Cocoa Beach, FL
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Location
This photo was taken at Coco Beach in FloridaTime
The photo was taken just after sunriseLighting
It was perfect and the slight cloud cover helped diffuse the light and the angle of the sun gave a great reflection off the side of the building on top of the pierEquipment
I used a Fuji x100 on a tripod. Most of the time I shoot on Aperture Priority as I'm always thinking depth of field and what I want in or out of focus. With this scene I wanted everything to be in focus so I shot at F16 at 1/13th which gave a little motion in the waterInspiration
We had been on our way to Key West and stopped here for the night and anytime in a new place I like to get up early and get a some sunrise shots. People have told me I have an eye for images and they might be on to something I suppose ;-) I'm inspired by capturing a moment that you can't go back and recreate. No pun intended by images you only get one shot at. I guess you could argue that could be any image you take but I can tell you living in Key West no one sunset or sunrise is the same and you just can't get another shot like this.Editing
I always important my images in lightroom and this image was shot in JPG format and I increased color saturation, and turned up the clarity. I normally shot in RAW and highly recommend it as it just gives you a lot more flexibility when your editing your photo. That's kind of big topic in itself but recommend if your not to research the benefits of shooting that wayIn my camera bag
It really depends on where I'm going as If don't want to go into full photog mode and drive my wife crazy. Many times it's just my iPhone 6s or my Sony RX100 III if I'm not carrying a bag. I currently have a Nikon D750 and D810 with an assortment of lens that you can see what lens were used when looking at my images that I have posted on view bug. Of course these are full size DSLR cameras and I don't always want to lug them around but when I still want the best image quality I have really grown fond of the Fuji X100 series of cameras and just recently am using the Fuji X-T1 which has has been a joy to use.Feedback
Shoot Shoot and Shoot more. I grew up in the film days and back then I didn't get the instant feedback of an image I would take until a few days or weeks later after finishing a roll of film and getting it processed. Digital gives you that instant feedback and helps you look at your images right away and check focus, exposure, and most importantly composition. Composition is the hardest thing to master and for that matter have someone teach you. Yes following "The Rule of Thirds" is a good start but if you stick with that all the time it gets very predictable and the rule is meant to be broken ;-) For me at least and many purists will disagree but editing your images in lightroom and being proficient is the next step to a better image. It's the equivalent in the old days of working in the physical darkroom and using different kinds of paper to get certain results, dogging and burning images to get proper exposure in different areas of the photo. I’m not talking about taking an image into Photoshop and taking objects in or out to create what you think is the “perfect image” Make your images reflect you and capture moments that no one else has. If you have a photographer friend that you really like their work then ask him/her for constructive criticism as often family and friends will say every picture you take is amazing and that doesn’t make you a better photographer. I probably didn’t answer the question as some of what I do just happens automatically when I’m taking an image
