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Wave Breaker



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cameraCanon EOS 60D

settings Aperture f/11 ISO 160 Shutter 1/5 Focal Length 18/1 

upload_dateJun, 2015

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8 Comments |
Oceanblue22
 
Oceanblue22 July 18, 2015
I love your work
KimAnkerstedt PRO
 
KimAnkerstedt July 22, 2015
Really beautiful shot!
davidlipsy
 
davidlipsy August 14, 2015
Exquisite!!!! So many wonderful elements...
I can't wait to hit the shore again...
Thank you for this inspiration!!!!
photosue50
 
photosue50 October 05, 2015
Awesome
camilzahner
 
camilzahner October 25, 2015
Perfect timing!!!
ahmedfouadibraheem
 
ahmedfouadibraheem October 26, 2015
Awesome.
katiewellehan
 
katiewellehan December 18, 2015
Your work is stunning. What creativity and very artistic
John256
 
John256 March 01, 2018
Beautiful image.

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#ocean #wave #sunset #coast
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at Little Corona Del Mar Beach in Orange County, CA

Time

This was taken in the evening, about 20 minutes before sunset

Lighting

My vision was to capture the light illuminating the waves. This took a lot of patience and I only had about 10 minutes of this warm glowing light. I shot this at 1/5 second so that the waves were frozen in mid air

Equipment

I shot this on a Canon 60D, with a Canon 18-135 zoom lens, on a Gitzo tripod

Inspiration

We set out to capture the sunset at low tide at this famous rocky beach in Orange County. While scouting, I noticed the perfect set of waves crashing along the rocks. I played around with my camera settings until I was able to freeze the waves in mid air. I waited until the sun was just low enough to illuminate the waves, and aligned the rocks in the foreground to lead the viewers eye into the image

Editing

I processed this raw image in Photoshop, Color Effects Pro, and Viveza

In my camera bag

I recently upgraded my camera equipment. I'm shooting on a Sony A7R, with Sony native lens: 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm. I also use a soft split 3 stop neutral density filter, 5 stop & 8 stop solid neutral density filters, and polarizers

Feedback

I always say scout, scout, and scout! I always approach a scene with an open mind. I usually have an idea of what I would like to capture, but much of the time my best photos are unplanned like this one!

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