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This image was captured using a 5 bracket exposure burst and three were used to capture the dynamic range of this scene. Out on Martha's Vineyard, MA - this lon...
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This image was captured using a 5 bracket exposure burst and three were used to capture the dynamic range of this scene. Out on Martha's Vineyard, MA - this long water walkway seemed to be very new and the scene was very nice. I used a 6 stop ND filter to slow the water and give it a nice smooth look.
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3 Comments |
MikeHiggins Platinum
 
MikeHiggins October 31, 2015
Stunning and breathtaking. Well done. One of the very great shots
brianpex
brianpex November 01, 2015
Thanks Mike!! I took my time with this one :-)
jeffsinnock
 
jeffsinnock November 06, 2015
Love pier shots,this one sings
brianpex
brianpex February 05, 2016
Thanks Jeff! I appreciate it very much :-)
Hippiechic
 
Hippiechic April 20, 2017
I really love this :)
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Behind The Lens

Location

This Photo was taken at Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Time

This shot was taken about an hour and a half before sunset.

Lighting

Lot's of dodge and burn was used to create this composite of a few frames with different exposures for dynamic range.

Equipment

Nikon D750 Tamron 24-70 2.8 (Version 1) - selling! My old Manfrotto 055 Tripod and 3 Way head (UGH! Was way to heavy! RRS NOW!)

Inspiration

I was very new to photography and wanted to push my post processing skills and I was so proud of this one - only 3 months after I got into photography!

Editing

TOO MUCH TO LIST! Luminosity masking and exposure blending with tons of trial and error with the edges! Now I know what I am doing!

In my camera bag

D750, Nikon 70-200, Tamron 15-30, Breakthrough Photography filters of the 150mm size and the Haida 150mm HOLDER to hold them in. I have a LEE 150mm Polarizing filter, 10, 6 and 3 Stop ND filters (X4 from breakthrough). Outside the bag I have strapped to it my Induro Stealth GIT304L Tripod with the BEAST Really Right Stuff BH-55 Full Size ball head - AWESOME UNIT!

Feedback

Make sure to expose for your highlights and capture as many frames as you can while bracketing to get the full range of Dynamic Range. DO NOT bracket from the meter reading. Do it from the histogram!!

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