Maine Coastline near Freeport, Part 3
Clouds moving over a park and boat launch along the Maine coast. Exposure time: 211 seconds. Shot with a 15-stop ND filter.
Clouds, Trees, and Rocks (B&W#1), outside Freeport, Maine (12″x22.5″)
Maine Coastline near Freeport, Part 2
Clouds moving over a park along the Maine coast. Exposure time: 189 seconds. Shot with a 15-stop ND filter.
Clouds, Trees, and Water (B&W#1), outside Freeport, Maine (15″x22.5″)
Maine Coastline near Freeport, Part 1
Clouds moving over rocks and reeds/grasses along the Maine coast. Exposure time: 211 seconds. Shot with a 15-stop ND filter.
Clouds, Rock, and Water (B&W#2), outside Freeport, Maine (15″x22.5″)
Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier, Part 2
Boards and shadows on the Fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen, Delaware.
Fishing Pier from Top (BW #1), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (14″x22″)
Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier, Part 1
First in a series of the Fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen, Delaware.
Fishing Pier from Side (BW #1), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (12″x21″)
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse, Part 2
Second in a series of the East End Lighthouse at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. For this image, I decided to put the horizon line in the bottom third of the photograph.
East End Lighthouse (BW #2), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (14″x21″)
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse, Part 1
First in a series of the East End Lighthouse at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. For this image, I decided to put the horizon line (and lighthouse) right down the middle of the image.
East End Lighthouse (BW #1), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (14″x14″)
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves, Part 4
A few more long-exposure photographs of the rocks and waves at Bodega Bay, CA.
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves (#9, Color), Bodega Bay, CA (12″x21″)
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves (#10, Color), Bodega Bay, CA (12″x21″)
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves, Part 3
A few more long-exposure photographs of the rocks and waves at Bodega Bay, CA.
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves (#6, Color), Bodega Bay, CA (12″x21″)
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves (#7, Color), Bodega Bay, CA (12″x21″)
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves, Part 2
Another 6-second exposure photograph of the rocks and waves at Bodega Bay, CA.
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves (#5, Color), Bodega Bay, CA (12″x21″)
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves
On a recent trip to central California, I spent a morning hiking around the Bodega Head trails and photographing the rocks and waves. This was a 6-second exposure of the waves breaking around the rocks.
Bodega Head Rocks and Waves (#3, Color), Bodega Bay, CA (15″x22.5″)
Surf City Fishing Pier at Sunset
Four-minute exposure of clouds above the Surf City fishing pier. I tilted the camera up, and I was using a wide-angle lens, so the edges of the pier appear to tilt towards the center of the frame (or the pier is just really old and needs repair).
Surf City Fishing Pier at Sunset (long exposure), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Seaview Fishing Pier after Sunset
Clouds moving over the Seaview Fishing Pier after sunset- the top image is ~2 minute exposure time, and the bottom image is ~3 minute exposure time.
Seaview Fishing Pier and Lights after Sunset (long exposure), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Seaview Fishing Pier at Sunset (long exposure), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Under Surf City Fishing Pier
30-second exposure of waves under the Surf City fishing pier. I can’t decide if I like the color version or the black and white version more- the color version seems to emphasize the mid-ground elements, whereas the black and white version draws the eye in with the patterns formed by the legs of the pier.
Under the Surf City Fishing Pier (Color), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Under the Surf City Fishing Pier (B&W), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Rain Clouds over Seaview Fishing Pier
After making a series of long-exposure photographs focused on the movement in the clouds and water, I decided to make a panorama that highlights the texture in the clouds and the streaks of rain over the ocean. I chose a half-second exposure time to get some blur in the water and people walking by on the beach to better emphasize the clouds and pier.
Rain Clouds over Ocean near Seaview Fishing Pier, Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x42″)
Seaview Fishing Pier before Sunset
Two-minute exposure of clouds moving in over the Seaview Fishing Pier just before sunset.
Seaview Fishing Pier before Sunset (long exposure), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Seaview Fishing Pier at Sunset
Two photographs I made recently from below the Seaview Fishing Pier, North Topsail Island: one is a relatively short (~1/8s) exposure, the other a longer (61s) exposure. I think I like the more minimalist look of the longer exposure to ‘flatten’ or ‘fog’ the water, which eliminates the texture in the waves and clouds and helps to emphasize the repeating pattern in the pier.
Seaview Fishing Pier and Waves (short exposure), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Seaview Fishing Pier and Waves (long exposure), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Topsail Island and Morning Clouds
I recently took a trip to the Topsail Beach, a barrier island along the North Carolina coast. The first morning, I brought along my camera to explore the differences in focus and texture in the clouds, water, and sand using various exposure times.
Topsail Island Clouds (short exposure: 1/80s), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Topsail Island Clouds (long exposure: 2 minutes), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Topsail Island Clouds (long exposure: 4 minutes), Topsail Island, North Carolina (12″x21″)
Trees in Shallows at Hatteras Inlet, NC
Shot from a stretch of quiet coastline west of the US Coast Guard station on Hatteras: long-exposure photograph of small islands and trees on the Sound side of the Outer Banks. 25-second exposure.
Trees in Shallows (Color), Hatteras Inlet, Outer Banks, NC (12″x22″)
Hatteras Island at Sunset
121-second exposure of passing clouds at sunset at a set of stairs over the dunes on Hatteras Island. I included one version in black and white, another in color, to emphasize different elements in the scene.
Stairs on Hatteras Island at Sunset (B&W), Hatteras Island, NC (12″x21″)
Stairs on Hatteras Island at Sunset (Color), Hatteras Island, NC (12″x21″)
Bogue Inlet Pier, Part 4
More from the Bogue Inlet Pier at sunset.
Bogue Inlet Pier (#9, B&W), Emerald Isle, NC (12″x22″)
Bogue Inlet Pier and Moon, Emerald Isle, NC (15″x15″)
Bogue Inlet Pier, Part 3
Clouds over Bogue Inlet Pier around sunset, shot from the other side of the pier. 121 second exposure.
Bogue Inlet Pier (#6, Color), Emerald Isle, NC (12″x22″)
Bogue Inlet Pier, Part 2
Clouds over Bogue Inlet Pier around sunset. I like the color version, but the B&W is nice too. 99s exposure
Bogue Inlet Pier (#5, Color), Emerald Isle, NC (12″x22″)
Bogue Inlet Pier (#5, B&W), Emerald Isle, NC (12″x22″)
Bogue Inlet Pier, Part 1
Atlantic Ocean from under the Bogue Inlet Pier around sunset. 61 second exposure.
Bogue Inlet Pier (#2, B&W), Emerland Isle, NC (12″x22″)
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