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Low tide under an old Victorian pier at Saltburn, North East England on a foggy Winter's day.

Evening shot, late spring on the North York Moors.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photograph was taken at Saltburn by the Sea, which is an old Victorian seaside town on the North East coast of England.

Time

A heavy cloud had sat over the area for most of the day, but at around 5pm that afternoon it really turned into a pea-soup. I went down to the sea front to try and get some Gerhard Richteresque shots of the steely grey water before the light turned too dull.

Lighting

Because of the blanket of sea fog, everything had faded to grey (to quote the Visage song). You know how fog tends to deaden the sounds?, well the light was the same; flat, muted, almost muffled.

Equipment

It was shot using the trusty Canon 60D with a 18-55mm lens at 18mm. 1/100 sec, f7.1, ISO100. No Flash and hand held, hence the 1/100sec to reduce shake.

Inspiration

I know the area well and was familiar with the nature of the sea and weather along the coast, What caught me off guard was how thick the fog was and how the end of the pier disappeared into the grey. In fact I thought I was alone on the pier, until a couple appeared out of the gloom, walking towards me.

Editing

The only post processing was in Lightroom, to remove chromatic aberration, which was very noticeable on such a quiet image. Also to turn up the clarity a little, to bring out the texture in the boards.

In my camera bag

When shooting outside I make do with a 18-55mm or a 55-250mm zoom. My favourite piece of equipment though, is an old Olympus 50mm lens which I fit to the Canon 60D with an adapter. It's an old manual lens, (no autofocus or shake reduction) but it does come with a few old school lens filters, such as split focus and starburst which are great fun to play about with. Coupled with an X2 converter and 3 piece macro lens adapters it gives a ridiculous narrow focal range and beautiful bokeh.

Feedback

Know your own locale. Know how your weather behaves. Know the character of your light; for example in the region this photograph was taken, the light reflects off the sea and bounces around, lifting everything. Most of all, be prepared to go out and get a photograph, even when you can't be bothered. You will be rewarded. That's what gets me about photography; it's about capturing slices of time, and things always change, meaning there is always something to capture. You can always get new material out of the place you live.

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