What the heck?

[James Shadle]

What are you looking at?
Nikon D700
Sigma 300-800mm F5.6 @ 300mm
Manual Exposure
ISO 800
1/400 @ F32

It is Tampa Bay!
This was a morning with no waves, just little "rollers".

The sky was awesome, very bright areas with golden clouds all around.

This image is all camera-no PS adjustments other than a USM pass.

The sky is being reflected off the gently rolling water. I stopped down to F32 for maximum depth of field and focused in the middle of the frame.

The color is a result of changing (in camera) the white balance to a value of about 2600k or incandescent.

Thanks for looking. I hate to post and run, however Al has got me under the gun to get the IOTY nominations sorted out (it's exciting).

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Mr. Shadle,
I like the fluid motion and the bold hues of blue...it has a creamy feel to it...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

James, Good eye! I love taking images of water,it has alot of interest! The colors are fantastic. Thankyou for sharing your tips. I know I will try these techniques next time I shoot water shots!

[Julie Kenward]

I got some images like this this past autumn...isn't it amazing when you look down and see the water doing this back at you? I can't tell you how many times people walk up to me on the edge of a shoreline and ask, "What the heck are you taking a picture of?" Once I show them what it is I'm looking at they stand there in amazement!

Water is so cool to photograph. This image is a great example of that! My only suggestion would be to take a sliver off the top and remove the white at the edge of the top frame.