Daybreak in Blue…
…with a touch of red, orange and yellow.
The quiet ocean and deep blue skies made it quite serene this particular morning in Ocean City. I guess the sea will look much more ominous and become much more destructive over the next few days with Irene crashing the party. I wonder if it will do further damage to this wonderfully photogenic pier, my hope is that it doesn’t.
To Standout in a Crowd…
In today’s world what makes common, everyday sights standout? With millions and millions of photographers out there what makes viewers gravitate to your photo’s? Is is your specific style, subject, processing technique? If you care to share your thoughts on your own photography please do, would love to hear it. I guess that’s my thought of the day. Besides paying the bills, painting my garage, etc, etc:)
Sunshine, Abundant Sunshine…
My day at Island Beach was one of the best weather days in months. It was in the 40′s with plenty of sunshine, a perfect day to be on one of the nicest beaches , IMHO, in New Jersey. This beach, at the southern most part of the park, is one of several that allow vehicle access. On this morning though, not a car or person to be seen for miles.
The beach really is beautiful, no litter, super wide and surrounded by wind swept dunes (to be featured soon). I can imagine during the summer this place is packed….one reason I love to go in the off-season.
I snapped quite a few shots of this beach and picked these two due to the shape of the sun, produced I believe because of the aperture of f9.5. This Sigma 10-20mm really produces some great results within this aperture range. Both of these shots were taken at 10mm which is obviously, even with the cropped sensor, ultra-wide.
Relaxing….
I’ve always enjoyed the beach as a place to relax, do some body boarding and watching my kids play, but since I’ve taken up photography I think I enjoy it even more during the early morning and late afternoon/evening. This shot is a perfect example of the quality of light that can present itself during these “off” hours. I find that I can really take in what mother nature presents and enjoy the calmness of the moment. Plus you just can’t get these great layers with the sun so high in the sky.
On the processing front, most of the minimal work went into obtaining a proper crop, adjusting the dark tones, and bumping the temperature to achieve a warmer overall tone. Oh, I almost forgot that I utilized the adjustment brush to reveal a few details in the sea gull.
Alone
Alone, originally uploaded by boomer3297.
I found this one from my last trip to Sandy Hook in Jan. It seems so long ago. We’ve had 3 major snowstorms since then and I’m going crazy!!! It’s too damn cold to go out and shoot and I’m running out of indoor projects.
Anyway, I found this guy for one of my first shots of the day. It’s amazing you still find people at the beach in the middle of the winter, nonetheless a fisherman.
I don’t know, this looks awfully dark after I posted it online!
Alone
The Washington Monument, originally uploaded by boomer3297.
Taken a few weeks back, this guy was all about hamming it up for the camera. He stayed away from the 3 other horses and seemed to be posing the whole time I was there.
Added a sepia tone and one of my favorite textures found on flickr.
Iso- 200
F/4
1/200 ss
28mm focal length
