Photographer's Note
I dedicate this picture to Emile De Boyrie (Emile), a golfer and a friend of mine in TE. I believe that Emile would like to see a golf course next to a ocean side scene, one of his favorite scenes.
The title of this post comes from the TV show "the Apprentice" starring Donald Trump. The golf course in the view is known as Trump Golf Course. The golf course is on a cliff along Pacific Ocean coastline.
At the end of the first "the Apprentice" show series, the winner Bill Rancic was offered a choice between two jobs: managing the this golf course or overseeing a 90-story building project in Chicago. Rancic chose the job in Chicago, his hometown. The job of managing this golf course is remained a possible job choice in a future “the Apprentice” show.
Trump bought this golf course in 2002 for $27 million. Its previous owners ran it into bankruptcy and a 1999 landslide dumped partial of its 18th hole into the ocean. As a result, the course was limited to 15 holes until it closed for reconstruction. As shown in this picture, the right hand side of the course is still in construction. The red roof building near the ocean is the club house. As an agreement with the city of Rancho Palos Verdes before the golf course was built, there is an public accessible "ocean trail" mixed in the golf course. You may take a walk along the coast line and you can access a small beach over the cliffs.
This golf course is scheduled to be re-opened early next year. After it re-opened, it will be still a golf course open to public. However, you may have to pay $195 to $300 (current estimation) to play one round of 18 holes here. The official web site for this golf course is here.
This photo was taken in one of special low cloudy day. You can see the ocean water close to the coastline. A few hundreds meters away, the ocean was covered with cloud, or marine layers.
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Gregtom
(7169) 2005-06-02 1:45
Hello, Wes.
I have never seen the golf field from such a perspective. It must be very interesting, I have never played golf. Nice point of view and vivid colors. Nicely captured!
regards,
Greg.
Emile
(20352) 2005-06-02 2:30
Wes thank you so much for the honor you give me by dedicating this beautiful pic to me.
This is a very emotive moment for me and I appreciate what you have done.
The photo is excellent.
Thank you.
Emile.
jjbach
(9326) 2005-06-02 3:07
Hi Wes,
Beautiful view and very well composed picture. Very nice contrast and lighting. The golf course, from this point of view, looks wonderful. Excellent wide shot!
Regards John
aloyho
(6798) 2005-06-02 4:10
Hi Wes,
The low clouds give this special atmosphere to this shot. An interesting place well seen and effectively shown with an overall view. I also love the colours and saturation. Beautifully captured. All the best.
cessy
(13647) 2005-06-02 5:04
wonderful bird view of this golf course, Wes
very nice blue sea, excellent composition
am afraid I rather spend $195-300 for another use than golf :))
jinju
(14265) 2005-06-02 5:16
I enjoyed this photo. And Im anti-golf:) I really dont like the sport and I dont loke the negative environmental impact of golf courses. But its a nice photo and I like these POVs. Good note. Id have taken the Chicago job too. Creating a modern day skyscraper would be a great opportunity and experience. Id probably die of boredom managing a golf course :)
apache
(1426) 2005-06-02 7:43
Hi Wes,
You have gven an excellent view of the golf course. Picture is sharp and love the blue ocean merging with the sky. If anything, i wouldnt have wanted the trees to obstruct the course. But a good job
Ranjith
jrj
(34843) 2005-06-02 8:10
Not being a golfer, and thank's for that should I pay $$$ for a round...
Good presentation and shot of the place, excellent capture of details, good choice to have the large part of the sea included. Very interesting wes
Kenny10pin
(19301) 2005-06-02 9:10
very nice dedication of a shot, I like the golf course here, I wish I could play on it.
Well composed too, well done
caspita
(395) 2005-06-02 13:14
Hi Wes. Nice job with the colours. There are many shades of green here to compliment. The marine layer does a grand job of making the small lakes stand out. Very nice work here. Thanks.
jhm
(211734) 2005-06-02 13:25
Hi Wes,
Excellent capture view, the blue sea with a little fog give lovely image, the road in the middle make beautiful perspective.
