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The pier at Blankenberge at sunset

The pier at Blankenberge at sunset
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NIKON D800

settings

Aperture f/16 ISO 50 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 290/10

location

Blankenberge, West-Vlaanderen, BE

upload_date

Feb, 2019

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took the photo at the Blankenberge western pier at sunset.

Time

I went to take a look in the late afternoon. I knew the tide wasn't really right, but had a feeling the sun would set nicely. I decided to wait and at one moment I decided to take some pictures. This one kind of suprised me and I kept it and decided to publish it.

Lighting

I wanted to show the picture as its was, so I had to use a polariser, a NDsoft grad. Later I added a little stopper to get more flow in the water. Ik had to use some light compensation to create the somewhat mysterie touch in the photo.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D800 with a 24-70mm f:2,8 Nikon lens, Jobu tripod, manfrotto geared head and Lee filters

Inspiration

I passed there a couple of times and decided to return with some good conditions. One evening I decided to go and take a look and took the picture.

Editing

I shoot in RAW of course, so some post processing has to be done. A little contrast, some sharpening, some shadows, just the basic things

In my camera bag

I never leave home without at least one body. On this evening, I just took my D800 and 24-70 lens. The Lee filters are always in my bag, and normally I also carry a D5 and 70-200 f/2,8 Nikon lens. In a special case in my care I always keep a 600mm f/4 and 300mm f/2,8 and some more stuff

Feedback

You just have to go back to the same place several times and just wait for the right conditions. Never give up and be patient.

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