Botony Bay at Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 3, 2012453 views17 comments

The famous trees in the water at Botony Bay, South Caroina - about 30 miles south of Charleston. This was just at sunset when the last of the soft light was available. This is a double exposure. The water is a 4.5 minute exposure. Everything else is a 1.6 second shot to freeze the clouds.

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5DIII, 24-105 lens, f18, ISO 100

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 3, 2012 at 3:07 PM

I like the comp and the blend. It's nice to see the clouds reflected in the water. Sky maybe feels a bit underexposed. Certainly adds textures and drama to the clouds, but the actual areas of sky feel grayed-down.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 3, 2012 at 3:48 PM

A lovely, well balanced shot, Wick. No nits.

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on July 3, 2012 at 4:18 PM

This is great. I think the idea of combining a long and short exposure works really nicely here.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 3, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Beautiful Wick! I love this. Simple, elegant and yet still very engaging; something I would enjoying hanging on my own wall. As already said, great job with the mix in exposures/ss - this works very well. Nice to see a post from you.

Lon

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on July 3, 2012 at 7:01 PM

Great image. I really like the soft mood of this.

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Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on July 3, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Wick,

Great job on this. Thanks for the details on how you did this.

Andrew

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Comment posted by Alister Benn on July 3, 2012 at 9:49 PM

Beautiful, what a stunning location. I love the simplicity of the composition and the sky is a great juxtaposition. It is clear this is an area with diverse opportunities under various light conditions.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 3, 2012 at 11:59 PM

Beautifully done--soft, serene, nicely detailed with a melancholy mood. In particular, I like the mix of warm/cool tones.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on July 4, 2012 at 12:43 AM

Love the simplicity of the composition and the nice motion to the water. Well done.

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Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on July 4, 2012 at 3:34 AM

Loving this a lot. The blend has worked beautifully here. Love the simplicity of the shot as well. Very nice.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on July 4, 2012 at 3:55 AM

Love the darker mood and the somewhat spooky feeling. A little more separation between the trees would have been nice. Love the water color and texture.

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Comment posted by John Williams on July 4, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Love the softness Wick, good idea on the long water exposure.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on July 4, 2012 at 1:29 PM

Except for brightening this up a bit Wick, no nits from me. A beautiful, well crafted image!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 4, 2012 at 4:00 PM

I like the somber mood here Wick. Well balanced with beautiful light and understated color.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2012 at 4:40 PM

That is just beautiful! Simple, elegant, and wonderful to look at!

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on July 7, 2012 at 12:55 AM

Love this one. I like the soft greyish feel contrasting with the slash of light on the clouds upper rhs.

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Comment posted by Mark Seawell on July 26, 2012 at 3:44 PM

Wick this is on point. The subject matter is great and the composition superb.

Well done.

Mark

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