In The Field: Capturing An Angry Ocean #216
Fast shutter speeds freeze motion. They are great for capturing fine details in waves. Join me out at Cape Perpetua where I choose to strike a balance between an ultra-fast shutter speed and slight drag on the exposure, and capture both the ferocity of an incoming wave and the churn of an angry ocean
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The sky is gray, the tides are dull, and the fog is thick. What’s a photographer to do? Pivot.
Scott Davenport
Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photo books, hosts podcasts, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person.
He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.
The brilliant light lasted merely minutes… though while it did Valley Of Fire State Park lived up to its name.