Listening to That Inner Voice
I woke up for sunrise on Wednesday and drove up and down the coast without a clue as to what I wanted to shoot or where I wanted to be. It's my own fault for going to bed at 2am and setting the alarm for 6am.
Alas, I found myself at Four Mile just outside of Santa Cruz. I shot all of 9 photos that had rocks and all that other stuff we tend to love...you know clouds, silky water, etc, etc. However, I kept looking at the waves and was drawn to them.
Maybe it was the steady stream of surfers and their dedication to early mornings. Whatever it was, I felt the need to try something new. "Just do it" I heard myself saying. So, I packed the wide angle lens away and pulled out the telephoto zoom and decided to try something new. I threw out those leading lines, rules of thirds, and simply tried my hand at a new technique:
wave panning.
I've seen it done to the point where I was impressed with the results and knew going in some shutter speeds to try. I also knew the success rate is pretty darn low for this type of stuff...at least for a newbie like me.
I had fun, and sometimes that's what it's all about!
Nikon D300
Nikkor 70-200mm @ 200mm
1/4sec @ f10, ISO 100
B+W Polarizer
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larsvandegoor.com 41 months ago | reply
It's got a calming effect Jim, excellent work
I saw this in the 400+ Faves group and Faved it.
David Butali 40 months ago | reply
Fascinating how you drop the light levels and make such a great shot
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Darwin Bell 40 months ago | reply
this is SO amazing
This Excellent Image!
Deserve Another FAVTOPMASTER Award !!!
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piyapronn 40 months ago | reply
Wow beautiful colors look very excited to call.
daisymaebear - 38 months ago | reply
I love your photography.
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luvico 38 months ago | reply
wow
Courtney Tomey 38 months ago | reply
Great motion(:
Kevin Council 37 months ago | reply
beautiful
ciccioetneo 37 months ago | reply
oh wow..this is AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jaysen F. Snow - Midwest Tail Chasers 37 months ago | reply
Another amazing capture...you, sir, are blessed with the artist's touch!
C. Statton DiFiori 37 months ago | reply
Wow, this is incredibly beautiful!
gone2shoot 35 months ago | reply
This is awesome!
Kaikamahine12 35 months ago | reply
You are a great artist. I truly see a connection being made between you and the subjects you photograph. There is much emotion in your work and I thank you for posting your beautiful imagery on Flickr. :)
artland 34 months ago | reply
Congratulations!
This is a wonderful shot!
You are invited to post it to:
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LHDumes 29 months ago | reply
This is wonderful! Thank you for the story and the settings.
sarif82 27 months ago | reply
love it!
Heart of the Ocean. 22 months ago | reply
So, v v cool.
Jan 4711 13 months ago | reply
beautiful capture !
victor98_2001 10 months ago | reply
stunting shot
Go 4 IT 3 months ago | reply
Amazing work! Congrats!