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Published: 2011-02-27 15:59:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 2236; Favourites: 128; Downloads: 0
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Oswald's Bay, Lulworth, Dorset.Although I was out at this same spot last week, today felt very much warmer. The first day that I have been out with my camera that felt as if we have cleared the darkness of winter for another year.
I shot 3 seperate exposures to get the full range of light using a 2 stop soft grad placed at an angle which followed roughly where the wave is breaking. I shot a futher 3 shots with my hand obscuring the sun so as to eliminate flare (I didn't "catch" all of it as you can see).
I processed all 3 exposures and a second sky exposure for the flare removal. I then hand blended them into the resulting image.
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I can imagine it would be freezing stood still waiting for the right moment. If its any consolation it is well worth it to get a shot like that.
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Oh, it's never too bad. If it is then I have the wrong clothes on...
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Awesome image, the lighting is great.
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This is beautifull Jake. Makes me think Spring and summer will soon be here
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Thanks Debbs, hope so...lots of cloud this winter...toooooo much
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Yes it will be nice to have some good skys. Having said that, I would have loved to have gotten some good shots with moody skys but we don't really relish the long drive to the coast in bad weather
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Oh, the drives part of the fun
I always assumed you were close to the sea, don't know why, Cornwall??
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No I'm from Birmingham but my sunsets are off my honeymoon in Cornwall and some of my wild flowers are from there. So for us to go coastal it's at least 2-3 hours as I don't really count Weston Super Mare as having a good coast line
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ahhh, bugger....see what ya mean..
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Fantastic capture, I really wish I'd stayed around there for sunset. I actually walked past you a bit earlier, but I had to be in the cove before sunset.
Great image
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The guy with the camera set up on a tripod over his shoulder?? Think I nodded or said hi. Might have been more than one Photographer who I saw down there.
Cool, always good to see others on DA out in the field.
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Yeah, that was me, you nodded hi. It was nice to see someone else shooting along there, you had a great spot.
It was quite funny actually, I was walking with my dad and he was very confused by your nd grad filter (I've only got circular filters) so I had to explain to him why there was a large 'thing' stuck on the front of your lens.
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Cameras do look odd to the untrained eye with big filters on the front. Was a lovely afternoon to be out an about. You from around there? I have a 2 hour drive to get there...
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Yes, that's true. It was a fine day, made a nice change from the overwhelmingly grey week or so before. It takes about an hour and a half's drive to get there from me, I'd love to get there more regularly but it's just that bit too far. How often do you make the trip?
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I know what you mean about the Grey Days....Depressing...
I go to Dorset because it is the closest coast to me which has some photographic appeal. I live in Hampshire near Winchester and feel like there is little in the way of scapes around here to shoot. I suppose I go to Dorset less that 10 times a year but sometimes a week or 2 apart depends really.
You anywhere on my way down? I often go with [link] who was at the end of the bay when you saw me.
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Yes, it's a fantastic piece of coastline. I'm down in Chichester (West Sussex), so I'm quite close to the coast, but it's a world away from Dorset. It seems almost exclusively flat beach around here, there's almost nothing in the way of cliffs/hills so it makes a nice change to go somewhere with a bit of height in the landscape. I mean, it's nice, but nothing here really feels in any way 'wild', it's all quite farmed or somehow very man-influenced. Ah, yes, I saw his comment - sounds like he did a similar thing to me!
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git. I knew I should of joined you around that area. I have no clue how you kept the sea spray off. My kit got coated after every damn shot facing the same way!
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No need for jealousy....That Bay's not going anywhere so plen'ytime t' shoot it....
I was fairly far back from the sea, I was shooting from a height much of the time, I had a cloth over the lens between shots and I kept stopping to polish the filter/lens....
Anyways cheers for the approval.
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its a great shot mate. I got a similar one further up the beach after I got hit by that sea lol. But the light wasn't as great as in this piece.
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nice shot mate, lovely light and compo.. good balance too
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Great shot Jake, this looks like summertime! Really nice warm light, excellent composition too!
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Thanks James, Comp was tough, I tried quite a few framings and eventually found this through trial and error. It still wasn't absolutely right though and I had to crop a little to give it the correct balance. The world is just too small through a view-finder and so I often find my comps need a tweek....
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I know what you mean, I think its harder at places like this due to the amount of stones and the choices of which ones to use! Your selection balances really nicely!
I shot this sunrise this morning too, i'll upload my shot later! Thank you for the watch
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Incredible!!! This is so gorgeous!
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