Humans in the environment - Jun

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While I didn't plan this (I was actually annoyed they walked in front of the shot I was trying to get lol) it turned out to be an excellent shot with a gorgeous view of the sunset. I had fun exaggerating the hues in the sky and the reflections in the water - I used the mac photo app again. It's really interesting playing with color balance in photos. It's just so cool seeing where the hues pop from when you mess with the sliders! I didn't expect the shoreline in the distance to have much definition, but the cyan really made it pop! 

I also am just totally in love with this entire image. It's just got such lovely shapes all around. The bird is in the perfect place in the wave's curvature. The water, essentially now existing on a 2D plane, reaches for the couple. The couple happened to be standing with the taller of the two on the edge of the frame, which just feels right for some reason with the mountains in the distance doing the opposite, shape-wise. 

Looking at the sky, the clouds in the top left balance the shape of the wave and the scattered rocks and bird in the bottom right. The more I look at it, the more I'm enamored. I know his pants got a little funky looking with the color manipulation, but I think the image looks pretty cool. If I knew photoshop, I would fix the pants and lighten the rocks at the bottom of the image, too. 

I was going through some rough emotions that day, but I still enjoyed being in nature, taking many aesthetically pleasing and interesting photos. Seeing these two enjoying the beautiful sunset together reminded me to slow down and savor the grounding and regulating power of our beautiful planet.

I suppose with this, I've tried to evoke those warm feelings of love - romantic moments with your partner, the vividness of color when you're happy. When everything just falls into place. 

The Lovers

ISO1800  //  105mm  //  f8  //  1/320s 

Marine Park, Bellingham, WA 

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