Well done!
John.
nwoehnl
(122) 2005-06-02 15:43
Interesting wide-angle shot of the golf course, Wes. Good pattern and graphical rhyhtm provided by the greens and shapes, and well framed with the diagonal shoreline meeting the blue sea. Well captured in good colors contrast.
Fixfocus
(9385) 2005-06-02 17:27
Hi Wes,
Not only a golf course also a very beautiful landscape on the ocean.Good compo with a lot of depth and well included foreground elements.I like the colors and contrasts in this crisp and clear image,interesting note!
regards,
hermann
Tue
(91450) 2005-06-02 18:45
Hi Wes,
Looks like a great location for a golf course! Great picture from a excellent POV! I like the colours too, very well done! :-D
Groetjes,
Lars
PJE
(20758) 2005-06-02 19:13
This is lovely laid out in the frame Wes. Allowing a fair chunck of sea in the photo makes this great to view. Nice vantage point showing the whole course too. I would suggest highlighting the foreground bush a little...and or move your viewpoint a little closer to the edge to lower the bush on the right...jsut a little. Nice work.
singuanti
(15250) 2005-06-02 22:57
Hi Wes, you have great clarity here. The high POV lets us take in the beauty so well. Great colors too. Got your email today. Absolutely a great idea! That's a lot of money for a round of golf! Nice one Mr. Wes!
maphoto
(8082) 2005-06-02 22:59
Great view Wes, looks very nice from there, nice contrast through the differents layer, I'll added to my Golf course theme., thanks for sharing.
papagolf21
(152605) 2005-06-03 3:51
Bonsoir Wes,
Comme quoi, même les terrains de golf ont une histoire ! Le parcours est particulièrement joli avec ces pièces d'eau et ces bunkers. Le green est réservé aux joueurs avertis compte tenu du prix.
Merci pour la note et pour la très belle vue d'ensemble.
Mission réussie.
Amitiés.
Philippe
oochappan
(4880) 2005-06-03 5:27
A good wide view on differant planes starting dark to the sky with deep coloring, very well done Wes and a good note.
Greetings
Henk
Galmeida
(12559) 2005-06-04 12:18
Hi Wes,
I'm chanching home and my delays in my repost to your fine and nice critiques that you are a great fellow and TE person. Thanks very much for your help view and friendly support to me and other members. I like your work and your vast communication, what is a important interchange in life.
My excuses for my particular delay but also my great congratulations to this and other posts that you do very well and in a multi-faceted coverage.
This is a great perspective as you usual do with quality, colors and vision.
The best regards to you and my next critique.
Fernando
Didi
(61589) 2005-06-04 15:20
Waw 300$ ! Ce n'est pas dans mes modestes moyens.
Bonjour Wes
Le panorama est intéressant, le buisson à droite agrémente parfaitement l'avant-plan.
J'apprécie cette douce luminosité; les plaques blanches me font penser à de la neige fondue au printemps.
Waw 300$! It is not in my modest means.
Hello Wes
The panorama is interesting, the bush on the right decorates the foreground perfectly. I appreciate this soft luminosity; the white plates make me think of snow melted in spring.
kent_s
(1911) 2005-06-07 4:13
Hi Wes
I would never pay such a high greenfee but on the other hand my "sticks" been in tha bag for tha past 10 years. However, you present the course in such a way that could be expected from you. You manage to take a shot over the entire course without giving up the clearness and richdome of details.
Well done
Hälsningar
Kent
Photo Information
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Copyright: Wes Wang (weswang)
(18247)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2005-05-22
- Categories: Vida Diária
- Camera: Nikon D70, 28-85 3.5-4.5 AF Nikkor
- Exposição: f/22, 1/125 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
- Tema(s): Golf Course, Tributes to TE members [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-06-02 0:47
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by weswang, last updated 2005-06-04 09:46