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FINALLY a good sunset in the Central Coast! This was actually a bit tough to process. The sky was on fire to the point it almost looked fake--I took DOWN saturation and vibrance.
Photomatix 4.0 > Lightroom 3 > Color Efex Pro for several filters > Lightroom 3 for finishing touches
-Nikon D7000
-Sigma 10-20
-Really Right Stuff Tripod, Ballhead and L-Plate
-B+W 10 Stop ND Filter
-10mm
-ISO 100
-f8
-5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 second exposures
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2015 Update: This abandoned staircase has now been demolished, most likely due to safety issues. I confirmed reports of the staircases's demise during a recent trip to Pismo Beach to photograph a nearby minus tide. This newly processed image from my archives was processed to give it a vintage, soft lomo effect (named after Lomography, which originated with the look created by a cheap Russian plastic camera called a Lomo LC-A).
From the post related to my prior photo Stairway to Nowhere:
Lurking just behind the posh Ventana Grill in Pismo Beach, this long abandoned spiral staircase sits decaying alongside the beautiful Pacific coastal bluffs. It once served to transport beachcombers safely down to the ocean, but now appears to be the Central Coast version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The walkway that once connected this staircase to the bluffs has long since rotted away, but the leaning tower still beckons, harkening back to a once golden era.
For you pixel perspective peepers, yes, this stairwell is leaning and rather precarious. The only true access to this spiral staircase is via kayak. This image was taken with a Nikon D800 and a Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 ultrawide angle lens, and is an HDR photograph comprised of bracketed RAW shots processed in Photomatix, Lightroom, Photoshop and with onOne Software's Perfect Effects.
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Copyright notice: © 2015 Renee M. Besta/Ren Mar Photography, All Rights Reserved. All my photographs are digitally watermarked and copyrighted. No photograph shall be copied, saved, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold or distributed or used in any way by any means, without prior written permission from me. No exceptions.
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Synergy is the functioning of two or more things together to produce a result not independently obtainable.
In this case, the two things working together are a beautiful Shell Beach cove with surging waves and a most talented local photogapher, Lila Limited, giving me a pose for this image.
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Shell Beach is a beach in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia, 45 kilometres south-east of Denham.
Situated on the northeastern side of the Taillefer Isthmus, it covers a 110 km long stretch of coast along the L'Haridon Bight. It is one of only two beaches in the world made entirely from shells.
The beach was named "Shell Beach" because of the great abundance of the shells of the cockle species Fragum erugatum. The seawater in the L'Haridon Bight has a high salinity due to both the geomorphology and local climate of the area. This high salinity has allowed the cockle to proliferate unchecked, since its natural predators have not adapted well to this environment.
The shells typically reach a depth of 7 to 10 metres. Over time, the shells have formed a limestone that is known as Coquina.
Before Shark Bay became a World Heritage Site, the limestone was mined and used for the construction of a number of buildings in the local town of Denham, Western Australia.
Easily my favorite of the experiments with steel wool. This one was shot a little different than the others.
You really want to do these in the dark so sparks will actually show up. However I tried this one immediately after sunset, using my 10 Stop ND Filter for a 30 second exposure at f4.
These are so fun and I'm totally hooked!
-Nikon D7000
-Nikkor 16-35mm/f4
-Really Right Stuff TVC-33 Tripod, BH-55 LR Balhead and D7000 L-Plate
-B+W ND110 10 Stop ND Filter
-16mm
-ISO 100
-30 seconds
Lightroom 4 for all editing. I'll most likely show the full frame at some point but thought a cinematic crop worked a little better here.
Thanks for looking and for any feedback you'd like to offer!
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My favorite beach in the Eastbay is called 'Shell Beach' made up entirely of shells. When the tide is in there are a couple of beautiful shellbars where the birds will rest in large numbers for easy viewing!
This was taken the end of May when I was watching 3 Western Sandpipers, and 3 Semipalmated Plovers resting on the beach.
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I'm slowly returning to the dirty habit of posting photos on Flickr. I've realized that my work will never amount to much, when compared to all of the amazing and talented photographers on here. I'll never be published. I'll never make a dime. I've accepted that fact. But, I'll continue to take photos, capture life, and continue to engage in the one hobby that I love, the art of photography. I'll continue to share scenes of the wonder that is planet earth with this community. They may not be the best photos out there, but they are submitted from the heart. Hope you enjoy this scene, captured at sunset on Shell Beach in beautiful Sonoma County, California.
