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This is one of the most complex compositions I have ever done in such a tight window of opportunity. The sunset wasn't doing much for a long while, but then that puffy cloud in the upper left came racing across the sky from the right side of the frame. I ran as fast as I could, nearly puking, and scouted out this little set of tide pools. I set up in record time and captured this image right as a single wave retreated, and with the puffy cloud still in the frame. It was a mix of dumb luck and instinct that got the shot that would have otherwise been missed if I had delayed even a single moment. I got the cloud in a great location, and the waves never produced anything in this spot for the rest of the evening. The waves in areas like this often cycle on a 5-15 minute, mini ebb and flow, where despite the overall tide, the wave action moves in and out on a different time frame.
I've always been of the mindset that if you're not running around and working as fast as possible for your landscape photos, you're missing out on a lot of fleeting opportunities.
I also built a new website from scratch if anyone is interested in checking it out.
Beautiful, and I would have said so even if I didn't know the story of its creation.
I especially like how the shutter speed you picked shows some water motion, but not the kind of extreme motion blurring often seen when ND filters are used. (Sometimes it's nice to have something in between "frozen" and "blurred completely.")
moondigger wrote:
Beautiful, and I would have said so even if I didn't know the story of its creation.
I especially like how the shutter speed you picked shows some water motion, but not the kind of extreme motion blurring often seen when ND filters are used. (Sometimes it's nice to have something in between "frozen" and "blurred completely.")
The funny thing is that I was actually trying for more blurring but the water was slow. I'm glad it turned out not so blurred in the end though, for the reasons you mention.
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JohnC wrote:
This is nice, but I love your rainforest compositions, very creative.
Thanks! Forest photos are difficult to get right, so I've been doing a lot of experimenting to see what works.
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scottsoutter wrote:
Nicely done. Completely worth almost puking.
Your processing is the icing on the cake.
It's a reminder to never eat two cans of sardines right before going out to shoot.
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Tobers wrote:
This is rather epic. Excellent work. You're right, without the little fluffy cloud the image wouldn't be nearly as well balanced.
And it's not luck - you were in the right place, at the right time, with the right know-how to execute a lovely photograph.
I guess that's why they say luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
This is a wonderful picture. I like the diagonal elements (right rocks, right slanted island), the verticals (trees) and the light (skies, water reflections, dark contrasts). It all works!
JohanEickmeyer wrote:
I've always been of the mindset that if you're not running around and working as fast as possible for your landscape photos, you're missing out on a lot of fleeting opportunities.
I also built a new website from scratch if anyone is interested in checking it out.
Reminds me of a video made by Galen Rowel who said something like "Photography is an action sport".
Great capture, and you've got lots of unique images on your new website!
gordon l wrote:
This is a wonderful picture. I like the diagonal elements (right rocks, right slanted island), the verticals (trees) and the light (skies, water reflections, dark contrasts). It all works!
KMSlandscape wrote:
Reminds me of a video made by Galen Rowel who said something like "Photography is an action sport".
Great capture, and you've got lots of unique images on your new website!
I think landscape photography can easily be an action sport, especially when doing ocean work. So many changing variables that are difficult to predict.
Glad you liked the website! Trying to keep it simple, yet a little stylized.
Beautifully composed. The clouds are lovely and you did well to keep their definition (instead of blurring them via long exposure as seems so common these days).
Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Beautifully composed. The clouds are lovely and you did well to keep their definition (instead of blurring them via long exposure as seems so common these days).
Thanks! You're right, blurring the clouds would have been excessive for this shot. Just a little hint of water movement worked well.
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