Friday, October 26, 2018

Gabriola Island Seascapes

I was out at Orlebar Point on Gabriola the other night, hoping to get some nice colours in the sky at sunset.  While I waited for the light to improve, I decided to experiment with some long exposure seascapes using my Lee Filters "Big Stopper" (10-stop neutral density) and "Little Stopper" (6-stop neutral density) filters.  With the extended exposure times, the motion of the sea becomes a surreal blur while stationary objects in the scene remain tack-sharp.


Gabriola Seascape #1

Gabriola Seascape #2

Gabriola Seascape #3

Gabriola Seascape #4

I would have liked to to some longer exposures, but my Sony A7R III is limited to a maximum exposure time of 30 seconds unless you have a cable release and some way to attach it to the camera (unfortunately Sony decided to locate the cable release connection port to the very bottom of the left side of the camera, where it is completely blocked by my tripod mounting L-bracket.

Salish Sea Herring Spawn and Marine Mammals

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