Is Red Sea red?

[nicolas claris]

Well, it all depends…

As side shots, coming back from a photoshoot offshore, I grabbed these…

Sometimes Red Sea is red:

 

[nicolas claris]

But sometimes Red Sea is blue…

Background is Egyptian cost

Background is Egyptian cost

Background is an Egyptian island

Or even yellow…

Background is Egyptian cost.
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[nicolas claris]

as we're in the Red Sea

Let's have a sight to the Sinaï Mountains !

in the real background, foreground is an island:

 

[Asher Kelman]

Well, it all depends…

As side shots, coming back from a photoshoot offshore, I grabbed these…

Sometimes Red Sea is red:

Nicolas,

These are outstandingly moving and even spiritual pictures. I had to underline "is!

Nicolas Claris: Is the Red Sea Red?

Nicolas Claris: Is the Red Sea Red? cut out portion for detail​

The first one, above, exemplifies where color is king and rendition in B&W is not a consideration. The image is spectacular and a copy belongs here as an iconic example of the splendor of natural color that cannot be shown in any other way.

Asher

What made the sea like that? Is it just the reflection of the red sky and is it unique to this area? Is it mountain or desert dust or smog that causes this?

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Well, it all depends…

As side shots, coming back from a photoshoot offshore, I grabbed these…

Sometimes Red Sea is red:

Bonjour Nicolas,

These are beautiful pictures, I really like them a lot. They deserve big prints!

Cheers,

 

[Asher Kelman]

Beauty for Beauty's Sake!

Let's have a sight to the Sinaï Mountains !

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Nicolas,

This simply constructed picture of linear beauty deserves to be pulled out of the collection you've shown.

You bring us soft pastel bars of blended colors and layering of the hills in the distance. This is as close to pure beauty, (without any other motive), as one can get on the planet. Yet it still It invites the viewer to let the mind wonder and ask perhaps even ask questions of ourselves with no attempt at understanding the picture.

Asher

 

[nicolas claris]

These are outstandingly moving and even spiritual pictures. I had to underline "is!

Thanks Asher
When I saw the Sinai (looking from South) I was touched.
Yes, as a non believer.
To be there, in the area where so many things happened which did determinate our present and future life!
This Land for which so many people died. And still do… :-(

I have certainly touched by what I had in mind (see above) but also by the sweet light and delicate air…
Indeed a very rare moment, as normally in this season, this area is windy and the sea is not calm at all…

The first one, above, exemplifies where color is king and rendition in B&W is not a consideration.

Color can also be subtle, at least this is what I tried to catch…

What made the sea like that? Is it just the reflection of the red sky and is it unique to this area? Is it mountain or desert dust or smog that causes this?

It is just the reflection of the pinky sunset sky (very short in time!).

 

[nicolas claris]

bonjour nicolas,

these are beautiful pictures, i really like them a lot. They deserve big prints!

Cheers,

)

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Nico-

Asher is right! lovely like a charm-
spirit here very much!



move water into a swirl of light
then
move again-

Charlotte

 

[nicolas claris]

Thank you Charlotte
You're right, but, as a non believer, I haven't used the word "spirit" to avoid any misinterpretation…
In a non religious sense, for me, 'spirit' would be exactly the right term.

 

[janet Smith]

Background is an Egyptian island
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Hi Nic

These are just what I needed for this dreary grey Monday morning - thank you! They're just beautiful, they convey a mood of peace, calm and tranquility to me, they'd make wonderful prints....

 

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

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Hi Nic

These are just what I needed for this dreary grey Monday morning - thank you! They're just beautiful, they convey a mood of peace, calm and tranquility to me, they'd make wonderful prints....

Hi Jan, indeed.

Nicolas has caught a very interesting view here. It combines the peaceful pastel tinted scenery with action/speed in a subtle manner. I also like his first 2 images that started the thread, and his attention to details, like a level horizon, and the in/exclusion of details to suggest scale.

Cheers,
Bart

 

[Ruben Alfu]

Hello Nicolas, fantastic, I feel like I´m there sailing in the Red Sea!

