Sunset at Bandon, Oregon
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Location
The photo was taken about three weeks ago on the beach at Bandon, Oregon. (In my opinion, the best of all the spectacular beaches along the Oregon Coast.)Time
This particular shot was taken at 9:36PM (according to the Metadata) after the sun had set but was still lighting the sky nicely.Lighting
In a situation like this, the lighting is determined for you and you deal with it the best you can. As I said, I chose to go without a tripod (mainly because I had to hustle half a mile down the beach like a maniac to catch the sunset) so it was all about balancing the ISO, f-stop and shutter speed. Keeping the f-stop between 8.0 and 10.0 to give me a reasonable depth of field meant I had to bump the ISO as the light faded to keep the shutter speed above 1/50th of a second.Equipment
I had both my original Canon 6D and my new 6D Mark II with me - the 6D with a Canon EF 70-300 IS USM on it and a EF 24-105 L IS USM on the Mark II. No tripod as I depended on the decent higher ISO capabilities of these cameras...this shot being taken at 400 ISO at f/8.0 which still allowed a reasonable shutter speed of 1/400th of a second. Almost forgot...this shot was taken with the 6D and the 70-300 at 70mm.Inspiration
When you have a view like this in front of you it's pretty much all the inspiration you need. : )Editing
This was a RAW file, converted to JPEG in Photoshop CC and Adobe Camera Raw. Highlights were reduced slightly in Camera Raw and the shadows were opened with Nik Vivesa 2.In my camera bag
I currently carry two bodies (6D and 6D Mark II) plus a Canon 17-40mm, Canon 24-105mm, Canon 70-300mm plus two Sigma lenses...a 2.8 50mm Macro (soon to be replaced) and my most recent addition, the 150-600mm Contemporary. The 150-600 is a beast to handhold but is amazingly sharp if you remember to keep your shutter speeds up over 1/1000th of a second. I also bring along my Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod.Feedback
Don't try changing lenses while on a beach unless you've got your eye on a new camera. : ) Having the two bodies allowed me to have both a wide angle zoom and a telephoto zoom on hand without the need to swap lenses. Hand-holding in dying light can be risky (steady hands needed) but it gives you far more freedom plus the ability to shoot more quickly.
