the art of blue

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by Christopher Long

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Uploaded	June 10, 2008
Taken	January 12, 2008
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure	1/2000 sec at f/4
Flash	No Flash
Focal Length	27 mm
ISO	100

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i was walking along the beach when some seagulls landed in front of me. i started to walk straight through them but stopped and thought about the colors, subject and composition. i was only seeing the blue though, it was tranquil, mesmerizing and beautiful. i had to capture it.

atlantic city beach | atlantic city, nj

70 responses

Angel Foice gave props (10 Jun 2008):
lovely color.
Jesse Merz gave props (10 Jun 2008):
Great perspective and awesome reflections
Jill Ocone (Deleted) gave props (10 Jun 2008):
awesome shot!
Mark Gilliland gave props (10 Jun 2008):
Wonderful!
Benjamin Peacock said (10 Jun 2008):
Brilliant!
Amy Gieske gave props (10 Jun 2008):
So beautiful!!!
Dennis Christofer gave props (10 Jun 2008):
wow... the Art of blue.
Frederic Frognier (Deleted) gave props (11 Jun 2008):
Wonderful shot! Sp peaceful...
Jake Booher said (11 Jun 2008):
love this!
Alicia Aguirre gave props (12 Jun 2008):
Excellent capture Christopher! Love the freshness look.
norman mayers said (12 Jun 2008):
wow. you made Jersey... beautiful
Michel Vaque gave props (13 Jun 2008):
amazing !
Portia Söderberg (Deleted) gave props (13 Jun 2008):
wonderful shot Christopher!
Jesse Farrar said (15 Jun 2008):
Amazing, great color and subject!
Hector Ortiz gave props (18 Jun 2008):
nice peaceful scene...
Arielle Myers gave props (20 Jun 2008):
Beautiful! I love it.
Joseph Gray gave props (23 Jun 2008):
Definitely love the blues.
lit gave props (28 Jun 2008):
beautiful! love your series!
b. Elenor said (30 Jun 2008):
wow!!
John Linton gave props (30 Jun 2008):
Fantastic.
Sherry Davis Johnson gave props (2 Jul 2008):
Excellent to have captured the blue sky on the sand. That's a beautiful day in NJ
Andrew Darlow gave props (3 Jul 2008):
Fantastic color, framing and angle of view. I can almost smell the sea!
Federico gave props (4 Jul 2008):
wow!
Georges Maroun gave props (4 Jul 2008):
Moody Bleu .....!!!!
j. l. said (8 Jul 2008):
very beautiful blues.
Simon Le gave props (8 Jul 2008):
Man! This is awesome! Great capture Christopher!!
Craig Fraizer gave props (8 Jul 2008):
excellent
Gail Anderson gave props (8 Jul 2008):
wow... pov is perfect, blues are MORE than perfect and the gulls add such a great touch. This is an outstanding photo....
Natalie S gave props (8 Jul 2008):
The color and perspective are fantastic
Melissa Prosser gave props (8 Jul 2008):
Quite beautiful! Love the color and perspective!
Patricia Shanahan gave props (9 Jul 2008):
Simply Beautiful !
Vidyavati Chandan gave props (9 Jul 2008):
magical...
Suzanne Larocque-Tetreault gave props (9 Jul 2008):
Peaceful.....Love this shot!
sandro tamborin said (10 Jul 2008):
one of the most beautiful pictures that I've ever seen.
exceptional
Kristen Bryant said (10 Jul 2008):
this is beautiful so clear and vivid!
Céline Chhuon gave props (11 Jul 2008):
Peace and Beauty ...Well done!
griepp (Deleted) gave props (13 Jul 2008):
very surreal
Klas Falk gave props (15 Jul 2008):
very beautiful!
Lois LaNe said (15 Jul 2008):
aaagh nice shot, beautiful blue :D
Angela King-Jones said (19 Jul 2008):
The saturation is so wonderful in this photo. .. just gorgeous
Barbara Gerstner gave props (22 Jul 2008):
This is just so refreshing to gaze at...Gorgeous color!
Christopher Bradford said (23 Jul 2008):
Nice shot!! Great!
Oscar Auneau said (25 Jul 2008):
I love the saturation, colors, and the moment.
Nice shot!
Ines Pasic gave props (2 Aug 2008):
blue blues :) shot is perfect! luv it!
Michael Lynch gave props (4 Aug 2008):
Awesome blues !
Duy Bowyer gave props (5 Aug 2008):
Awesome colour of blue and perfect lighting. Great picture!
Janice Mezzacappa (Deleted) gave props (14 Aug 2008):
Gorgeous image, love the blue!
Alexis Lein (Deleted) gave props (15 Aug 2008):
Absolutely wonderful capture, it's incredibly gorgeous!!
LaShawna Jones gave props (16 Aug 2008):
Gr8 color shot!!!
Michael Persch said (25 Aug 2008):
love the title and the picture !!
Trish Meyer (Deleted) gave props (3 Sep 2008):
Aptly titled. My favourite colour and one of my favourite places (any beach).
Ævar B. Jak. gave props (24 Sep 2008):
Great color and light!!
Matt Rody gave props (1 Oct 2008):
Great capture!!!
Amanda Atkinson said (7 Nov 2008):
You really did an excellent job at capturing an interesting composition. I love the reflection of the clowds
William Garvey gave props (10 Nov 2008):
Very nice and great reflection... I like it...
stuart s gave props (10 Nov 2008):
Wonderful shot!
Lindsey Swanson gave props (17 Nov 2008):
Gorgeous shot.
Maria Eve Ploum (Eyegraphic) (Deleted) said (17 Dec 2008):
thank god you did!
Milica Tepavac said (17 Dec 2008):
whoa nice!!
Cale G gave props (17 Dec 2008):
Your photos are magnificent, all of them.
Mandie Callis gave props (18 Dec 2008):
Digging on the reflection and composition here. Great job!
Teresa gave props (31 Dec 2008):
Your work is so beautiful, I always come back to look at it.
Gabriel Bonino (Deleted) said (15 Jan 2009):
I like the "no lost" of detail in this picture, is perfect.
Alexandru Iedu gave props (24 Jan 2009):
SUPER PHOTOGRAPHY !!!
Andrey Danilov gave props (1 Apr 2009):
Love this one. Cheers!
Brad Hayne gave props (4 May 2009):
Great shot, love the colours.
Jesús L. Yapor (Deleted) gave props (2 Jul 2009):
nice reflections!
Jennifer Benmouna gave props (23 Sep 2009):
beautiful shot. great colors
rachel white gave props (17 Nov 2009):
wow so beautiful!
Jeffrey Hollis gave props (5 Jul 2010):
Awesome!