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A very rainy, stormy and misty day. Monochrome always works though. No matter what the lighting conditions are.
A very rainy, stormy and misty day. Monochrome always works though. No matter what the lighting conditions are.
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Location
This photo was taken on the cliffs of Bantry Bay beach in Cape Town, South Africa.Time
It was at around 10am on a very nasty, windy, and rainy winter day. I believe it was some time in July, which - here on the Southern Hemisphere, is our deepest winter time. So the conditions were great for dramatic ocean photography - and getting a proper cold.Lighting
The lighting was all natural of course. With the heavy cloud cover and little sun resulting in very diffuse lighting, I decided to fully focus on the contrast between the spray and foam and the dark water and rocks around me. I decided to slightly underexpose the water by exposing for the sky and the clouds.Equipment
This one was shot on a Canon EOS 1200D using, if I remember correctly, a Canon EF-S 18 - 85mm lens. The photo was shot hand-held.Inspiration
I love the ocean, especially on days like that one. You can achieve very dramatic shots, especially if you shot at low shutter speeds. I am not a huge fan of long exposures for water, because I think it takes away from the movement and the drama of water. For a more serene scene long exposure is a great thing, but if you want to illustrate the force of the ocean crashing onto the shore than faster shutter speeds have a better impact, in my opinion.Editing
For this one I limited the post processing to working a bit with the colour curves, and also adjusting the shadows and the highlights in the monochrome version for a more pronounced contrast. A bit of cloning had to be done to remove most of the rain drops on the lens.In my camera bag
I shoot a lot of wildlife, nature- and macro photos. So right now I have the Canon 7D MK I in my bag (brilliant camera, still today), a Sigma 150-600mm 'C", a Canon EF-S 10-18 mm wide-angle lens, and also the Canon EF-S 15-85mm lens with me all the time.Feedback
Weather like this is lens cap time! :D Always put the lens cap back on after each shot. The wind will manage to get rain drops on your lens somehow, if you don't. And then there is this great moment in time you want to capture and too much water on your lens ruins it. Also, keep warm. The cold I had after that session was bad.
