During my one evening at Bombay Beach, I unwittingly composed and shot almost the exact same scene at two different times. The first was while the sun was still up, although low in the sky and the second was after the sun had set about 30 minutes later. I didn’t realize I had duplicated the scene until I started processing the photo you see below yesterday afternoon.
While I still enjoy the first image of the scene, I absolutely LOVE this version. I opted for a cooler colour palette to accentuate the blues and purples and used FocalPoint to blur out some of the foreground to really lead the viewer to the old stanchions in the water. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do.
I love the purples and blues as well! Nice photo, kinda funny how you got the same picture though. You don’t notice the dead fish is this photo.
The colors are incredible and the water is so smooth!
Sweet!
Love the sweet colors and light. The comp and dof are top notch too! Love it!
Love the processing of this Heath! Great tones and a wonderfully calming scene! Awesome work my friend!
Stunning image, Heath!
Love the tones! Great shot.
What a splendid scene. Really gorgeous. Nicely done, Hbomb.
Whoa! This is an amazing photo.
The Salton Sea seems to be quite a photographic experience.
I love this image. Simple yet striking. Great shot!!
This is beauty in a single frame. The colors, composition, focus, still water. Its just great.
you’re beach shots are so clean and pristine, awesome job Heath!
Gorgeous!
Really gorgeous color and great framing. Beautiful!
This is terrific. Absolutely loving the color and the simple comp. Nicely done.
Great shot man – really love the purple & blue tones here, comp is superb.
Looks like the inspiration for a Yes album cover by Roger Dean.
Wow, Heath! Nice capture here!
Absolutely spectator! Really like this shot.
*spectacular! yeah, I think I can spell 🙂
Brilliant capture – the purple is off the charts!
The colors and reflections here are stellar Heath, I love this image!
Wow, really love the comp and tones!
Love
wow. this is such a great shot. Love the clean comp and colors.
You saw my reaction when I looked at it, that’s all you’re getting! 😛
Your first rendition conveyed the harshness of the locale, this one conveys that beauty can be found anywhere. Very nice image, Heath.
Just gorgeous Heath! Colors are splended, the smoothness is awesome, love the focus.
Awesome heath! Great shot…well composed!
Really nice work! I can see it as a really nice metallic print.
Hatch
What a perfect scene! No wonder you composed it twice! Beautiful colors and comp! Did you use Focal Point at the bottom of the frame?
Very tranquil photo! Salton Sea, great movie!!