My beach shots

[Scott™]

Took some beach shots tonight. One just normal Sunset capture. Then as the light when some slow shutter speed/sea scape pictures.

C+C Welcome

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

Nice! I always seem to mess up long beach shots.
You have these down to a T. You should put the first shot in the comp.

 

[JamesBryan]

Nice!

Sensor dust though

 

[Scott™]

Ahhh s**t I just noticed that. How the f**k do I clean that up?

 

[theduck]

Wouldnt want to do it myself, got a decent camera shop nearby?

Olympus self cleaning sensors ftw

 

[Scott™]

That said all the pictures were taken with a PL filter which is pretty dusty. The camera is only months old and always has a lens attached.

 

[Gally]

Awesome Scott. What settings for low light shots? High iso ect?

 

[Scott™]

Yes mate, long shutter speed say 25 seconds, tripod and pl filter.

 

[Gally]

PL?

I'll be using a bridge camera with full manual settings.

My new pad has an epic view at night time.

 

[Scott™]

All you will need mate is a tripod, long shutter speed and a high aperture so you get the star effect! As for what shutter speed it's just a case of trial and error until you get it spot on. Also try and use a delayed shutter like you would if taking a portrate of yourself so you don't get blurring.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Not bad ! Where were these taken dude ?

(Don't say "the beach")

 

[Tigger]

Awesome stuff Scott

Not bad ! Where were these taken dude ?

(Don't say "the beach")

The sea-side

 

[mace¬]

Excellent Photos

Not bad ! Where were these taken dude ?

(Don't say "the beach")

The Coast.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

UH OHHHHH.

Someone call an Ambulance.

My sides just split...

 

[Tigger]

Well in all fairness you did ask for that lol :rasp:

 

[Nickson]

They look absolutely awesome mate.
Love the first picture!

 

[clairemae]

really nice scott. did you use a nd filter? its picked up alot of blue in the white balance but i kinda of like it like that!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Well in all fairness you did ask for that lol :rasp:

Incorrect my stripy tailed lisped friend.

I asked the OP where he took the shots.

The rest of you sarcastic busterds could have kept quiet

 

[Scott™]

really nice scott. did you use a nd filter? its picked up alot of blue in the white balance but i kinda of like it like that!

Thanks, believe it or not the water in those parts is almost clear/aqua and you can easily see the bottom so it was very green/blue. No ND filter used.

Incorrect my stripy tailed lisped friend.

I asked the OP where he took the shots.

The rest of you sarcastic busterds could have kept quiet

Haha taken at a place called Caerfai Bay in the Pembrokeshire Coast national park. It truly is an amazing beach.

And thank you all for the comments.

 

[Tigger]

Incorrect my stripy tailed lisped friend.

I asked the OP where he took the shots.

The rest of you sarcastic busterds could have kept quiet

Yep you did indeed, but you added "Don't say the beach" = ammunition for sarcastic busterds :approve:

 

[Scott™]

Went back tonight again but this time had a play with the colours.

The waves were poor though so I'm going to go back on a rougher day.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Sweet shots mate. Only thing i could say is the foreground needs to be a bit light, thats what grad filters are for.
I'd look into them.

 

[Scott™]

Thanks Dan. I only have an ND2 and an ND2 grad so I had to go after sun set to get the effect I wanted. I will definitely consider it for my next trip. What time of day do you think is best and what grad filters would be required? Just out of interest.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Well I mainly use my Lee 0.6 GND Hard edge filter. That's a two stop filter. But I also have other filters that are 0.9 (3 stop) in hard and soft if I need them.

You can shoot at any time, thats the beauty of these filters.

 

[JamesBryan]

Could take several shots at different exsposures and blend them in Photoshop, being careful not to get any 'halo' effects between the rock and sky

 

[Scott™]

Well I mainly use my Lee 0.6 GND Hard edge filter. That's a two stop filter. But I also have other filters that are 0.9 (3 stop) in hard and soft if I need them.

You can shoot at any time, thats the beauty of these filters.

Where do you get them from mate?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Well firstly, LEE filters are one of the best, so they ain't cheap! Also because of this there's a backlog of orders from pretty much everywhere that sells them. So expect to wait a few months if you place an order.
Cokin do filters too, which are good.
Have a look on warehouse express.com

 

[Wests Renault]

amazing pics

 

[Tigger]

Well firstly, LEE filters are one of the best, so they ain't cheap! Also because of this there's a backlog of orders from pretty much everywhere that sells them. So expect to wait a few months if you place an order.
Cokin do filters too, which are good.
Have a look on warehouse express.com

Dan, the LEE filters go onto a holder, I'm guessing is one size, then you just need the adapter ring for whatever size your lens is?

How do you choose between the hard & soft ND filters, I mean is there a nack in knowing which to choose for certain shots, or trial & error lol?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Yes you will need a 'holder', and then an adapter ring to fit your lenses existing filter thread.

Choosing between hard and soft is down to whatever you're photographing. If it's a nice flat horizon, then a hard would definitely be best. But if the horizon is all 'hilly' then a soft may be better. Does come down to a bit of T+E yes.

 

[Scrooge]

Brilliant shots mate!