Port Under Siege, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

This photo was taken when the dark cloud was push from west (foreground) to east (background) to cover Los Angeles Harbor.
The bridge in the front view is Vincent Thomas Bridge. The already cloud covered foreground area is city of San Pedro. The port next to Los Angels port further away from our view is Long Beach.
This picture was taken in the Palos Verdes at a location close to the area where I took this picture.

Tue, jjbach, lukkul, robiuk, mumek, singuanti, carper, Steve_T, thohau, Galmeida, gazo, jhm, Fixfocus, LEA, quantabeh, ChrisJ, PLD_images, nwoehnl, premels, Didi, a1b2j ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Tue (92560) 2005-04-04 17:33

Oh, it looks like quite serious weather! You show us a lot of trouble-pictures, first cities on fire, now a city in the storm! But it is a beautiful picture! And the clouds look very special! Well done! :-D

MvS (4163) 2005-04-04 17:36

Wes,
Great drama in the sky, and an interesting view of the city. Your link did not work for me. :-(
Thanks,
Magnus

Leonie (8809) 2005-04-04 17:41

Great picture, Wes! Very moody and very sharp! I really like it! Well done!

Léonie

jjbach (9326) 2005-04-04 17:43

Excellent shot Wes! I like the contrast, black in the foreground, dark clouds above the town and light in the background. Very nice composition and very special mood. Very well done!

Regards John

cessy (13647) 2005-04-04 17:50

wow .. great capture Wes
the clouds look really scary, it gives the dark shadow on the city. you catch it at the very nice moment, where there are some lights above the bridge.

lukkul (510) 2005-04-04 18:03

I like very much this type of panoramic and impressive atmosphere. Very well captured and well done. It's magic and a subtil moment.

I will take it to my favourites.
Regards Luis.

robiuk (10807) 2005-04-04 18:12

Uh,
amazing cityscape photo with this dark grey cloud hanging over and casting a strong shadow - I like the contrast between that shadow and sunlit area further in the BG.
This is a very good composition - very powerful, Wes!
Robi

singuanti (15250) 2005-04-04 22:18

Wes this sure is a foreboding cloud. It’s funny how one side seems darker because of the cloud and the area further back has some nice lighting showing off those excellent colors. I think the decision to crop in this manner was indeed a good one. Another nice shot there Mr. Wes. Hey did you get my email containing D70 shots? At any rate keep up the good work.

carper (96) 2005-04-05 0:47

fantastic view Wes,
I like the way you took it, the view between that dark clouds is very nice, the light is nice over the city, very good job you did here,
gr, Jaap

Steve_T (421) 2005-04-05 1:33

Wow, wonderfull picture. You can see the light-difference between the industry and the houses. Good work!

thohau (919) 2005-04-05 2:09

Hi Wes,
you transport a very mystique mood in your picture.
Cheers, Thorsten

alvaraalto (42804) 2005-04-05 3:33

Hi Wes,
It looks like the fire from a few days ago is spreading out. You could also say: Black clouds gathered over the town.
Beautiful, moody picture.
groet Rob

mumek (20226) 2005-04-05 3:41

Wes!
Great shot. Beautiful view of the harbour.
Excellent light, nice dark foreground and gray clouds. Very well seen. Congratulations
ziggy

kent_s (1911) 2005-04-05 3:50

Hi Wes
The cloud brings drama to the shot. The part in front of the harbour is in shade and the rest in sun.

Well seen and captured.

PixelTerror (0) 2005-04-05 3:58

Hi Wes,
Nice shot, I like here your panoramic format and the way you combined the rule of thirds with differences in brightness resulting in this interesting layering.
Have a nice day,
jean-Yves

diaz_sanchez (0) 2005-04-05 5:08

hello wes:) it is beauty view:) exellent POV:) I admire it! I like colors:) great one:)

saludos

Marga

Galmeida (12559) 2005-04-05 7:18

Dramatic and impressive atmosphere in a very well done panoramic capture and view. Excelent contrast and fabolous details.

Very well done and a great work.
Congratulations.
Fernando

gazo (116) 2005-04-05 9:57

Dramatic scene. Well done.

jhm (211736) 2005-04-05 12:28

Hi Wes,
A very nice panoramic image, I can see three parts, in the foreground it dark part, in the middle the city with the lovely bridge, and the foggy sky with her low clouds.
Very nice done!
Cheers,
John.

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-04-05 13:42

Hi Wes!
first I thought this was the follow up from your fire photo!
Excellent play pf light and shadow,and a very fine capture of atmosphere!

LEA (5006) 2005-04-05 14:39

Excellent POV. You were the right man in the right place with the right camera! The clouds give such a dramatic sphear to the picture ! Great!

quantabeh (5205) 2005-04-05 17:28

Great shot Wes, It gives a feeling as if calamity is befalling upon the city. Very good content-wise and also perspective-wise.
rgrds,
Behrang

john_c (24666) 2005-04-05 17:31

A dramatic capture, Wes. The dark clouds provide real atmosphere. I also like how the bridge is off to one side. An interesting perspective. Well done.

PLD_images (7149) 2005-04-06 16:54

Hi Wes,

Powerfull image with a really well chosen point of view. The dark cloud gives the image a lot of drama. Well chosen tittle also.
Nicely done.

ChrisJ (171888) 2005-04-07 6:16

Hi Wes

A dramatic shot with excellent graphism & sharpness. Good choice for a panorama. Well done!

nwoehnl (122) 2005-04-07 12:15

Hi Wes. Wow, this one is really amazing with almost an end-of-days atmosphere being rendered. Very impressive effect from the streak of sunlight illuminating the middle layer of the compo, between the darker city buildings in the foreground, and underneath the dark sky. Very rich details presented with all the cranes and industrial things around the port. Great shot.

premels (2400) 2005-04-10 13:48

Great contrast between the two parts of the city. We really see the clouds going down on the city. It is a nicely dramatic picture.

Didi (61589) 2005-04-11 17:17

Hello Wes
Les zones industrielles, ce n'est pas ma tasse de thé !
Mais je reconnais que la composition est bien effectuée avec ce gros nuage sombre qui donne au paysage un aspect dramatique.

Hello Wes
The industrial parks, it is not my cup of tea!
But I recognize that the composition is well carried out with this large dark cloud which gives to the landscape a dramatic aspect.

oochappan (4880) 2005-04-12 4:22

Very impressive threatening sky, nicely seen and well pano framed. Good shot Wes.
Greetings
Henk

berek (50518) 2006-06-05 1:22

Hi Wes,
very good panoramic view of California. your framing and composition are interesting. Have a nice week. Regards.
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-))Framing :-))Idea :-))