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Brighton West Pier
Brighton West Pier
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itsnickelwell
March 17, 2015
Very clean yet nice shot. Sometimes less is more. Congrats on being a Judge Favorite.
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Location
This is a photo of the very popular old Brighten Pier (coast of England) that has been burned down some time ago. A new one has been build to the left of it, but this structure remains and gladly so, as it is definitely one to tick off if you are into long exposure photography.Time
As with most landscape photography I aimed to be there before the golden hour. It had to be sunrise for this one since it was a bit of travel and sunrise would have been impossible. Conditions were perfect though, which is lucky when you have to hope for the right light, cloud detail, and tide of the ocean.Lighting
All natural light, but still requires some work. You need enough time to find the location, where you want to shoot from, and maybe wait for tourists or other photographers. With long exposure you want to go as long as possible sometimes, which means 2+ minutes a shot. You don't want to waste 2 minutes a go at the most critical time of day as light disappear really fast when the sun is ready for bed.Equipment
Here I used my previous Nikon D300s, with wide angle lens Nikkor 12-24mm, manfrotto befree travel tripod, B&W 10 stop ND filter and a remote control.Inspiration
As a lover for long exposure and minimal photography there are the legend and well known locations you really want to experience and make part of your portfolio. One is always searching for structures, poles, piers, broken jetties or anything than will make a focal point for long exposure and this pier is just magical for that purpose.Editing
A little bit of tweaking in Lightroom to bring out the colours and some dodging and burning in photoshop. Also, unfortunately the reflection is not real as you do not get a reflection like that in the ocean with moving waves.In my camera bag
My bag is too heavy and yet, I would like to had more to it. Currently almost always in there would be my Nikon D750, wide angle lens, zoom lens, 50mm prime, my 10 stop ND filter, my remote control, spare batteries, cloth for the lenses and filters, my tripod, loads of SD cards, dry socks...Feedback
Doing some research will always be to your benefit. Knowing how to get there, time of sunrise or sunset, time of high tide, low tide. Knowing where the sun goes down of comes up as well. You can't always get all the right conditions, but have fun and go back if you can. Adapt to the conditions, change the style or view point of the photo if you have to. And remember to be there in the moment, and not only capture the moment on your camera.
