I love shooting sunsets. The past few days have had great clouds, but I was busy shuttling kids around and couldn't go shoot. Yesterday I didn't have any commitments and the fog wasn't rolling in... but there were no clouds either. I personally think clouds are an important part of the sunset because they give some interest. Else, I'm just looking at a yellow color fade (that can be nice too).
Luckily, it takes me about 5 minutes to ride my old bike to the pier. My plan was to see if I could get lucky with low tide or find something interesting on the pier. Then pick up some tacos from Oscars for my daughter. Yes, I was using the, "I'll get dinner" excuse to try and watch the sunset.
The tide wasn't low enough for a good reflection. I walked around ankle deep in the surf for a while and decided to try a slow hand-held shot again. My 16-35/4 VR actually allows me to shoot pretty slow. So, I guessed a good composition, put my elbows on my knees and got the camera low. Then I shot 5 bursts trying to time some waves. I'm amazed that the pier is sharp in some of them.
I think I found an interesting image and it was fun to make. I did need to level in LR. 1/20th, f11, ISO 100, 35mm Nikon D750 hand held, but this was more about the adventure of trying to find a picture in limited time and get dinner.
Nice! You said you leveled but the horizon is a little counterclockwise to my eye. While I'm looking, I'd clone away or crop that little thingie top left.
Creative use of perspective and movement!
Very nicely done. Especially for the handheld in low light. You must not be nearly as shakey as I am.
bleirer wrote:
Nice! You said you leveled but the horizon is a little counterclockwise to my eye. While I'm looking, I'd clone away or crop that little thingie top left.
I like that suggestion about cropping. I may indeed need to make it "more level".
kpmac wrote:
Very nicely done. Especially for the handheld in low light. You must not be nearly as shakey as I am.
That lens has a great VR. I didn't understand why you would want VR in a 16-35 lens, but I now like it.
It’s level enough for me (I had to get a ruler to find the it’s off just a tick), and I like the concept of the waves, the pier, and the setting sun.
Nice photo!
The waves in the foreground are a distraction...IMHO
Barry
Very attractive and I draws you into it rather quickly and there's no escaping it....thanks.
bbrowner wrote:
The waves in the foreground are a distraction...IMHO
Barry
The waves make the picture . . . IMHO. I would only suggest that a slightly slower shutter speed would have made them look more like waves rather than puffy pillows or clouds. But, still an excellent, unusual photo. Tom27.
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