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Dec, 2013Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
Looking West toward the Pacific on the channel leading out of Marina Del Rey harbor in Southern California.Time
It was about three or four PM.Lighting
Of course, shooting into the sun, it was overexposed with too much light coming off of the water and a washed out sky. I cut the exposure by about half with the Apple Photos app.Equipment
After years of lugging heavy cameras around, I was using a Canon G11 PowerShot at the time. It is lightweight, gives me the tools to control exposure and light with the manual setting, and gives me great 11 by 14 prints, which I like.Inspiration
I wanted to capture the ocean at that time of day when it is difficult to shoot. Looking directly into a strong sun gave me the chance to practice different exposures to see what I could get. The bird was one of the lucky breaks you get when you take lots of pictures. No one could plan it, and it makes the picture.Editing
As I said above, I cut the exposure by about half in post to get the soft feeling I was looking for.In my camera bag
Just the G11, now I carry a G 12, extra batteries and chips, a lens blower and cloth for the dust.Feedback
Find a beautiful spot. Wait for the sun to be where you want it. Take several pictures at different exposures and f stops and different positions. Looking straight, from ground level and down if possible. Then go through and see what you got. I try to crop when I take the picture so the frame is filled with what I want. That way you lose less when you blow up the print.
