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Breaking the waves with a sunrise1

iPhone 8

Aperture f/1.8 ISO 20 Shutter 1/545 Focal Length 3.99/1

location

Cancún, Quintana Roo, MX

upload_date

Jan, 2020

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on the beach while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico.

Time

This was taken in the early morning on the last day of a New Year vacation. The sun had just risen and the light drizzle of rain had stopped.

Lighting

Light conditions were rapidly changing with the rising sun and the storm clouds breaking up.

Equipment

I would have loved to have taken this with my Canon EOS 7D. However, I made the rookie mistake of not letting my chilled camera warm up to the warm, humid conditions on the beach before taking it out of the camera bag. I was too excited and worried about missing the shot. I waited for what felt like an eternity, but when I took my camera out a thick film of condensation immediately covered the camera and lens. So I had to settle with using an iPhone 8.

Inspiration

It was the last day of my vacation and there had not been any other good mornings for shooting. The beach was nearly deserted with the storm having just broken up. It was also one of those peaceful quiet mornings when everything is glowing.

Editing

I’m color blind so I always process everything through Lightroom for white balance and noise reduction.

In my camera bag

I usually travel with a Canon 7D Mark II with Tamron lenses (18-400 f3.5-6.3, 70-200 f2.8). The 2.8 is a heavy beast to haul around, but the great photos that I get makes it all worthwhile. I use a graphite tripod to counter balance the weight.

Feedback

Be sure to let your equipment come close to ambient temperature before using. You can either be content with miss 10-15 minutes of camera time or you can be impatient and miss hours. When I am traveling in areas with significant changes in ambient conditions, I place my camera with attached lens in a ziplock bag with as much air removed as possible. The camera will warm up faster and the humidity won't wreck havoc. Putting a couple of silica gel packs in your camera bag will help keep things dry. Just ask a salesperson at a shoe store for a couple of them..

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