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If there was ever a single image that made a solid case for using cameras with fully-articulating screens, this one would be a good contender. I was out on the beach looking for a decent foreground to go with the sunset, and not having much luck. I noticed the waves were filtering into this tide pool and then draining out with lots of seafoam on top. I hustled over and frantically set up my gear. The camera had to be placed just above the water line, with the tripod mostly submerged in water. If the LCD was fixed, I would have had a harder time getting the composition right without getting wet up to my chest, and either losing too much time and/or drenching my phone, wallet, and camera bag in salt water. Luckily, the camera had a fully-articulating screen and I was able to compose the shot standing over the camera looking down. After quickly getting the exposure, focus, and ND filters all set, I fired off one shot before the final wave exited the pool. Since the tide was on the way out, no other opportunity presented itself for the nice water flow.
Fantastic shot Johan. I always find it tricky to get the right mix of flow in the water, the shutter and the wave timing to get such nice streaks. Great job. Looking forward to trying this again on my next sea shoot.
For a sandy bowl of salty brine and seaweed, it sure did turn out looking more than the sum of the parts.
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zurura wrote:
Fantastic shot Johan. I always find it tricky to get the right mix of flow in the water, the shutter and the wave timing to get such nice streaks. Great job. Looking forward to trying this again on my next sea shoot.
- Gautam
This one was around a 15 second exposure I believe. I got a bit lucky though.
IndyFab wrote:
Awesome capture, cool story, thank goodness for the articulating screen.
For landscape work on a tripod, it's the way to go.
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paulfeng wrote:
That's a really spectacular shot, nice work!
What kind of bath did the tripod get after its wade in the brine?
Rinse from the hose at the campground. It had a lot of corrosion after several years of this type of abuse. But that's what tripods are for!
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otisjackson wrote:
Very cool shot! Sold on the articulated screens.
Sold on clean clothes and no sore knees and/or back.
Fantastic image Johan! Beautiful light, color and patterns.
And I totally agree on the articulating screen. I have also found that it also makes possible shots requiring the camera to be elevated very high on the tripod.
Peterk78 wrote:
Fantastic image Johan! Beautiful light, color and patterns.
And I totally agree on the articulating screen. I have also found that it also makes possible shots requiring the camera to be elevated very high on the tripod.
I've done quite a few shots like that, where I put the articulating screen pointing down and then held the tripod above my head to get an elevated shot. The screen makes it vastly easier to do it fast and accurately.
Chaz wrote:
A gorgeous rendition in every respect. BIG wall space needed!
Running out of wall space.
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hulgar wrote:
Gorgeous. A 15 second exposure with the tripod mostly submerged doesn't sound much like luck to me. Mostly a skillful photographer. Congrats.