 

[nicolas claris]

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Hi Nic

These are just what I needed for this dreary grey Monday morning - thank you! They're just beautiful, they convey a mood of peace, calm and tranquility to me, they'd make wonderful prints....

Thanks jan
This one is also one of my fav…
Can you imagine: I flew 3 different planes to get there, leaving Bordeaux (a snowy day, airports being partly closed) at 7:00 am and arrived in Urghada at 3:30 next morning (after having paid in Le Caire some backshish to allow my lenses to come into the country)… then, here goes for a 3 days shooting then leaving Urghada at 4:30 am, 3 different same planes in the other way and arrived in Bordeaux under grey sky and so cold…

Phewwww… ! now PP!

 

[nicolas claris]

@ Bart and Ruben: thanks

 

[Rachel Foster]

I've not read the other comments...I don't care what they say! My gracious, these are GORGEOUS shots!

 

[nicolas claris]

Bonjour rachel
you get me blushing… (though quite normal for a guy coming back from the Red Sea ;-)

 

[janet Smith]

Can you imagine: I flew 3 different planes to get there, leaving Bordeaux (a snowy day, airports being partly closed) at 7:00 am and arrived in Urghada at 3:30 next morning (after having paid in Le Caire some backshish to allow my lenses to come into the country)… then, here goes for a 3 days shooting then leaving Urghada at 4:30 am, 3 different same planes in the other way and arrived in Bordeaux under grey sky and so cold…

Phewwww… ! now PP!

Hi Nic

What a palaver! But worth it, the results are just beautiful.....

 

[nicolas claris]

Hi Nic

What a palaver! But worth it, the results are just beautiful.....

LoL! forgot to say that at the end Air France did leave my suitcase (with tripod, spare batteries, chargers and loads of stuff including laundry) in Paris!

 

[janet Smith]

LoL! forgot to say that at the end Air France did leave my suitcase (with tripod, spare batteries, chargers and loads of stuff including laundry) in Paris!

That's the sort of thing that gets me really wound up - hope it didn't you

 

[shara dy]

i think the color of the sea will depends on the clouds, sunset and sunrise. hehehe....

shara
www.istudio.com

 

[nicolas claris]

That's the sort of thing that gets me really wound up - hope it didn't you

Bonsoir Jan
Well it does when it's when I arrive on location (yes it happened). When I'm back, it's not really a problem… (I have all spare razos I need ar home ;-)
But that's the reason why I ALWYAS get my principal gear with me when boarding the plane. There's the minimum list I won't leave without…

 

[fahim mohammed]

Nicolas, only after studying these splendid pictures can I now answer your question; ' is the red sea red?'.

The pharos and later the arabs new the answer all the time,
The red sea is the color that which can only be conjured up by highly skilled artists who hold the
secrets of the Tombs!!

Lovely work.

 

[nicolas claris]

Nicolas, only after studying these splendid pictures can I now answer your question; ' is the red sea red?'.

The pharos and later the arabs new the answer all the time,
The red sea is the color that which can only be conjured up by highly skilled artists who hold the
secrets of the Tombs!!

Lovely work.

Hi Fahim
thanks for the kind words, but you're frightening me!

 

[Phil Marion]

Wow. Nice shots. Such nice colors. They really evoke an emotional reaction. Well done.
Is it red? Is it blue? You are so lucky to have been on a boat on the Red Sea. I made it as far as the beach at the Red Sea. I would have loved to have been on a boat on it. I was in Aqaba, Jordan for 3 windy days. I had been hoping to snorkel the wonderful coral reefs but the wind reduced visibility considerably.

Jeez. As I type this I get a pop-up message indicating you just sent me a PM about the sharpening action. That kind of freaked me out, especially since I have a bottle of Bordeaux beside me waiting to be opened this weekend for Valentines!! - ha ha.

Was it blue/ was it red? All i can say is that in my experience the Red sea was mighty CROWDED!!

 

[Arun Gaur]

Very spiritual indeed!
Arun Gaur
http://tripolia-indianlandscapeimages.com