Stormy Haystack +edit

[AlanLichty]

Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach with a December squall lurking in the background.

C&C always welcome.

Edit: Crop as suggested by Timmeh, Jim, and Jameel and I also removed the dark edge of the wave on the right hand side of the frame.

Stormy Haystack

• AlanLichty
• Jan 25, 2020

December squalls lurking behind Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon.

 

[JimFox]

Very nice Alan, that’s a nicely formed storm too as the backdrop.

 

[Timmeh]

Hey Alan,

Haystack rock really draws the eye here. The ripples in the sand lead back perfectly, and between the seaweed on the left, the wave dragging sand 3/4 to the right, and the rock itself you have good eye movement. My two nits are dark wave touching the right is and the opening at the top are drawing too much attention.

Tim

 

[Jim Dockery]

Nice one, which could also look good in B&W. I agree with Timmeh, I see a nice tight composition around the rock.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice one Alan. Love the mood in the image. Another nod to Tim's suggestion.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice Alan, that’s a nicely formed storm too as the backdrop.

Hey Alan,

Haystack rock really draws the eye here. The ripples in the sand lead back perfectly, and between the seaweed on the left, the wave dragging sand 3/4 to the right, and the rock itself you have good eye movement. My two nits are dark wave touching the right is and the opening at the top are drawing too much attention.

Tim

Nice one, which could also look good in B&W. I agree with Timmeh, I see a nice tight composition around the rock.

Nice one Alan. Love the mood in the image. Another nod to Tim's suggestion.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions - I have added a new image with a top crop to remove the open sky and also cloned out the dark edge to the wave along the right hand side of the frame.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Very nice Alan, I like both of them with a nod to the second.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Alan, I hope you don't mind my edit-repost, this is what I was thinking. I really like the leading lines in the sand and the light behind Haystack really makes it stand out.

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan, I hope you don't mind my edit-repost, this is what I was thinking. I really like the leading lines in the sand and the light behind Haystack really makes it stand out.

I don't mind the edit at all. This does make for a much more intimate view of Haystack itself but it wasn't the scene I was trying to capture when I originally framed the shot. I wanted to keep the long view of the coastline up past Tolovana Park on the left as well as the broken skies off to the right of the squall.