Thanks TH3D4RKKN1GH7, gnd, tekmoe and OrangeCuse44 for your kind comments.
Simply awesome. I assume you use a filter for these long exposure shots? If so, what kind/brand?
Thank you, I do use filters but as gnd correctly guesses - not in that instance. It was late afternoon after a thunder storm had passed producing some great clouds and light. I didn't want the exposure to go for too long, I'd loose the wave rolling in. I also timed it for when the waters retreating, again too long and the incoming wave would've knocked things around.
As for the filters, I bought the Cokin P-Series 77mm holder with a Cokin ND and ND8 grad. In high contrast situations things sometimes don't work out to well. It does vignette at 12mm, so I'll need to cut off the last slot which I don't use. The Z-pro series would be ideal, but the holders and filters are pricey. They're not very neutral in colour either but if you shoot in raw that's easily fixed. Other than those small things they're great.
Since the shot was taken at 6pm and he's in Australia I would imagine he didn't need a filter. At that time of the day it was dark enough for that.
Speaking of dark enough, have you gotten a new tripod yet, TheReef?
I'm in a bit of a dilemma
, I want to get a good quality tripod but I know it'll get wrecked.
I'm thinking a decently sturdy ~$50-100 leg set from eBay and a good quality smooth ball head separately.
Let me know if a tripod leg washes up on your beach!
