Ruby Beach Explored!

I recently travelled to Olympic National Park to attend a photo workshop with Kurt Budliger. Not only was this area spectacular, but I also learned a ton and walked away with some pretty cool shots. Kurt is a composition beast. I have a long way to go, but having the opportunity to watch someone like that create was really REALLY helpful.

 

This was a night were there were some pretty wild clouds a little earlier in the sunset, but sadly, I did not have a composition that worked (I panicked lol)… As a result, I ended up processing a shot that had a feel I really liked, but lacked the light/cloud combination that had already passed. Since the light was a bit flat I processed this shot as a black and white. I’ve never actually done that as a result of undesirable light before, but I have to say I was really thrilled to turn something a little bland into something like this.

 

This is a blend of 3 images. One for the sky, and 2 for the water movement blended together to form the nicest leading lines.

Done