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Wai iti Beach

Reflections of Wai iti in the sand with Mt Taranaki in the distance

Reflections of Wai iti in the sand with Mt Taranaki in the distance
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NIKON D5100

settings

Aperture f/22.0 ISO 100 Shutter 10/800

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Jun, 2013

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Magnificent Capture

+13

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Exceptional Contrast

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beautiful...everything works great...nice shot...

Stunning shot! Love it. Congrats on award.

amazing!

Such a cool shot - the beach gives a very very cool reflection.

Beautiful shot!

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This is a masterpiece! Just gorgeous! Congrats on your award!

PRO+

Awesome! Very strong lines and colors. Congratulations on your award!

very beautiful indeed, well-deserved recognition

Incredible. hope you are lucky enough to live near there. That is one place I never get tire of shooting. Larry

Truly draw dropping, nicely done.

Nice shot!

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gorgeous!

Fantastic detail and reflections. Congratulations on a wonderful win.

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Beautiful shot - now I'm homesick

Beautiful colours

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this at Wai-iti Beach in Taranaki, New Zealand. I used to live there and still love to visit, particularly on a low tide like this one.

Time

It was late afternoon and I decided to go for a walk before dinner

Lighting

The lighting wasn't great, just afternoon sun. Not an epic sunrise moment. It was so bright I could shoot at F22 to get a full DOF and still shoot handheld.

Equipment

This was handheld with a Nikon D5100 and a kit 18-55mm.

Inspiration

I just really liked the shape of the clouds and the cliff reflected in the sand leading into the mountain (Mount Taranaki) in the distance, and the people gave the cliffs a sense of scale

Editing

Yes, it is post processed using photomatix and then I increased the contrast and dropped the brightness slightly with photoshop

In my camera bag

I have upgraded my kit lens to a Nikon 17-55mm and I carry my D5100 hiking. If I know I wont be walking far I take my Nikon D7000 and I have a circular polariser on all of my lenses.

Feedback

When you are taking reflection shots get as low as possible. The D5100 swivel screen is great for this! And watch the polariser it can either kill the reflection or turn the sky black.

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Wai iti Beach

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