Sunset at Whitehaven
A careful bit of walking around all the seaweed & slippy rocks was required to get the right vista for this shot, I feel it was worth it...Steve...
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A careful bit of walking around all the seaweed & slippy rocks was required to get the right vista for this shot, I feel it was worth it...Steve
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SONY ILCE-7M3
Aperture f/14 ISO 200 Shutter 8/1 Focal Length 240/10 
Whitehaven, Cumbria, GB
Jan, 2019Views
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The image was taken at Whitehaven in CumbriaTime
As an early bird this was taken at a time I'm not normally around for at "sunset" literally as the sun was disappearing beyond the seas horizon.Lighting
Sunrise & sunset are my favoured times of day for shooting landscapes because the sun is low & the angle of the light catches the world around us in such a way that just cannot be seen during the normal day hours when it's up high beating down on us.Equipment
Sony A7 iii with a Sony 24-105 f4 lens (not my normal lens for shooting landscapes) Manfrotto tripod & the sky was held back from over exposure using Lee filters either a 0.6 or 0.9 soft graduated filter.Inspiration
Clouds in the sky will always capture my attention & the lovely mix of colours as the sun was transitioning from day to night is evident in those colours of the warm yellow & the soft pastel pinks then with a crescent moon it really was not a decision that needed much deliberating other than to move the camera view to make sure I captured everything that I wanted & dropping the tripod height to get the seaweed covered rocks in the foreground just made it all complete.Editing
Very basic adjustments of dodge & burn in the foreground & cropping to get diagonal lines from bottom corner right & top right with the clouds.In my camera bag
Sony A7 iii & Canon 5d Mkiii Tamron 28-75mm f 2.8 - Sony 70-200 f2.8mm - Canon 16-35 f2.8 - Sony 200-600 - Sigma 105 macro... Manfrotto carbon tripod Lee filters & Heliopan polariser. Remote trigger...Feedback
Decide what it is thats making you want to take a picture in this image "the seaweed covered rocks so low viewpoint - the moon - the differing colours in the sky & the sea marker" don't get sucked into the "entire view" & go super wide angle getting everything which ends up tiny & loses all the impact that you are seeing. Also look at diagonals into the corners of the frame & remember the end product does not have to stay in a 3:2 ratio you can crop it as I have here to get a true dynamic taking you into the heart of the image. The technicals are a lot to put here & will get boring if I can help anyone please do message me. Steve :)
