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The Lighthouse .

 

 

 

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Love it.

 

Teach us amateurs.......except for the obvious quality equipment, what settings were used? (competition time)

 

My guesstimate.....200 ISO / f/4 / shutter speed 1/2s (and uni/tripod)

 

(.....or just an amazing auto setting.....)

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Love it.

 

Teach us amateurs.......except for the obvious quality equipment, what settings were used? (competition time)

 

My guesstimate.....200 ISO / f/4 / shutter speed 1/2s (and uni/tripod)

 

(.....or just an amazing auto setting.....)

Auto is for the birds and never gets the light right.

Shoot in raw as well, it's the best, you never really know what you got till you start the editing.

 

For this shot.

A long wait in the rain for a glimmer of colour.

Then the composition. 

 

Select the aperture for what I want to achieve.

With this shot it is more difficult than just wanting a long exposure.

I take a light meter reading from three different spots in the scene.

Select my ISO accordingly and try and keep the ISO as low as possible.

 

To soften the water and get the "spooky" effect you need 10 seconds plus.

I wanted the setting glow of the sun, I wanted sharp focus all round and selected f 9, i should have taken f 11, it gives the bright lights a star effect.

 

ISO 160

f 9

20 second exposure . 

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Auto is for the birds and never gets the light right.

Shoot in raw as well, it's the best, you never really know what you got till you start the editing.

 

For this shot.

A long wait in the rain for a glimmer of colour.

Then the composition.

 

Select the aperture for what I want to achieve.

With this shot it is more difficult than just wanting a long exposure.

I take a light meter reading from three different spots in the scene.

Select my ISO accordingly and try and keep the ISO as low as possible.

 

To soften the water and get the "spooky" effect you need 10 seconds plus.

I wanted the setting glow of the sun, I wanted sharp focus all round and selected f 9, i should have taken f 11, it gives the bright lights a star effect.

 

ISO 160

f 9

20 second exposure .

Freaking hell......20sec......did you pay the people to not move? (although the guy a the rock has a white stripe through his pants/legs)

 

Great art.

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Lovely pic. Where did you find a quiet beach during the holidays?

WE got up at 4:00 am. in St. Lucia and drove to the garage to buy ice, from there we drove to the Cape Vidal gate, we were the 5th. vehicle there  :D

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Freaking hell......20sec......did you pay the people to not move? (although the guy a the rock has a white stripe through his pants/legs)

 

Great art.

Amazing how some of them didn't move.

You will see ghosts all over if you look carefully .

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Amazing how some of them didn't move.

You will see ghosts all over if you look carefully .

Can't.......my arms are getting to short for my eyesight.....comes with age.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(please apply the necessary tongue in the cheeks for inappropriate comment made about the arms)

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Freaking hell......20sec......did you pay the people to not move? (although the guy a the rock has a white stripe through his pants/legs)

 

Great art.

Check out the kid (think it's a kid) on the water line. Very cool
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Auto is for the birds and never gets the light right.

Shoot in raw as well, it's the best, you never really know what you got till you start the editing.

 

For this shot.

A long wait in the rain for a glimmer of colour.

Then the composition. 

 

Select the aperture for what I want to achieve.

With this shot it is more difficult than just wanting a long exposure.

I take a light meter reading from three different spots in the scene.

Select my ISO accordingly and try and keep the ISO as low as possible.

 

To soften the water and get the "spooky" effect you need 10 seconds plus.

I wanted the setting glow of the sun, I wanted sharp focus all round and selected f 9, i should have taken f 11, it gives the bright lights a star effect.

 

ISO 160

f 9

20 second exposure . 

 

Do you use an ND filter for such long exposures?

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Do you use an ND filter for such long exposures?

You use an ND filter if (a) you want to get different colours and (b) when the light is very bright.

In this case 20 seconds at a dark sunset you don't need one .

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Met a fellow tog on Umhlanga beach at 4:30 am. this was the time the image was taken.

25 second exposure .

 

 

 

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ant. you know i love your work, but i prefer those pics of clarens im not a photographer i battle to take pics of my kids but i prefer those clean sharp type of pics,(THAN THE SHUTTER SPEED, EFFECT TYPE) just my preffrence, like with the graffiti, and the bridge and those clarens ones i got,,,,,,,and then the BEST IS MY BLACK AND WHITE ROAD PIC,,,,,,,POST THAT ONE :thumbup:  :thumbup:

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