"Purple Haze"

Taken at El Matador State Beach in Malibu, CA. A really challenging image to shoot. The dynamic range from hell and the unpredictable, strong tide, forced me to...
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Taken at El Matador State Beach in Malibu, CA. A really challenging image to shoot. The dynamic range from hell and the unpredictable, strong tide, forced me to put almost everything i've learned into practice all at once. In the short 1 minute window or so that I had, before I was blasted by a wave and my camera was completely soaked, I was able to fire off 5 shots at different exposure lengths in order to keep both detail in the shadows and the sky. I went back to this place last week and it now looks completely different and this shot would be impossible to replicate. That is what is so awesome about seascapes, you can go to the same coastline over and over and it will always be different. Those who explore and are willing to battle the tide can find unique formations and compositions.
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