I was back at the Central Oregon Coast for a few days last week. This time I had better conditions for getting a shot at Thor's Well as compared with the camp out/photo shoot with John Williams and Steve Kennedy a few weeks ago. I was able to get closer and take my time for the right moment to occur.
You did a great job with your shutter speed to produce a nice water flow into the depression and also for the background waves. Looks like not optimum lighting conditions but a very nice capture anyway.
Thanks, Phil for your reply. I was aware of the lighting at the time, but when you're at the coast you have to "go with the flow" and work with the tide and hope for the best. Sometimes you don't have a choice with nature.
Yeah, it's a fascinating feature, but it just doesn't elicit any emotion from me with the lighting conditions. Can't count the number of places I've tried to photograph 5, 10 times before getting everything to come together. The one thing you can't really compromise on, though, is the lighting. It's the heart of an image.
Assuming you do return when lighting is more favorable, my comment on the comp is that a wider angle with a little more context would be a worthwhile experiment. The power of this feature - imo - draws from the sink-hole-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean appearance, and a little more ocean emphasizes that aspect of it.
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3 repliesYou did a great job with your shutter speed to produce a nice water flow into the depression and also for the background waves. Looks like not optimum lighting conditions but a very nice capture anyway.
Assuming you do return when lighting is more favorable, my comment on the comp is that a wider angle with a little more context would be a worthwhile experiment. The power of this feature - imo - draws from the sink-hole-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean appearance, and a little more ocean emphasizes that aspect of it.