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This image is the result of waves, clouds and lighting all lining up perfectly on an early winter morning in La Jolla.

This image is the result of waves, clouds and lighting all lining up perfectly on an early winter morning in La Jolla.
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 500 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 15/1 

upload_dateMay, 2015

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6 Comments |
JulianneBradford
 
JulianneBradford June 10, 2015
Congrats on your stunning winner!!
FrankSomma
 
FrankSomma June 14, 2015
The perspective is mind boggling, The camerawork is otherworldly! The result is awe inspiring. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!
EmilySpring
 
EmilySpring June 15, 2015
Congratulations! Very amazing!
jasbrat1
 
jasbrat1 July 05, 2016
cool shot
Rafaphoto Platinum
 
Rafaphoto September 20, 2019
Spectacular
vbdebbieblue59385641 Platinum
 
vbdebbieblue59385641 July 24, 2021
exceptional 🙂

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#empty wave #morning light #sunrise #surf #wave
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in La Jolla California.

Time

I shot this at sunrise (about 6:15am). This is my favorite time to shoot wave photography as I love the light it produces.

Lighting

This is my favorite time to shoot wave photography as I love the light it produces. The way the sunlight looks as the sun comes over the hill in La Jolla creates a yellow and orange that I love. The clouds on this morning added some great highlights as well.

Equipment

I used a Canon 5D mkIII with a Canon EF 8-15 F/4 Fisheye L lens. I have all my gear protected while in the water with an SPL Waterhousing.

Inspiration

I love being in the ocean as much as I can. When I am going to shoot in the morning, I will normally wake up and look at the sky. This particular morning the way the clouds looked at my house is what made me go to the beach and shoot.

Editing

I use Lightroom and my normal post processing is simply to get the photo back to what I saw before the wave goes over me. Since I shoot in RAW, that is my process.

In my camera bag

Canon 5D mkIII Canon EF 17-40 F/4 L Canon EF 8-15 F/4 L Canon EF 300 F/4 L Canon EF 50 F/1.4 Canon EF 1.4x Exender Canon 580exII Flash SPL Waterhousing

Feedback

The biggest advise is I can give is to know your break and use good lighting. Most people who are shooting these types of photos are shooting, just to shoot and post to instagram. The realy good ones use the light and background as much as the wave to make the image more appealing.

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