sunset under the pier
HDR(high dynamic range) shot of the sun setting under the manhattan beach pier,manhattan beach,california,fall 2011.
this image is composed of 5 shots exp...
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HDR(high dynamic range) shot of the sun setting under the manhattan beach pier,manhattan beach,california,fall 2011.
this image is composed of 5 shots exposed at different values,then combined into a single image using photomatix pro software.
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this image is composed of 5 shots exposed at different values,then combined into a single image using photomatix pro software.
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this was taken at the Manhattan beach pier in southern California this is also one of my surfing spot:)Time
i shot this as the sun was setting,not knowing it would actually set in the middle of the pier that was pure luck and an added bonus to the incredible light on that mid-November eveningLighting
the light was incredible,and i didn't know it until i arrived there it was a perfect combination of clouds and colorsEquipment
i used an Olympus E-5 with a 14-54 lens i had my sturdy manfrotto carbon tripod with me and that was about itInspiration
as i was taking "classic" shots on the right side of the pier,i decided to go underneath to try something different sometimes you have to think out of the box i was struck by the incredible light and the sun setting right in the middle of the pier there was my shot(s) i decided to take 5 shots to maximize the dynamic range of the image as my camera was limited in that aspect back in 2011Editing
i used Photomatix pro to blend the 5 shots together,and then processed the final blended image in PhotoshopIn my camera bag
today my main camera is the sony a7r2,and for a shot like this i could pull it off with one single shot,as the dynamic range of that camera is just incredible i usually pair it with my trusted sony 16-35 FE for most of my landscape,cityscape shots,architecture etc... i also use the sony 28 F2.0 FE for all my Milky Way-nightscape shots i f i need to get closer i have the sony 70-200 F4,usually mounted on my secondary camera(sony a6000)Feedback
with todays full frame sensors around 14 stops of light you can probably take a similar shot with one single exposure but try to think outside the box and have a different perspective on your vision there are no rules to what and how to shoot just go out there and experiment you might come back with some truly different images:)
