Orange Beach, Alabama
Jun 19, 2018 20:58:13 #
At one point in time, I owned a condominium on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was my little slice of heaven and I loved going there on weekends. Then came "Hurricane Ivan", which was a direct hit on the small coastal town. My condo was decimated, and I personally spend 6 months doing repairs. New floor, new walls, new everything. On those trips from Tuscaloosa, I would always take at least an hour or two and go do some shooting. I love beach photography and it recharges my creative soul when I do this. On one particular day, I went to this brand new board walk that the state installed. It seems that while making the assessment of the state land after the storm, they discovered a new type of beach mouse. So, to protect the habitat, a walkway was built over it so that people could still get to the beach. I parked my car and was taking my equipment out of the trunk and a man came up to me and said "You are wasting your time, there's nothing to shoot down there..." I politely thanked him for the advice and went anyway. 
. This image is what I saw. I can't imagine someone NOT seeing the potential in this scene and was thrilled that I didn't take his advice. I would also say that this is one of my most successful shots and has been reprinted millions of times in various magazines. And prior to working for Popular Photography & Imaging, it won a 2nd place in the "Your best shot" competition. It is actually two shots of the same scene. When I metered it, I realized that even with RAW processing, I could not reproduce the difference in the sky and the ground. So, I quickly shot the ground image and then adjusted exposure for the sky and then merged the two along the horizon in Photoshop. The result though is a literal representation of what was there and the technique I used was only due to the limitations of the equipment I used.
. This image is what I saw. I can't imagine someone NOT seeing the potential in this scene and was thrilled that I didn't take his advice. I would also say that this is one of my most successful shots and has been reprinted millions of times in various magazines. And prior to working for Popular Photography & Imaging, it won a 2nd place in the "Your best shot" competition. It is actually two shots of the same scene. When I metered it, I realized that even with RAW processing, I could not reproduce the difference in the sky and the ground. So, I quickly shot the ground image and then adjusted exposure for the sky and then merged the two along the horizon in Photoshop. The result though is a literal representation of what was there and the technique I used was only due to the limitations of the equipment I used.
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Jun 19, 2018 21:30:08 #
Pixeldawg wrote:
At one point in time, I owned a condominium on the... (show quote)
Great capture, Pixeldawg.
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There is always something to shoot, everywhere. Just need to look and then see the image. Great work
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Keep 'em coming Pixeldawg. I am not only enjoying your wonderful photography but the stories are just as good. 
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