This week’s travel snap is of the hotel Marine Club on the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde (about 400 hundred miles off the west African coast). I can remember thinking how wonderful it would be to sit at the end of this pier sipping a cocktail as the sun went down. Unfortunately I was only there for a couple of hours photographing the hotel for the Cape Verde Experience before moving on to another one during a one day visit to the island but it was still a glorious day.
The air was fresh and the sea and sky so blue and clear. I’ve saturated the colours quite a bit in Photoshop as this is how I remember it and how the view made me feel – full on colour. I’ve also tone-mapped it in Photomatix (which I’ve just started using) to even out the extremes in contrast. How the final image looks to you will of course depend on your monitor and how it is set up but what do you think? Do you prefer a less saturated and (possibly) more natural image or do you like it in its fully saturated, tone-mapped glory?
Hi there, found you on the web as I am sourcing a high quality image of a beach in Sal for a client – would you have one we could purchase? Has to be beach and has to be Sal. We are on a really tight deadline so if you could get back to me soon as, be really grateful. Thanks a million. Jax
Hi Jacqueline, Thanks for getting in touch. I’ll email you on this now.
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I’m pretty much a natural person, but I do like what I call “natural art,” i.e., natural that is modified some to look like art.
I like this version. If you hadn’t said anything I wouldn’t have even thought it was altered. The photo is beautiful and it looks like a great place to visit. I know how you feel though when you want the picture to fully express what your eyes see.
Thanks so much. The Cape Verde islands are indeed beautiful, each one different from the other and each one uniquely wonderful.
Looks fabulous Kathryn! Stunning colours!
Nice photo, I’m off to the cape Verde Islands in June so will have the real thing to compare it with soon!
Oh yes! I had forgotten. I hope you show us lots of lovely photos!
I’m sure I will dine out on that for a week or so!
for somebody beginning to use photomatix, you’ve done a great job. most newbies tend to go overboard for the HDR look that just doesnt work for most cases… if you hadn’t mentioned and I hadn’t looked more closer I would not have made out the difference !
That’s great. By the way I watched ‘Touching the Void’ last night. You were right. Amazing.
It is a beautiful movie. Glad u saw it. So did you end up hating Simon a bit ?
Not at all. I don’t think he had much choice but what an awful decision to have to make.
I love the colour in this lovely shot – I don’t think it’s over-saturated at all, it’s exactly as I imagine it would be.
Thanks Suzanne. Good to know.
Beautiful shot! Living in a tropical place, I know vistas like this can get this blue (and bluer), so it looks pretty natural to me.
Thanks, I really do appreciate your feedback.
amazing photo kathryn!
Thank you so much! And I love your spinnable children!!
haha!
Wow, I love the that stunning photo! I have never been to Africa but it’s on the list!
Thanks Jennifer. I know the sea can look that blue in Sardinia too!
Wow. The place is so beautiful. I love the color of the water
The water all around the Cape Verde islands is breathtakingly blue! Beautiful indeed. Thanks for visiting my blog!
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Found the link to your Blogger site. Puerto Galera looks wonderful – especially the secret garden.