Mount Alice viewed from some beach driftwood, Seward, Alaska.
I located this cool looking stump on the beach about a month ago, and have intended to photograph it for some time now. I can see myself returning to this spot and trying different compositions in varying light. This was from last night at about 10:15.
Since the sun was off the driftwood, I played around with some off camera flash. It probably would have been better with two flashes, but I just had one with me. This was with my 24-105mm lens set at 32, with my aperture set at the smallest opening of f/22 to maximize the depth of field. Shutter speed was 1/5 of a second. I had to bump the ISO up to 400 to increase the strength of the flash which I had manually set to full strength (1:1). I hand held the flash off to the left of the driftwood.
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I like this! Very unusual composition and interesting use of the driftwood.
Thanks Janine!
Oooh, nice! That’s my kind of photo. I’d love to see how it looks cropped a bit left of center. Great colors on that wood. Try to get some puddle pictures for us too. Something like this,
http://easternsierrasunshine.blogspot.com/2009/04/not-every-cloud-has-silver-lining.html
but better than that.
PS 10:15 PM! What on earth time does the sun set up there these days?
Hi Sunny,
LOL – well the sun was just hitting the top of the peaks, so it must have been close to sunset, maybe 10:30?
Thanks – I did capture a version just like you described and liked it as well as it tended to but more emphasis on the mountain.
I like your creativity! I did a little puddle photography this winter: http://www.my-photo-blog.com/toby-keith-reflection
Thanks for the comment!
Nice! Classic David Muench style composition!
What a terrific composition and work of field… Crisp and clear! Congratulations!
Thanks guys!