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I was down at turrimetta beach in the bitter cold at 6am taking this shot

Sea Mist


when who should come along but Glamy and lostdingo to join in the fun
I recognized glamy from a mini meet but it was a first time meeting lostdingo
and as usual when meeting forum members I learnt a bit more about the art of photography... I love this site
sorry I couldn't stay longer but would love to organize another get together some time

comments etc. welcome

beautiful shot! definately worth getting up early for!

great picture! much respect to you for getting up so early in the morning to get out and take pictures, the results speak for themselves.

Nice shot Kieth love the sea mist, but where are the photos of Glamy and L.Dingo ?

It's brilliant and very nice shot.
Did Glamy got drowned due the heavy of his D2x?
Well, as I always said, got up early and enjoy the beauty of the world.

There is something (actually many things) beautiful about the early hours of the day. You've demonstrated this again Keith - serene, beautiful, mystical

Alpha_7 wrote:Nice shot Kieth love the sea mist, but where are the photos of Glamy and L.Dingo ?

Keith, it was a pleasure to meet you and even more so see another forum memeber out bright and early...nice image Keith, hope it works well for your entry

I have processed a but the host where I place images is having some issues

birddog114 wrote:It's brilliant and very nice shot.
Did Glamy got drowned due the heavy of his D2x?
Well, as I always said, got up early and enjoy the beauty of the world.

I don't think the French can drown

He did well Thanh.....never even got wet I on the other hand had wet feet agin Gerard was supposed to come to get his feet wet and D2x, not me

thanks for the comments guys

Thanh, glamy did manage to get his feet wet early on, when surprised by the backwash from a large wave when he was out on the rocks... but he held on to his D2x and kept it dry
in fact we all got our feet wet

Geoff, the sea was far from calm and serene, but a 202 second exposure will fix that

Lostdingo, great to meet you and looking forward to seeing your and glamy's shots

NExt time you go for a pre-sunrise shoot, give me a holla!
I'd love to come along!

Lovely, muted tones - gorgeous shot

How do you work out exposure when doing really long shots like this? I was out last night doing a similar thing, and ended up just guessing the exposure time. Is there a more scientific approach?

Patrick - I am not sure if there is a more specific or scientific 'rule' that is applied. We are lucky in the digital world that it's a trial and error thing - shoot at different exposure times until you get the desired result. Don't like it - delete key

Geoff wrote:NExt time you go for a pre-sunrise shoot, give me a holla!
I'd love to come along!

Geoff, I am out and about pretty much every Saturday and Sunday morning...you let us know when you are available and we'll get your feet wet

Nice image & long exposure effect

Cheers
Gecko

thanks for posting the wonders of cold early morning for us to enjoy.

COS THERE AIN'T NO WAY I'M CLIMBING OUT OF MY WARM BED AT UNGODLY HOURS TO TAKE PHOTOS OK!

Nice shot how long was the exposure?

Dug wrote:thanks for posting the wonders of cold early morning for us to enjoy.

COS THERE AIN'T NO WAY I'M CLIMBING OUT OF MY WARM BED AT UNGODLY HOURS TO TAKE PHOTOS OK!

Nice shot how long was the exposure?

Dang, i was going to try and convince ya to meet up for a early morning photoshoot

Tim
p.s. Nice pics.. im jealous... once again

Just kidding Tim i'll be over about 4am tomorrow to pick you up

If that is OK with you?

No worries... 4am sounds good

Tim

Where are we headed?

sorry, something came up, i'll have to give it a miss

Wonderful photo Keith. The early morning start and cold, wet feet were definitely worth it! You can include me in the list of people to contact you go out next time if you're up for the company.

rooboy wrote:How do you work out exposure when doing really long shots like this? I was out last night doing a similar thing, and ended up just guessing the exposure time. Is there a more scientific approach?

Have a look at this thread Patrick. Our resident night time photography expert answer this question succinctly.

Simply Superb That is one for the wall