Bequia Photography: More from Ravine & Rocky Bay, Bequia
07th March 2013
Bequia Photography
More from Ravine & Rocky Bay, Bequia
A couple more images from this weeks trip out to Ravine Beach and Rocky Bay. Taken in the bright light of mid morning, the challenge here was to control the white water, from the crashing waves, not to over-expose the highlights of the image.
Some adjustments can be made to minor areas of over-exposure in Adobe Camera Raw, using the 'Recovery' slider, or by using an Adjustment Brush to reduce the Exposure or Brightness, but as always, its best to get it as good as you can in-camera.
Whenever there a subject I want to get the most out out of, which is usually every time I go out, I will use the Histogram to tell me what's going on with the tonal range and spread of the image. By 'Exposing to the Right', you make sure that your Digital Camera Sensor collects as much data s possible, taking the histogram over to the right hand side of the scale, without any clipping.
In post processing, this means you have more data to work with than you would have had if the histogram was evenly spread in the middle or to the left hand side of its range. The result is better detail in both the shadows and right across the image.
In times of challenging light, using this approach helps control the tonal range, reduces the blown-out highlights and results in a better image.
The movement in the water was achieved through the use of the Lee Big Stopper extreme neutral density filter, allowing a x1000 reduction in light. Even in the bright morning sun, at ISO100 this meant an exposure time of a few seconds, when I was really after around 1-2seconds. By increasing the ISO up to 200-800, the shutter speed reduces to the time required, giving the pleasant movement to the water.
More from Ravine & Rocky Bay, Bequia
A couple more images from this weeks trip out to Ravine Beach and Rocky Bay. Taken in the bright light of mid morning, the challenge here was to control the white water, from the crashing waves, not to over-expose the highlights of the image.
Some adjustments can be made to minor areas of over-exposure in Adobe Camera Raw, using the 'Recovery' slider, or by using an Adjustment Brush to reduce the Exposure or Brightness, but as always, its best to get it as good as you can in-camera.
Whenever there a subject I want to get the most out out of, which is usually every time I go out, I will use the Histogram to tell me what's going on with the tonal range and spread of the image. By 'Exposing to the Right', you make sure that your Digital Camera Sensor collects as much data s possible, taking the histogram over to the right hand side of the scale, without any clipping.
In post processing, this means you have more data to work with than you would have had if the histogram was evenly spread in the middle or to the left hand side of its range. The result is better detail in both the shadows and right across the image.
In times of challenging light, using this approach helps control the tonal range, reduces the blown-out highlights and results in a better image.
The movement in the water was achieved through the use of the Lee Big Stopper extreme neutral density filter, allowing a x1000 reduction in light. Even in the bright morning sun, at ISO100 this meant an exposure time of a few seconds, when I was really after around 1-2seconds. By increasing the ISO up to 200-800, the shutter speed reduces to the time required, giving the pleasant movement to the water.