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50 Point Pier



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cameraNIKON D600

settings Aperture f/22.0 ISO 100 Shutter 3/1 

upload_dateDec, 2013

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4 Comments |
RuwanFonseka PRO
 
RuwanFonseka February 15, 2014
Excellent image well composed and silky waters. Voted.
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita February 19, 2014
gorgeous water texture. Awesome composition. Nice camera work.
HelenRea
 
HelenRea February 23, 2014
Geat shot...love the edit! :)))
michelbissonnette
 
michelbissonnette February 25, 2014
Superb

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Behind The Lens

Location

It was taken Fifty Point Beach, near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Time

It was taken early morning, just at the start of day break. I got up early and drove out to the peer ruins before sunrise.

Lighting

When I got to the peer ruins the sun had not yet risen, but I could tell by the colds that there was going to be a spectacular sunrise, if the sun hit a gap in the clouds. Fortunately it did.

Equipment

The camera was a Nikon D600 with a wide angle lens. I used a graduated ND filter to lighten the foreground.

Inspiration

I wanted to give the impression of these old peer ruins and the vast lake and sky so I chose to use a wide angle lens.

Editing

Some selective lightening/darkening and slight saturation of the colours

In my camera bag

Nikon D600 camera body, a f2.8 14-24 wide angle lens, and few other assorted lenses. Polarizing filters and graduated neutral density filters. It's not in the bag, but I use a manfrotto tripod.

Feedback

Good planning, and getting up early pays off! Getting up early can be a risk sometimes, because you don't know what kind of a day you are going to get (there are many times I have gotten up early in the morning only to find less-than-spectacular shooting conditions) but on those days when the conditions are right it can be spectacular.

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