"China Camp State Park Pier 1" - http://www.grantmurrayphotography.com

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This is a 100 second exposure of the rickety old pier at China Camp State Park, in California.

 

I'm dedicating this to my buddy John Kosmopoulos, who happened to be standing right next to me when I created this image. He saw the preview of it on my camera's LCD and said it looked like it had great potential...thanks Buddy :-)

 

It was an extra special day, as I got to hang out with my old and newly acquired friends; Nathan Wirth , Steve-Maxx landeros , Athena Carey , Brian Spencer , Alan Allum , Stefan Bäurle , John Kosmopoulos , Toby Harriman , Rob Dweck and Kurt Harvey...good times!!

 

I used a 10 and a 3 stop ND filter, and stacked a 3 stop hard grad ND filter, to get the right level of contrast in the clouds, water and around the pier.

 

The clouds and front lighting were perfect that day and created a layer of light around the pier that made me a very happy camper. I so miss hanging out with my friends in the Bay Area :-(

 

The techie stuff:

 

Sony A850 D-SLR

Zeiss 16-35mm Lens

ISO: 200

Aperture: f/13

Exposure: 10 seconds

Focal Length: 17mm

Filters: Lee Big Stopper ND filter, Lee 3 stop ND filter and a Lee 3 stop hard grad ND filter.

 

All thoughts and comments welcome.

 

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