Lately I’ve seen my friends posting about how they’re getting snow, hail, and rain, so I thought I owed it to them to go out to the beach and watch the sunset last night. The tripod and I nearly got taken out by a wave when I first started shooting on the shore. Luckily I saw it out of the corner of my eye when I was looking at my phone. I was able to grab the tripod and jump back onto some rocks just in time.
The first two images were created with Slow Shutter, which allows you to do long exposures, and edited in Snapseed. You really need a tripod to get long exposures as sharp as possible. I do use a tripod, but I don’t have a case to mount it on their properly. I just hold my iPhone as still as I can against the tripod. I think I need to break down and get some real equipment for better results because they could be sharper.
The third image was created with ProHDr, edited with Snapseed for the drama and selective adjustments. Finally, I used Filterstorm to tonemap the water and apply a curves layer to the sky in an attempt to lighten it up a bit. I like Filterstorm, but it takes so long to save an image. This one took about 2 minutes.
That third photo was well worth the two minute processing wait! Beautiful!!
Thank you
Beautiful photos. . . and thanks for rubbing it in that you’re having such nice weather. It was 17 degrees when I came to work this morning.
Yikes. I haven’t felt 17 degrees in about 12 years.
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I like the third picture the best. Very Pretty!
Thanks Brooke
They’re all fantastic!! Great work.
Thanks Desiree
Love the third shot David. Beautifully shot and processed.
I love the soft effect slow shutter app gives..but I agree w/o a tripod its real hard.. tried light painting yet with the app?
I’ve actually never tried light painting with this app or any camera for that matter. My uncle has done some amazing light painting images with his Nikon and it looks like fun, so I may have to give it a try at some point.
Very cool! Might your friends in the cooler climates be jealous though…
Thought I would let you know that I’ve included you on my versatile blogger list – http://beingjulz.com/2012/04/05/thank-you-for-the-versatile-blogger-award/
Yes they’ve already cursed me for living in paradise. And thank you for the honor of being included in your list of versatile bloggers!
You’re welcome! Glad to spread the love around.
I have no words. Zip. None. I just want to be there. Now!