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Shipwreck 4x4 trail, South Africa
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Shipwreck 4x4 trail, South Africa



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cameraCanon EOS 7D

settings Aperture f/22.0 ISO 500 Shutter 1/60 

upload_dateJan, 2015

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8 Comments |
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta January 28, 2015
Wonderful shot. Congratulations on being the People's Choice Winner.
1Soprano
 
1Soprano January 29, 2015
Congratulations on the win. Great shot. I can almost smell the salty sea air.
janland PRO+
 
janland January 29, 2015
Wonderful POV capture! Well done! Congrats!
davidbidmead
 
davidbidmead January 30, 2015
Splendid photo ! Congratulations.
sebastianmuglia
 
sebastianmuglia January 30, 2015
No words: beautiful!
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 February 19, 2015
outstanding capture, congrats on peoples choice
ianhutchinson
 
ianhutchinson October 01, 2015
Pirates of the Caribbean reminds me class phphotonoto
adiestiano
 
adiestiano December 29, 2020
Cool

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took the photo at Naas Naas Point south of Kleinzee on the North West coast of South Africa. The wreck is what remains of the 285 ton British motor coaster MV Border, which ran aground on the Diamond Coast on 1 April 1947.

Time

We were on the 4x4 shipwreck trail between Koingnaas and Kleinzee. We had witnessed a number of wreck and stopped at the MV Border after midday. I immediately realised that this was a special scene and took numerous photos.

Lighting

The midday sun and a polarising filter was perfect for the scene.

Equipment

Was shot with Canon EOS 7D, 18-55 zoom & polarising filter.

Inspiration

The Shipwreck 4X4 trail was a fantastic day out in a stunning part of South Africa. This was the last wreck we stopped and the scene, colours and light was perfect.

Editing

I did not do any major post-processing - just sharpened and adjusted vibrancy and blacks.

In my camera bag

Canon EOS 7D, few lenses & Lee filters.

Feedback

My advice would be to try many different angles and use a polarising filter.

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