Georgia - Black Sea - Moment of Zen on Batumi Beach during Sunset
Batumi (Georgian: ბათუმი) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Batumi, with its large port and commercial center, is also the last stop of the Transcaucasian Railway and the Baku oil pipeline. It is situated some 20 km (12 mi) from the Turkish border, in a subtropical zone, rich in agricultural produce such as citrus fruit and tea. The city's climate is heavily influenced by the onshore flow from the Black Sea and is subject to the orographic effect of the nearby hills and mountains, resulting in significant rainfall throughout most of the year, making Batumi the wettest city in both Georgia and the entire Caucasus Region.
I wanted to capture pebbles like this for some time. As the Batumi beach doesnt have any other interesting features I thought I help it a little and I started to build these "Zen towers", combining it with setting sun has created really lovely photo that I'm happy with. I was really playing around with this shot.. (laying fully on the beach - cold beach) I have tried long exposure and then captured it through live view... this is the result of the live view setting on 5D II which I dont know how to control. The light was changing quickly or rather the sun was moving quickly so I didnt want to waste time with constantly changing the setting. After all 5D II can handle the ISO noise very well up to 3200 - and at the end I prefer this version to the long exposure.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: 24.00 - 105.00 mm; Focal length: 65.00 mm; Aperture: 4.0; Exposure time: 1/60 s; ISO: 2000
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bretoart (11 months ago | reply)
amazing tones.... :)
rob.Forte (11 months ago | reply)
stunnig shot, fantastic colors
PhotonMix (11 months ago | reply)
Beautiful work Lucie!!
David Butali (11 months ago | reply)
really nice colors and idea.
have a nice week.
Pablo · Ronald (11 months ago | reply)
Excellent... amazing colors.
Moniza* (11 months ago | reply)
Love the composition !!!
BeRn$-Photography (11 months ago | reply)
brilliant.
Codascout (11 months ago | reply)
excellent framing
Christian Panofsky (11 months ago | reply)
Another masterpiece from your portfolio, damn!
Well done, as usual.
Chris 金本英俊 (11 months ago | reply)
Perfect photo !
e.nhan (11 months ago | reply)
Beautiful image, excellent shot, my friend!!!
Gonçalo Gaspar (11 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
mr_smee44 (11 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot!
illyphoto (11 months ago | reply)
so beautiful
ViewsOfIreland.com (11 months ago | reply)
Certainly one of your finest, supreme work! Quick q: Why the super high ISO (handheld?)
adelarad21 (11 months ago | reply)
Una maravilla, todo un espectáculo, la composición y el ángulo son mágníficos !!!
[Jezza] (11 months ago | reply)
Love it! Very different to your other work.. just so minimal yet great to look at!
Rolandito. (11 months ago | reply)
Great shot - love it !
Walter J R Freitas (11 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
tigric (Ana Stefanović) (11 months ago | reply)
Lovely light and colours! Nice and peaceful!
Michael Rammell (11 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Ashin's Photography (11 months ago | reply)
simply beautiful..really
teojcb (11 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
davide978 (11 months ago | reply)
Very nice.
My favourite
austrianeye (11 months ago | reply)
excellent
berenice29 (11 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
daniele di giacomo90 (11 months ago | reply)
A picture really beautiful, and very warm thanks to these colors, wonderful!
Sandro Gambin (11 months ago | reply)
Gives a sense of serenity......awesome capture !!!!
U.M.T.A. (11 months ago | reply)
Great!
B.W Chin (11 months ago | reply)
Amazing background
kabils (11 months ago | reply)
Beautiful composition and background!
Paulo Rui Martins (11 months ago | reply)
beautiful image!
hillsee (11 months ago | reply)
Nicely 'constructed' subject and beautiful light and color.
archiman0505 (11 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
CharlotteSC (11 months ago | reply)
Splendid capture!
fspugna (11 months ago | reply)
really beautiful! greetings..
Sukiyomi♫♪ (11 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Mario George Vella (11 months ago | reply)
Wow. Definitely a fave!
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Morningdew Photography (11 months ago | reply)
this is awesome!!
Enric.© (11 months ago | reply)
A close-excellent
Mansour. F (11 months ago | reply)
wonderful
andrey.salikov (11 months ago | reply)
Beautiful.....
<madgie> (11 months ago | reply)
Pink perfection :)
sweetteffy (11 months ago | reply)
Love the composition and colors!
scleroplex (11 months ago | reply)
thanks :-)
ayman6681 (11 months ago | reply)
great shot !!
Steph & the ocean (11 months ago | reply)
very nice as always Lucie :)