Steamy Beach

[Chris Calohan]

Air Temp 32F with 15 kt wind...Water Temp - Much Warmer - and yes, it gets so much colder up north, but this is FLORIDA - WTF - Tonight will be in the teens.....Arrrggghhh

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

It does look cold, even from Boston, where we are in the teens with 6-12" of snow coming down, and blizzard conditions on the coast.

[Tony Jay]

Air Temp 32F with 15 kt wind...Water Temp - Much Warmer - and yes, it gets so much colder up north, but this is FLORIDA - WTF - Tonight will be in the teens.....Arrrggghhh

Chris I know you are hating the weather and all but that is one striking image!

I live in a similar tropical/subtropical location (Australian east coast) at roughly similar latitude to you.
I have never experienced what you describe in your post (air temperatures just never get down that far here).
I don't know exactly how the light was but the image has a slightly desaturated look that really enhances the impression of the cold (Eric also commented on this).

It is a very pleasing image at an aesthetic level (all elements combine very well) but it also documents a fascinating natural phenomenon - all in all a winner!

Tony Jay

[Chris Calohan]

Chris I know you are hating the weather and all but that is one striking image!

I live in a similar tropical/subtropical location (Australian east coast) at roughly similar latitude to you.
I have never experienced what you describe in your post (air temperatures just never get down that far here).
I don't know exactly how the light was but the image has a slightly desaturated look that really enhances the impression of the cold (Eric also commented on this).

It is a very pleasing image at an aesthetic level (all elements combine very well) but it also documents a fascinating natural phenomenon - all in all a winner!

Tony Jay

I worked the blue channel down a tad and did an expanded midtones adjustment, again pushing the mid blues down a bit more to enhance the "cold" factor. The wind was the real killer out there which brought the temps down to around 19 degrees F and tonight we are looking at similar temps hitting in the 12-15 degree F with wind chill factor. Four days ago, I was running around in a t-shirt and shorts.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I forgot to add that I like the photo. The lone figure, bundled up but looking very cold adds to the effect.

[Chris Calohan]

This is a hand stitched pano of what I shot this morning, sans the lone figure who I removed to complete the feeling of isolation...but it's just too long an image and size to be useful. Oh well.

[sdwilsonsct]

Good one, Chris. 32 can certainly be cold.

[Paulo Bizarro]

Good image, evokes solitude and mistery.

[Bob_B]

Very nice. I agree with Eric about the lone figure.

[sarrasani]

wonderful soft and rich tones/transitions, and pleasurable subject and compo. I like it.
sandro

[maddogmurph]

Clean shot... should send that bad boy to the underarmor marketing team.

[framah]

We call it sea smoke in heah in Maine.