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A beach in the Republic of Panama

A beach in the Republic of Panama
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upload_dateJan, 2015

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15 Comments |
AndrewNygren
 
AndrewNygren January 07, 2015
Welcome to viewbug. I love this abstract shot you have taken. Looking forward to seeing more
Bongyan
 
Bongyan January 11, 2015
WOW! Great shot!
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michelboyer March 29, 2015
Thanks to you both, merci.
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cmorisset March 29, 2015
Bonjour Michel et bienvenue chez ViewBug. Votre galerie est absolument superbe. J'aime beaucoup les photos de réflexions. Bravo! Amicalement, Celine
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michelboyer March 30, 2015
Un grand merci Céline.
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onyanita November 04, 2015
work of art...great lines, textures and tones
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michelboyer November 16, 2015
Thank you Onyanita - Merci
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adavies August 04, 2016
Love it! Really well done! :)
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michelboyer August 04, 2016
Thank you, merci.
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michelboyer March 08, 2018
Merci Networkmonkey I truly appreciate the feed-back.
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michelboyer April 03, 2018
Merci, thank you lucianomenezes, greatly appreciated.
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michelboyer April 29, 2018
Thank you for the feed-back , merci, its greatly appreciated.
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michelboyer January 17, 2019
Thank you, merci, Outside I truly appreciate the feedback.
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michelboyer March 04, 2019
Thank you, merci, Crameimaging, a good word is always appreciated.
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michelboyer October 11, 2020
Thank you arrowhead, merci.

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Behind The Lens

Location

The image was captured on a beach in the Republic of Panama and is part of a series I've simply entitled "Sand".

Time

I have two favorite times of day when walking and taking photographs on the beach, sunrise and late afternoon. This particular photograph was taken in late afternoon.

Lighting

Most of my sand shots are taken in the shade, never in direct sunlight. It permits me to better capture the variations in color of the sand and in this case the remaining salt water on the beach.

Equipment

This shot was taken hand held with a Canon PowerShot S95. Goes to show how a small camera can capture wonderful photographs.

Inspiration

I was working on creating a series of photographs on this particular beach in Panama. I focused on the patterns the sand provided me each day. As the tides roll out the patterns and effects are wonderful. I developed this series over a four year period. In later shots of this series I've used a Canon EOS 7D camera with a Canon 24-105 lens. I use a tripod for sunrise shots and hand held with late afternoon lighting.

Editing

All of my photographs are processed with Lightroom. Obviously the colors are not all natural. Depending on what I wish to express I work with each section of the initial photograph to render the desired effect.

In my camera bag

My old Canon S95 and my Canon EOS 7D with a Canon 24-105 lens. My tripod is a very light Koolehaoda purchased directly from Japan via eBay.

Feedback

In my opinion any camera can do the job, the trick is what you see in your minds eye before the post-processing. As mentioned above shoot in the shade and post-process with your final objective in mind. This shot is my favorite of the entire series. All 30 images were exhibited last December in a galerie here in Montreal.

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