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Waves Breaking over a wood and concrete groyne on Brighton Shingle Beach.
A multiple exposure image, made up of 62 images, taken at 10 second + intervals.
The exposures were layered in Adobe Photoshop. All the layers above the base layer were given progressively reduced opacity, so that each layer had equal overall weight.
From the base upwards, the layer opacity (the "opposite" of transparency) progressed by the following series:
1/1 (=100%), 1/2 (=50%), 1/3 (≅33%), 1/4 (=25%), 1/5 (=20%), 1/6 (≅17%) etc.
Because the version of Photoshop that I used only increments opacity by 1% units the top layer weightings were approximate. For example layer 62 required an opacity of 1/62 (≅1.6129%) - approximated in Photoshop to 2%.
Here are some typical individual shots (indicating the level of "choppiness" of the waves)...Picture #1, Picture #2, Picture #3, Picture #4, Picture #5
I had tried to recreate the wispy effects that can be achieved (with moving water with long exposures) that I obtained in near darkness - by using two ND4 filters in bright daylight. However, even using the slowest ISO speed setting, it was not possible to obtain very long durations single exposures. This is why I took the multiple exposure approach.
Waves crashing over a concrete pier by the Oslo fjord.
Photo taken at Ringshaug, outside Tønsberg, Norway, on 26 December 2011.
Such waves this weekend. Easily got some of the best waves of my life. . I still have visions from this morning replaying in my head. Believe it or not this was before it picked up.
Another dreary 2 hour coach transfer to the airport, waiting for people who still hadn't put their watches forward an hour. The first afternoon was really windy but the next 3 days were sunny and increasingly calm.