two people.
January 14th, 2015  
wow Taffy it looks like another world!!
January 15th, 2015  
FAV -- LOVE this. Truly, the human element is what makes this photo even more special than the landscape already is.
January 15th, 2015  
Double congrats on double TT - this is superb!
January 16th, 2015  
what an otherworldly landscape! fantastic image. congrats on Top 20. fav
January 17th, 2015  
fantastic.
January 18th, 2015  
Oh yes. Fave and Follow.
January 18th, 2015  
Out of all 3 photos I have just faved this one is my favourite. I love this composition and the feeling of desolation and that everything just goes on forever and ever. Stunning and glad this made TT too.
January 19th, 2015  
Love absolutely everything about this shot. Big Fav
January 19th, 2015  
Jo
Wow another incredible shot and scene, another fav from me.
January 21st, 2015  
I just found this by accident, when looking back at your comparison shot. My, but it is lovely!
February 9th, 2016  
@jamibann And even funnier ... I have already commented on it in 2015! A year is a long time!!! I still love it!
February 9th, 2016  
@jamibann Thanks! So funny -- I suspect we all have looked at so many of each other's photos that it's easy to forget. I find myself fav'ing something and getting the message about whether I really want to 'un-fav' -- where I've also forgotten I saw it and loved it!
February 10th, 2016  
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