The beach "sand" here is composed of broken and ground shells, most of them consisting of the bleached skeletons of coralline algae from the nearby reef. The contrasting black rock is Jurassic basalt, raised up from the ocean floor. The island in the distance is Isay beyond which lies The Minch, the strait that separates the Inner and Outer Hebrides.
Love the one you're with. I had to stop to take a picture of this Sharp-shinned Hawk in Shell Beach. 90% crop, because I didn't have my favorite lens with me.
2015 Update: This abandoned staircase has now been demolished, most likely due to safety issues. I confirmed reports of the staircases's demise during a recent trip to Pismo Beach to photograph a nearby minus tide. This newly processed image from my archives was processed to give it a vintage, soft lomo effect (named after Lomography, which originated with the look created by a cheap Russian plastic camera called a Lomo LC-A).
From the post related to my prior photo Stairway to Nowhere:
Lurking just behind the posh Ventana Grill in Pismo Beach, this long abandoned spiral staircase sits decaying alongside the beautiful Pacific coastal bluffs. It once served to transport beachcombers safely down to the ocean, but now appears to be the Central Coast version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The walkway that once connected this staircase to the bluffs has long since rotted away, but the leaning tower still beckons, harkening back to a once golden era.
For you pixel perspective peepers, yes, this stairwell is leaning and rather precarious. The only true access to this spiral staircase is via kayak. This image was taken with a Nikon D800 and a Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 ultrawide angle lens, and is an HDR photograph comprised of bracketed RAW shots processed in Photomatix, Lightroom, Photoshop and with onOne Software's Perfect Effects.
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Copyright notice: © 2015 Renee M. Besta/Ren Mar Photography, All Rights Reserved. All my photographs are digitally watermarked and copyrighted. No photograph shall be copied, saved, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold or distributed or used in any way by any means, without prior written permission from me. No exceptions.
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"L" for best view!
Shell Beach / Central Coast / Calif
Some awesome skies on this evening in March. The low tide conditions left some pretty nice still pools of water!
Nikon D7000
@ 18mm
f/16
3 exposure, tonemapped in CS3.
STX Pro 72 Tripod
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So I've been wanting to get a shot of the full moon setting over the ocean in Shell Beach since the late 80s but never can seem to drag myself out of bed that early and it is usually really cold there before the sun comes up.
This morning I had to take my step-son to the airport to catch a flight to Phoenix. On the way, I noticed the full moon over the ocean. It was distorted by the Alamo fire and blood red but I thought "now's my chance." So as soon as I dropped him off, I rushed over to Shell Beach and set up.
This was, unfortunately, the best shot I could get with all the smoke in the air but I still like it.
I meant to post this yesterday, my 1 year Flickr/HDR "birthday", but I was finishing work shots. I've been sitting on this forever and mixed everything I like to create this insanely, purposely overcooked image--long exposure, fake tilt shift, HDR, glow, ridiculous amount of vignetting, graffiti and coast.
PUT ON BLACK
Photomatix 4.0 > Lightroom 3 > Color Efex Pro for several filters > Focal Point 2 > Perfect Layers > Lightroom to finish 'er up
-Nikon D7000
-Sigma 10-20
-RRS Tripod, Ballhead and L-Plate
-B+W ND110
-ISO 100
-10mm
-f18
-44 Seconds
I hope this doesn't make you vomit..much.
Could be Eternal Red Sky....It almost seemed too much.
For a few moments it was pretty intense......but I loved it.
This image belongs to a photograph album relating to Edward Hungerford. The album contains images of shipping and street scenes around Sydney from the 1880s, most of which appear to have been taken by photographer Charles Bayliss.
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ANMM Collection Gift from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
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After a dry December in Northern California, the storm door is open. Clouds and rain will obscure the sun for the next several days. What a difference five days make. On New Years Eve, rain was nowhere close, so was the pesky breezes that hit the Sonoma Coast. It was a chamber of commerce, postcard perfect day. Good way to end 2018.
Also known as The Straad, St Ninian’s Bay is another small bay on the west coast of Bute. St Ninian’s point is a spit of land that can become cut off with spring tides, but the Bay itself is protected by this promonotory. The Bay commands breathtaking views of Inchmarnock, and is home to St Ninian’s Chapel. The bay itself once supported a thriving fishing fleet and as such the beach is covered with a sand of white cockleshells.
