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Location
I took this photo at Cannon Beach, Ecola State Park, on the Oregon Coast, west of Portland. I was there for a quick trip from Portland while my wife was working in Portland. It was a quick trip to the coast, and I was not sure what I would find. This is a great site and I tried to return last year when I had more time, but the road into the park was washed out and I could not get close to the beach.Time
I shot this image at 2:10 PM. It was a random trip and I did not time it for the light or weather. You can take great pictures from this location at almost any time of the day. I am sure the light will change and present a different look early and late in the day.Lighting
The lighting was good, but I really liked the mist. It gives the image a nice soft touch that harsh sun light at that time of day would not be as attractive.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon 5DSR with a 100-400 II lens. It was shot hand held at 400mm, f7.1, 1/800s, ISO 100. I did not have a tripod with me, but the image stabilization with this lens is really good and I shot it a fairly high shutter speed. I tend to shoot at higher shutter speeds with this camera as the sensor has 50 mega pixels and is sensitive to movement.Inspiration
Cannon Beach is a beautiful site that I discovered on this day. This image is one of aa series of images I took that day.Editing
I shoot all my landscapes Raw and process everything with Capture One Pro. I made some adjustments to this image to bring out the hills in the upper part of the scene as they are engulfed by the mist. However, I wanted to keep most of the mist in the images to keep the mood of the scene, so I did not make any strong adjustments. The image is also cropped. I cropped out about a third of the image from the foreground as it did not contribute to the scene and I liked the rectangular shape. One of the advantages of 50 mega pixels is the ability to crop with any loss of quality to the image.In my camera bag
For landscapes, I always travel with my Canon 5DSR, although I sometimes add a Canon EOS R. I bring different lenses based on what I anticipate shooting. I usually carry a Canon 15 - 35 f2.8 II, Canon 24 - 70 f4 and Canon 100-400II. I might also bring a 135 F.2. I use slightly different lenses if am planning to shoot people. I might add a Canon 85 f1.4, or a Canon 200 f2.8. The R has a RT 24 - 104 f4. All of my lenses are "L" lenses. I generally will try to bring polarizing and ND filters that fit all of my lenses, and unless I am traveling light I will bring a tripod.Feedback
Plan to be surprised wherever you travel. Do not let the equipment you are carrying limit your shooting. This scene really called out for a tripod and perhaps a polarizing filter, but I did not have them with me. I shot anyway and got some really great images.
