More local beach images

3434 posts
11 years
Barrybados

Posted 05/05/2018 - 23:07 Link

Spent a quick half hour at my local beach this evening. All K3ii, DA* 16-50mm, Formatt HiTech Firecrest C-PL, 0.9 3 stop ND & 0.9 3 stop soft edge ND grad.

Rhoose Beach by Gareth Williams, on Flickr

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McGregNi McGregNi

5986 posts
14 years
Surrey,
England

Posted 05/05/2018 - 23:15 - Helpful Comment Link

Great stuff, I love the gentle play of light across the foreground rocks, and you've got the low viewpoints and huge depth of field all perfectly done! I like No2 best overall.

Do you mind mentioning your method of focussing for these, and where exactly do you target the focus ....(I assume its at an approximate hyperfocal distance),but just wondering if there's any special approach in practice that gets you such good depth?

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stub stub

1973 posts
16 years
Manchester

Posted 05/05/2018 - 23:41 - Helpful Comment Link

I just started playing with ND filters.. When are you holding a workshop....lol

Great images as usual Gareth...

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Edited by stub: 05/05/2018 - 23:44

redbusa99 redbusa99

1700 posts
17 years
stroud,glos

Posted 06/05/2018 - 09:37 - Helpful Comment Link

excellent set Gareth and good to see you are slowly getting your mojo back , hope the road to full recovery is not too long.

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derek897 derek897

2322 posts
13 years
Wicklow Ireland

Posted 06/05/2018 - 10:20 - Helpful Comment Link

stub wrote:
I just started playing with ND filters.. When are you holding a workshop....lol

Great images as usual Gareth...

Wish I was closer to you, I'd go for lessons
Great set

I know what i like, If not always why.

Edited by derek897: 06/05/2018 - 10:20

swarf swarf

850 posts
14 years
Woking

Posted 06/05/2018 - 15:20 - Helpful Comment Link

Great stuff - I love the foreground detail in the rocks.

Phil

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cardiffgareth cardiffgareth

3434 posts
11 years
Barrybados

Posted 06/05/2018 - 23:53 Link

Thanks all 😎

No secret to the DOF, I focus 1 third into the image and shoot mainly f11 to f13 for maximum DOF that should then give front to back focus with the 16-50mm.

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6417 posts
17 years

Posted 07/05/2018 - 08:08 - Helpful Comment Link

Lovely colours in there Gareth and you've done the scenery proud. Well photographed.

Best regards

Too far from a shore.

bjolester bjolester

981 posts
16 years
Trondheim,
Norway

Posted 08/05/2018 - 06:45 - Helpful Comment Link

A very nice set with good light. I especially appreciated the unique rocks in all buth the fifth image. Are these a result of nature’s own creation, or are they manmade? Thank you for sharing!

Bjørn

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cardiffgareth cardiffgareth

3434 posts
11 years
Barrybados

Posted 08/05/2018 - 21:02 Link

Thanks both.

Bjolester, all natural here. Formed in the Jurassic period I believe, there are many fossil here in the stone:
http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/enjoying/Coast-and-Countryside/Heritage-Coa...