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Westbeach ob the peninsula Darss Germany
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Westbeach ob the peninsula Darss Germany



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cameraCanon EOS 600D

settings Aperture f/9 ISO 100 Shutter 13/1 Focal Length 23/1 

upload_dateApr, 2017

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13 Comments |
Joecas
 
Joecas May 22, 2017
Awesome!
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose July 31, 2017
Superb long exposure, beautiful composition!
Alwolfe Platinum
 
Alwolfe October 08, 2017
Awesome photo!
John256
 
John256 March 12, 2018
Nice image.
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Brenturner July 10, 2020
beautiful
StolenMomentsCandz
 
StolenMomentsCandz July 10, 2020
Stunning
AnoopNair
 
AnoopNair August 01, 2020
Awesome photo!!
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TreeLovePhotography August 23, 2020
Peaceful!
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Roll-on-in November 04, 2020
AMAZING!
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avcskyline June 29, 2021
beautiful capture! where is this?
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modelmeemaw August 29, 2022
Beautiful!
RalfvonSamson PRO+
RalfvonSamson August 29, 2022
Thanks!
steverussell_4701
 
steverussell_4701 August 17, 2023
Nice work
Thaddeus
 
Thaddeus August 22, 2023
Gorgeous work!

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Behind The Lens

Location

At the Baltic Sea in northern Germany there is an almost lost beach at the peninsula Darß called the Westbeach. There is no road to the beach. You have to go or come by bicycle. That is the reason that there are not always many people. The beach has very fine sand and the pine trees at the beach are falling from time to time, depending on the weather conditions. That makes the landscape so unique.

Time

We were there in February. The sun came down about 5 pm. This was the time we were walking on that beach and I took the photo.

Lighting

This photo is only lit by the sun.

Equipment

I used a tripod of course, because I wanted to make a long exposure using a neutral density filter. This is one of the last photos I took with my old Canon EOS 600 and a Sigma 17-70 lens.

Inspiration

That is the landscape itself. I love the sea and especially that beach in summer or in the winter.

Editing

I developed the photo in Lightroom, highlights and blacks, some contrast, some cropping and the usual sharping, not much more.

In my camera bag

There is now a 100 mm macro lens, a 24-70 zoom lens, my 14 mm manual lens and a 70-400 f4 Sony lens, one to three flashes, a 60 cm folding reflector, my camera of course, a ND and a polarizer filter, a little torch, memory cards, batteries etc.

Feedback

I have been many times at this place but could´t make anytime such a photo. It depends on the light, the clouds, the weather. So you have to be patient, coming in different times of the year or be a lucky one coming one time and find such conditions... These moments are not lasting long so be prepared and know what are you want. Have your ND filter at hand, the tripod is very necessary and be careful withe the composition. You need a foreground. Without that fallen tree in the foreground the picture would not be half as good. And need the lines in the composition that are leading into the picture.

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