Waiting for the sun
Sunrise. Very long exposure of 686 seconds with a "proprietary" composition in an effort to emphasize just the sky and the sea. It was taken at Bellevue Beach north of Copenhagen and yes, you have seen the jetty before from a different perspective. I had decided to get up to try and catch blue hour but alas, my brain did not want me to get out of bed that early. Instead, I managed to force myself to catch golden hour.
Not that much to say about this one, except that I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, with the sun first below the horizon and then watching it rise above it. Simply a stunning experience, which was further emphasized by the complete silence; except for 3 more people (who were all there to simply enjoy the sunrise), I was completely alone. No traffic on the otherwise busy road behind me either.
I was a little worried that I might catch the sun in the shot when it rose above the horizon but besides the very bright light to the right in the image, I had managed to turn the camera away from the direct sun. I was also spared of any flaring.
I used 11 stop ND filters and a reference shot to help me calculate the exposure time using PhotoPills. I had to take the exposure down in post processing and I think that was because the sun came up above the horizon far quicker than I had anticipated and hence there was a lot more light than when I started the long exposure.
Oh, and in case you are wondering: The land you can see in the distance is the coast of Sweden.
Waiting for the sun
Sunrise. Very long exposure of 686 seconds with a "proprietary" composition in an effort to emphasize just the sky and the sea. It was taken at Bellevue Beach north of Copenhagen and yes, you have seen the jetty before from a different perspective. I had decided to get up to try and catch blue hour but alas, my brain did not want me to get out of bed that early. Instead, I managed to force myself to catch golden hour.
Not that much to say about this one, except that I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, with the sun first below the horizon and then watching it rise above it. Simply a stunning experience, which was further emphasized by the complete silence; except for 3 more people (who were all there to simply enjoy the sunrise), I was completely alone. No traffic on the otherwise busy road behind me either.
I was a little worried that I might catch the sun in the shot when it rose above the horizon but besides the very bright light to the right in the image, I had managed to turn the camera away from the direct sun. I was also spared of any flaring.
I used 11 stop ND filters and a reference shot to help me calculate the exposure time using PhotoPills. I had to take the exposure down in post processing and I think that was because the sun came up above the horizon far quicker than I had anticipated and hence there was a lot more light than when I started the long exposure.
Oh, and in case you are wondering: The land you can see in the distance is the coast of Sweden.