Seascape IV -"Worlds End"
(C) Elmer Laahne 2015.
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Nov, 2015Views
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Location
This photo was captured at the very end of an island archipelago, at the Tjome Island, south of Norway. This place i by the locals, called "Worlds End". The south sea, north of Denmark arrives often with high waves at this point. Many shaped stones and formations are to be seen here. Weathered down by thousands of years with sea water and storms. Tjome island, i located in the county of; Vestfold.Time
The photo was shot in the late evening, time 03:45 PM, Norway is far north on the globe, and during winter time, the light is very low from the sun, making shooting times exellent in the morning, but also during the day. The light falls early though, about 4 PM it´s getting dark. This image was taken on the 9´th of November 2015. Conditions was, partly cloudy, windy.Lighting
Natural low light conditions, partly cloudy, windy, indirectly lighting from clouds.Equipment
The equipment used, was a Canon 5d Mark II camera, with a 24-70 mm lens. This image was captured with the lens set to 25 mm. Aperature 22. Bulb mode was selected, with external remote cord, exposure time 25 seconds. A ND filter 77 mm, was attach to the lens, to get this long exposure in quite bright light. Iso settings 100.Inspiration
I love the sea, and coastal landscapes. This location is close to the place where I grew up as a child. I come here from time to time, and try to capture new scenes fro this area, try to challenge myself each time, to see something new, or differently.Editing
Very little adjustments in the post processing stage. Contrast has been enhanced, some colour adjustments, some shadow and highlight adjustment. Thats it!In my camera bag
Canon 5d mark II, 24-70 mm lens & 70-200 mm lens all 2.8 f stop. ND filters in glass, remote cable shutter control, 4 batteries, a small reflector. Gitzo medium range sized tripod. And a older type Manfrotto tripod (very heavy tripod, for long exposures). Also some times, I bring with me a camera flash on cord with a small softbox.Feedback
My advice to taking long exposure shots like this one is: 1.First find your subject, arrange for a very sturdy tripod setting. 2.Use a remote cord shutter release (so you dont touch the camera during exposure) 3.When you are pleased with the framing of the subject, attach a ND filter of choice, when shooting in rich light, you want to make your camera less light sensitive. Set your camera for the lowest ISO setting, in this case I used 100 ISO. 4.Set lens aperature to a small opening, 16 and lower, this to get all "locked" items in your shot sharp. In this case, the water will be "drawn" out and foggy/blurry. 5.Set camera to Bulb mode (B setting on most cameras), Press the release on your remote cord for as long as necessary, to get a correct exposure. Experiment with different shutter speeds, to get the water blur just "right".. 6.The camera must never move, very important, if its windy, put stones on the tripod legs, make a wind "shade" with your body, to shield your camera from wind blows. Also , if it is water spray in the air, try to minimise this by holding your hands outside of the lens, to catch water mist..
