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p.1 #1 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

I loved this cool formation that is part of the "Point of Arches" at Shi Shi Beach in the remote NW corner of Washigton state. The tide was so low that I could walk thru 1/2 of the various sea stacks that are usually covered with water. I found this Ochre starfish hanging out and waiting for the tide to come back in All his family is yelling at him to get out of the open because some bird might get him for lunch.....

Canon 20D and Sigma 10-20mm at 10mm
.6 GND and Polarizer
0.6s at f/18.0

NOTE: Added photo of a sun starfish at bottom of page. This creature was also seen at Shi Shi beach on this morning !!

Edited by realkuhl on Mar 09, 2008 at 09:18 AM GMT

Edited on Mar 09, 2008 at 05:18 PM

Mar 07, 2008 at 08:24 PM

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p.1 #2 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

That's awesome composition. Wish the highlights in general, on the rocks in particular were better controlled - probably very hard to do given the stark contrast between the shade and the sunny part of the image.

Mar 07, 2008 at 08:25 PM

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p.1 #3 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Yea, I've already toned down the highlights big time.. any more and it would start to loose realisticness.....

Thanks Stan.

Mar 07, 2008 at 08:30 PM

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p.1 #4 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Exceptional balance on this one, John. The lonely sunstar locks the foreground in wonderfully. The viewer has a wonderful path back to that lovely blue sky. Really....really nice comp.

Al B

Mar 07, 2008 at 09:05 PM

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p.1 #5 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

"realisticness"

Wonderful capture, John! As preciously noted, a superb composition! Really nice work!

Barry

Mar 07, 2008 at 09:19 PM

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p.1 #6 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Cracking shot John - well composed and presented.
David

Mar 07, 2008 at 09:23 PM

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p.1 #7 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

A starfish hangout-what a great find! You put the odd starfish in exactly the right spot in the frame. He's the star of the show against the silvery-blue of the water.

Maybe he's coming in, not going out. How would we tell?

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Mar 07, 2008 at 10:04 PM

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p.1 #8 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Jonh
Love the comp. I don't know if you do any black and white (I dont think I've seen you post any) but this one might do well converted, and the color painted back into the starfish. Of course it would really compromise the realisticness (new word for wikipedia)

Mar 07, 2008 at 10:18 PM

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p.1 #9 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Great shot, love the balance as everyone else has mentioned. And you were lucky to have some nice clouds there too!

Mar 07, 2008 at 10:21 PM

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p.1 #10 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

I just want to join with the others in praising this shot. It's an excellent photograph in all respects.
Mike

Mar 07, 2008 at 10:50 PM

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p.1 #11 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Hey John,

Cool stuff. Very different. I don't think I have ever seen that many starfish all in one spot before.

Jim

Mar 08, 2008 at 07:06 AM

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p.1 #12 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

I've never seen a living starfish. Or a seastack either.

Come to think of it, I've never seen an Easter Island statue in person either, but I do agree, this looks like a close approximation.

NEAT shot! I like your balance and composition.

Mar 08, 2008 at 04:46 PM

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p.1 #13 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Very nice composition, John.

peter

Mar 08, 2008 at 04:49 PM

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p.1 #14 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Thank you all, I appreciate the positive feedback !

Mar 09, 2008 at 03:26 AM

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p.1 #15 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

I really like this photo. Nice contrast between the warm sky and cold sea. Nice tonal range. Hope I don't sound to wierd or something but the star fish here is called an ochre star. The sun starfish have about 24 legs. Great photo. Ron

Mar 09, 2008 at 03:57 PM

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p.1 #16 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Ah ha !!

Taz, thanks for that clarification - I saw a sun starfish at Shi Shi beach as well. He was trapped in a small tide pool until the tide came back. The most amazing thing about this sun starfish was that it moved quite quickly and if I touched one of it's legs, the leg moved slowly out of the water in reaction to my touch. It moved so much faster than a regular ochre starfish.

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Mar 09, 2008 at 05:16 PM

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p.1 #17 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Teriffic work John. I love the starfish... fascinating creatures.

Terry

Mar 10, 2008 at 12:47 AM

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p.1 #18 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Nice photo! I really like the composition, especially with the starfish in the right corner.. Great photo..

Mar 17, 2008 at 07:03 AM

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p.1 #19 · Easter Island (Washington Style +1)

Thats badass.

Mar 17, 2008 at 07:18 AM

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