Finally all the elements aligned, and I was able to return to this beautiful place to capture this magical event. The tide was at the right height, the sun was calling an end to the day, the waves were rolling in, and the wind was blowing their spray around for me…
Here is just a sample of the over 100 that I captured tonight. There are so many variables considered when taking these pictures. I started in Program mode. Moved the EV setting into both the + and the -. I changed into Manual mode, and started playing with the shutter speed, and then changing the amount of light by adjusting the aperture. Then the sun would play hide and seek within the clouds, and everything would need to change again… Then, it all came down to being able to pick the right waves, and pushing the shutter button at exactly the right time !!
Picture Tips: Whenever taking pictures at the beach, when there is sea air or spray involved, take a lens cleaning soft cloth with you, and remember to take time out to wipe all that sea spray off the front of your lens, or you will just end up with a whole lot of blurry images at the end. To help reduce the spray exposure, between shots I will hold the lens cap over the lens to protect it, and remove it in time to half press the shutter for the sensor to adjust to and measure the correct light setting, and then take your picture !
Tonight’s pictures were taken with the Nikon D600 (24mp)
