Groyne, Zingst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

I spent the weekend on the Darß peninsula, Germany. Mostly to watch cranes at Germany's national park "Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft", as there is the largest landing area for cranes in northern Europe, eating for about two months before they continue flying to Spain or North Africa.

I did take some other pictures too, one of which you can see here. Sunday morning, cloudy weather, and I was in the right mood.

I actually like the apparent anachronistic way I took the pictures. Tripod, angle viewfinder, cable remote, really taking your time with composing, long exposure times. 30 seconds, in this case. Nothing hectic, enough time to breathe everything in for yourself, not just for the picture.

I put my Tokina 11-16mm to f8, avoiding the diffraction regime. Itching for a tilt lens, though. I put the tripod as low as possible. Even removed its center column to get it really close to the ground. I took several to sort out the waves, Lightroom treatment is mainly contrast improvement and choosing the square frame, of course.

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  1. Xindaan (32 months ago | reply)

    This picture was listed among the most interesting pictures done with a Nikon D300. Thank you very much!

  2. Ireena Eleonora Worthy (32 months ago | reply)

    Wow stunning capture...magical.

  3. Bartoffel (32 months ago | reply)

    Ach, die Ostsee im Herbst. Tolles Bild.

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    This is a stunning shot...this is so dramatic the stones. Very nice perspective.

  5. Kansas Poetry (Patrick) (32 months ago | reply)

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    How extremely beautiful!!

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  7. Light❖ (32 months ago | reply)

    Superb!
    Have a great week!

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  8. kayodeok (32 months ago | reply)

    Very nice composition

  9. magda:) (32 months ago | reply)

    oh baltic sea!!! brings lots of memories ..

  10. Faisal! (32 months ago | reply)

    wonderful processing!!!

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  12. famkefonz (32 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous work, excellent result!

  13. th.egilson (32 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding work.

  14. c-h-l (32 months ago | reply)

    fantastic photo! excellent exposure and composition!
    love the dramatic atmosphere!

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  16. Tony Gálvez (32 months ago | reply)

    What a fantastic and moody composition.

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  20. deus77 - busy (32 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding composition!

  21. DigitalObserver. (32 months ago | reply)

    Truly exceptional framing and composition - light quality is terrific. Your work is beautiful.

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  24. Thirties2007(Barry) (32 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic capture. The softness of the piles makes the photo. Well done.

  25. g_heyde (32 months ago | reply)

    Schöne und stimmungsvolle Aufnahme!

  26. Hatoon Saad (32 months ago | reply)

    stuning shot
    wonderful !!!!

  27. k~owl *still not back* (32 months ago | reply)

    Mir bleibt die Spucke weg. Das ist ja sowas von stimmungsvoll und schön - da kommt ja nichtmal Island mit.
    Gut zu wissen, dass man nicht zwingend Tausende von Kilometern fliegen muss, um großartige Motive zu finden.

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    xtraordinary image, compo and focus!

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    great photo. love your description. ;)

  32. Doha Dove ON / OFF !! (32 months ago | reply)

    Cool...very nice shot,amazing!!!

  33. _etzel_ (32 months ago | reply)

    really masterful. great work

  34. photontrappist (32 months ago | reply)

    Looks like stepping stones to nowhere :)
    Wonderful compo, dof and exposure.

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  36. gordie broon. (32 months ago | reply)

    excellent composition and capture.

  37. Rebeca Mello (32 months ago | reply)

    That's wonderful !!!!!! Perfect composition and light ! ))

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    Elagant with hints of mystery and thanks for the story of its making!

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  41. MV-WW (32 months ago | reply)

    simple but great feeling

  42. The_PIXEL_Man (32 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful Capture.

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    Amazing.... - Wonderful Shot!

  44. Jenny [TIME for BABY] (32 months ago | reply)

    excellent waterscape!!

  45. John Barbs (32 months ago | reply)

    Wow! Excellent shot!

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    amazing superb shot! Love the atmosphere and the composition!

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