Isle of Bute.
Clouds were forming beautifully, so I ran down to Shell Beach with high expectations. Lots of clouds, but NO color, hence the B/W.
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-Nikon D7000
-Sigma 10-20
-Really Right Stuff Tripod, Ballhead and L-Plate
-B+W 10 Stop ND Filter
-ISO 100
-10mm
-f14
-114 Seconds
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I will be working as a photo guide around Big Sur in early December and we are currently looking for a guide to take over in Yosemite. If you are either interested in participating or think you'd be up for guiding around Yosemite please see below:
Reallyclassglass.com announces their first destination workshop out of the
Kansas City area.
December 1-13, 2011
Depart Kansas City Thursday, December 1, heading to the south rim of the
Grand Canyon via Colorado. Tentative schedule follows:
December 1-2, travel to the Grand Canyon via Colorado.
December 3-4, Grand Canyon, South Rim
December 5, Sedona, Arizona
December 6, travel to Yosemite
December 7-9, Yosemite
December 10-11, Monterey Bay, Big Sur
December 12-13, return to Kansas City via, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado
The fee includes the use of reallyclassglass.com professional Nikkor super
telephoto lenses and Really Right Stuff, tripods and ball heads. Lenses
include the 600 mm F4.0, 400mm F2.8, 300mm F2.8 and 200mm F2.0
We will concentrate on always photographing during the golden hours
surrounding sunrise and sunset. Other photography time will concentrate on
the hours around those key times. We will post process images or travel
during the other hours.
Workshop leaders will assist in all phases of photography to include lens
selection, pre visualizing the image, filters and aperture and shutter speed
selection. Leaders are familiar with Adobe Lightroom 3 and Adobe Photoshop
but do not consider themselves experts. Little time will be devoted to
classroom instruction in post processing.
Participants may choose to ride in a comfortable 15 passenger van from KC or
fly to a destination and we will arrange for a pickup in Arizona or
California.
Destination Workshop Investment: $1,989.00. The fee does not include food
or lodging. Lodging choices during the trip will be national motel chains
such as Super 8, Hampton Inn, Drury Inn, and Comfort Inns. Doubling up is
encouraged to save money.
Deposit: A non refundable deposit of $400.00 is required to hold your spot.
The fee, though not refundable, can be used toward a future destination
workshop should a family emergency cause you to cancel. The deposit is due
by October 15 and the balance will be deducted from your credit card on
November 30.
All participants are required to sign a release of liability statement.
Local guides: Reallyclassglass.com feels it is important to maximize time
photographing and not in searching for the best vantage points. Whenever
financially prudent we will hire local photo guides familiar with the
locations. Mark G, who works for Really Right Stuff, will guide us in
Monterey and Big Sur. We are currently searching for guides for Yosemite and
the Grand Canyon.
Maximum participants, 10, and the minimum for the trip is 3.
Contact: Dave Bryan, reallyclassglass.com, 913-908-4879, dbryan12@kc.rr.com
Destination workshop location highlights.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is 200 miles long, a mile deep and
from 5-15 miles across. The north rim is closed during the winter season so
we will explore and photograph from the south side. We can descend into the
canyon on Bright Angel Trail for the full 17 mile round trip to the Colorado
River below or depending on time and agility of the participants...do only a
portion of the hike. But you really have not experienced the canyon until
you have walked in it.
Sedona....the red rock spires dominate the landscape and we will see why
this has become a favorite vacation and photographic destination. We'll
also schedule a trip to the ghost town of Jerome, population 403. Steep
streets switchback up the mountain to view the old copper mining town.
Monterey Bay and Big Sur......Carmel, Pebble Beach, Cannery Row, sea lions,
pelagic and shore birds, 17 mile drive scenery, Monterey Bay Aquarium...what
more needs to be said. The Weston Gallery in Carmel features the work of
Edward Weston and Ansel Adams, and prepares us for Yosemite. Mark G will
guide us to some of his favorite photographic sites along Big Sur which
stretches 90 miles south of Carmel from Point Lobos all the way to the
Hearst Castle with 5000 foot mountains rising out of the Pacific Ocean.
Winter in Yosemite...special, quiet....beautiful. Snow....amazingly
different images.
And did we say that all participants may use reallyclassglass.com
professional Nikkor lenses as part of the fee?