Sunset over Gonubie

Besides the strong focus on wildlife on this blog, I enjoy landscape photography a lot, and I know I should try to get out and do more of it. 

I posted another sunset shot from the rocks around Gonubie, East London about two weeks ago. This is a view in the opposite direction a few minutes later. I'd hoped for more of the red and pink glow on the high clouds that afternoon, but this was about as good as it got.

Techs:
Nikon D800
Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 @ 15mm
f16  |  ISO-50
Blend of 3 exposures for better representation of the dynamic range of the scene

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Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by!

Morkel Erasmus

Gonubie Rocks

Hey everyone! I just returned from a family holiday to the Wild Coast region of South Africa. We visited family in the quaint seaside town of Gonubie, a few kilometers outside East London in the Eastern Cape province. Due to the focus on family time and some ghastly weather for a couple of days I was only able to get round to shooting some seascapes on our last afternoon. 

Light was promising initially, but fizzled out just as it was about to peak with clouds moving over the horizon in the West. This was taken into the East over the Indian Ocean. It's comprised of a blend of 2 exposures using the grad tool in Adobe Photoshop CC (plus some further tweaks with Nik Color Efex 4).

I went for a composition where the sky and land sort-of mirror each other, and I also got the last of the promising light on the yonder cumulus clouds.

Techs:
Nikon D800
Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 @ 14mm
f16  |  ISO-50

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I hope you enjoy this one. Have a lovely day, and thanks as always for stopping by!

Morkel Erasmus