Capturing Crashing Waves in Action
June 25, 2015
I set my Nikon D5200 for Aperture Priority, f5.6@1600, choosing the fast shutter speed to freeze the action of the waves. I bumped up the ISO to 500, and although I knew the D5200 shows a bit of noise at that ISO, I needed to get the shutter speed to be a fast one. I used the 55-300 lens and hand-held, so I could work the subject as in sports. This subject is a departure for me. I usually photograph grand and intimate landscapes and the only action I am concerned with is wind. But these amazing waves crashing onto the shore challenged me and seduced me. In fact, every time I tried to leave the coast, another wave pounded the granite and called me back.
The challenge was to capture both waves as they pounded the rocks. I ran around the boulders, kept the horizon as straight as I could and POW, high speed capture. I used a 16-35mm lens to get the wide angle I needed for two waves. What a fun way to spend an evening. And as a bonus, after the light was no longer catching the tops of the waves, I explored the Schoodic Granite. The warm light, the texture of the subject and the background waves caught my eye. Again I used the 16-35mm lens, my sharpest, to show depth of the scene.
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