Stormy Morning
I captured this image at Second Beach on Washington's rugged coast as a wild winter storm was beginning to clear while hanging out with a talented Photographer ...
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I captured this image at Second Beach on Washington's rugged coast as a wild winter storm was beginning to clear while hanging out with a talented Photographer and great guy, Marco Crupi
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photobughug123
January 14, 2014
The lighting is magnificent! A very beautiful image. Love the black and white.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This is "Second Beach" in Olympic National Park in Washington state.Time
This was sunrise in December just after a storm that had been pummeling the area for 6 straight days. As we arrived at the beach before sunrise it was still raining, but the Weather guy promised the storm was to clear. With high hopes we hiked down to the beach and scouted out different comps. The rain then stopped! Then the sun began to rise, breaking through the dark clouds. I set my camera up a mere 6 six inches above the incoming waves. I waited till the wave started to retreat, leaving a nice line of sea foam leading to the sea mount.Lighting
This is a 2 image HDR image. One for the incoming wave and another for the clouds.Equipment
I used a 10-24mm Nikkor lens mounted on my Nikon D7100, all sitting on top of my carbon tripod. I also used a cable release as well.Inspiration
When I saw this seamount at low tide I know I wanted to capture a stunning image. It had a real "Zen" look to it and wanted to try to show that.Editing
I did merge the 2 files (HDR) to create this image. Some additional contrast and conversion to B/W was done.In my camera bag
I'm very much a minimalist when it comes to my gear. I carry one body (Nikon D7100) 2 lenses, my Nikkor 10-24mm 3.5 and a Nikkor 70-200 f2.8. I also have one circular polarizer that fits both lenses, a single Lee Big Stopper filter (with our the holder as it take to much space, I use 2 rubber bands to attach it to my lens, trust me it works with the lens hoods turned on backwards, and it save me $$. Some photo snobs have issues with it but I don't care).Feedback
Watch the tide!!! The tide in this area comes up VERY fast and it is easy to get trapped between the incoming tide and a unclimbable cliff. Of course, be there when there is some interesting skies, as a storm builds or as one clears.
