grey day by TwoPynts
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"Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy grey when viewing the world." ~ Grace Paley
"It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?'" ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more grey" ~ from Shawshank Redemption
Ever have one of those grey days? Neither too happy or sad, but a day seemingly bleached of most color and covered in a thin fog? My Mondays are sometimes like that. The whole work week is ahead of me and I'm not inspired to create anything with much "wow" factor. I have a slight cold as well, which probably doesn't help. So here you have a semi-abstract landscape/oceanscape that seems caught in a sort of grey no-mans-land. Not much postwork other than cropping and rotating a little, and the border of course. ----- Thank you for your genetic comments on my last upload, Oceanic DNA.
----- Olympus C-8080WZ & PhotoshopCS. (692) Sponsored by: Kramer Kreations

Comments (28)
I know those days all to well! Very nice Photo :)
Very impressive ! You did it and well.
Simple lines, color and a bit of texture, and the die is cast into a great mood.
Very impressive grey tones. Excellent capture of the mood of this day!!!
Lovely tones and colours.. and very irrie mood :D Thank you and have a nice one my friend JOE
Now this is what i call minimalistic. Awesome mood captured here buddy. I can spot something out in that fog/haze, wonder what it is. Beautiful grey....love weather like that. Thats when i can sit inside and comment all day with a clear consience, lol. Have a great one! #:O)
Grey days are ment for HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP !!! lOT'S OF VEGGIES !! well it always helps me--!! AND i am not a fan of gloomy weather,,Hey get better!! and just incase your browsen about the space,,I left ya some Shrooms !! Smile !!
Yes I have seen many of them dayz come and go . I hope this one hurrys on by .~~~~grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Interesting shot, Kort, with a profound mood effect. It instantly reminded me of rock stratum, or the image I get when I defragment my hard drive. Kind of day you just want to roll over in bed and cover your head with the blanket.
There is no such thing as a grey day, nor grey sky or sea, nor anything in nature approaching the psychological metaphor. Even starless night sea is alive with light and life....as this image is with depth.
Wonderful! love the regression.
wowwwwwwww excellent picture y your composition is perfectly!!! Good day and hugs ;)
Yeah, grey just like global lighting FX in 3D programs ! and look the surf is crappy too... fine capture if what a little sombre Cheers
I've seen & felt one of these "plain Jane" days before, so I know exactly what you mean... Get some rest and knock that cold on its head!!!!!!
look like you haveing fun on the breach
We just had a day like that today...no sun =(...but it's nice once in a while to get days like this...The b/w makes this a really interesting viewing..
your quotes are so interesting and definetly a grey day, but the sun is on the horizon
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, a big hug to brighten your day, and work week! ;) I use to enjoy walks down a beach on a grey day, less folk about! Lovely pic!
So would this be a gray-day-tion? LOL! Sorry....Hope this is not reflective of your current mood! Gutsy post!
You've nailed it completely!
Every Mon. is like that for me....I hate em!! But to be able to sit on this beach and just watch the waves roll in and smell the air, that's enough for me to clean the plate. Relaxing shot here Kort, cheer up buddy we all have those blah days....Aloha!
I love Mondays!That's when the kids go to school/camp/work etc and I get the house to myself,again,lol.Oh and less mess to clean,too....;^P But I understand.Hope you are feeling less 'gray',my friend and that your cold goes away quickly...All in all,a lovely photo...somber and moody and beautifully minimalist.So as far as I can see,you still made the most of it.-M :^)
a lovely minimalistic Monday shot.
Beautiful beach scene! I love the POV and the peaceful and silent atmosphere! I only hear the the hit of the waves! Very very beautiful nature scene! Bravo!!!
a beautiful beach scene even if it was a grey day !
Awesome grey tones! Nice atmosphere.
I am having one today and this is fantastic !
I agree, sometimes days just seem so "blah" like the effect in Silent Hill haha Great image, sorry to hear your Mondays suck, sounds like you need a new job ;-)