Clevedon Pier
20th April 2012
Took a chance on Friday evening as the weather looked good but all forecasts predicted rain, lots of rain.
So I jumped in the car stuck on the sat-nav and an hour later arrived at the beautiful Victorian pier in Clevedon.
My aim was to take seascape photos with long 4-5 minute exposures using various filters to smooth the sea and to get plenty of movement in the cloud.
However when I stepped out of my car I was greeted with chilling gale force winds, so keeping a camera steady even on a tripod was not going to be an easy task.
Also just to add to the mix I forgot my remote shutter release so I would have to hold down the shutter button for 5 minutes with no gloves in freezing cold winds and trying to keep dead still.
I really wanted the shot so it was time to man up. Anyway after 4 or 5 attempts each shot was blurred and unsalvageable and I also lost all feeling in my hand, infact my hand was so cold it felt burning hot, ummm must remember gloves next time.
So I decided that maybe I should just take shots of the pier and try to rescue the evening.
Here is my best shot.
Canon EOS 30D F22 3 X Exposures +/- 2 stops, 0.9 Full Grad, tone mapped, Photoshop Sepia filter multiple blended 60% opacity to add warmth, atmosphere and mood, sharpening, levels etc in photoshop.
So I jumped in the car stuck on the sat-nav and an hour later arrived at the beautiful Victorian pier in Clevedon.
My aim was to take seascape photos with long 4-5 minute exposures using various filters to smooth the sea and to get plenty of movement in the cloud.
However when I stepped out of my car I was greeted with chilling gale force winds, so keeping a camera steady even on a tripod was not going to be an easy task.
Also just to add to the mix I forgot my remote shutter release so I would have to hold down the shutter button for 5 minutes with no gloves in freezing cold winds and trying to keep dead still.
I really wanted the shot so it was time to man up. Anyway after 4 or 5 attempts each shot was blurred and unsalvageable and I also lost all feeling in my hand, infact my hand was so cold it felt burning hot, ummm must remember gloves next time.
So I decided that maybe I should just take shots of the pier and try to rescue the evening.
Here is my best shot.
Canon EOS 30D F22 3 X Exposures +/- 2 stops, 0.9 Full Grad, tone mapped, Photoshop Sepia filter multiple blended 60% opacity to add warmth, atmosphere and mood, sharpening, levels etc in photoshop.