A Dublin Seascape | Stepping Stones to the Clouds – Dublin, Ireland
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Last week I released an image entitled Last Light at Sandycove, a sunset from a recent trip to a location very close to me. I talked a good bit about making an effort to photograph locally more. Today I wanted to share a second image from that same outing and an image that could not be more different in terms of style.
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HOW I SHOT IT
CAMERA: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
LENS: Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
EXPOSURE: 3 mins
APERTURE: f/13
FOCAL LENGTH: 20mm
ISO: 100
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Using a technique known as Long Exposure by utilising specialised filters known as Neutral Density filters I am able to extend the exposure time much longer then would be typically needed for the light that is present during the image capture process. In this case I used a combination of filters and camera setting to extend the exposure to 3 minutes. During that time the clouds continued to move towards me as the sea swept in and out. The camera captured this entire time on a single frame which creates this very ethereal image. In post production I converted it to Black and White and then re-tinted to this blue colour.
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