Ode to a stranded seaweed - a photo on Flickriver

            Well, yes... Those of you who are following my work will have realized instantly that this is another photo from my Rosolina archive. It was the first and only time I have been at Rosolina Mare (Rosolina by the Sea), but I have been lucky enough to have two wonderful sunrise sessions there. And apparently my archive from this location has some more suprises in store, somehow (sadly) compensating for the very small trickle of new shots.

There had been a heavy thunderstorm during the night and the sky was still busy in the fiery aftermath of that turmoil, whereas the sea was very calm, already oblivious of the nocturnal gale. 

The northern Adriatic Sea is pretty shallow, so even moderate low tides are able to unveal large sandbanks and a hidden world of sand ripples sculpted by the gentle, constant ebb and flow of the water near the coast. 
One of the features I like of this view is the sensual spit of sand languidly stretching through the frame - like an ancient goddess lying down by the seashore enjoying the golden kiss of the Sun. However the detail that really captured me was that stranded tangle of reddish seaweed: a remnant of the thunderstorm left on the beach whispering to the sky its own part of the story while slowly dying shrouded in a veil of warm light - surrounded and permeated by all that almost unbearable beauty.  So in posting this shot I hope that you can hear its feeble voice, too, and bear with you a memory of the tale of a stranded seaweed...

I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1/0/+1 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal" exposure shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4. 
I am happy to join the Gimpers' community in celebrating the recent releasing of the Gimp 2.10
   

Taken in: Italia / Veneto / Rosolina (show map)

Taken on: June 3, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D5100, f/16.0, 1/25 sec, 14mm (=21mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5100
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	14mm (35mm equivalent: 21mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	ViewNX 2.8 W
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