Watch Hill Lighthouse and East Beach Sunset, Watch Hill, Rhode Island

astockwell

Went down to East Beach in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Wednesday evening for sunset. I saw the clouds this afternoon at about 2pm, and thought that it could be a good sunset. I hurried through the rest of my work, and left about 3. Got there with plenty of time, screwed around for a bit, then set-up for the light show.
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astockwell

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tensai-riot

nice
Lots of great shots there. I love how the color just keeps getting better as you scroll

annnna8888

Beautiful! I love long exposures with blurred water, and a combination with a dramatic sky makes it even better. All are great, but my favorites are #5 and #9. I wish I had access to a beach like that.

Ana

rhondavid

Three of my favorite subjects all in one: flowing water, sunsets and lighthouses. Very nice series.

astockwell

Thank-You guys!

Wicked_Dark

Wow, these are amazing. I was driving into Boston on Wed and watched the sunset wishing I was out with the camera - you picked a perfect day!

red_zone

I really like #2. Even though the clouds aren't the brightest, I like the deeper color of the large wave coming in, and the exposed sand in the foreground gives interest, especially that one dark stone that's the color of the waves on the right hand side.

astockwell

Thanks everyone. The ones with the little blue/green round stone in the foreground are my favorites.

-Andy

kres

Wow... this is great stuff.

Are these only long exposures, or do my eyes detect a little HDR or layer work going on here?

astockwell

kres wrote:

Wow... this is great stuff.

Are these only long exposures, or do my eyes detect a little HDR or layer work going on here?

Thanks, and no these are single long exposures processed only in Lightroom. I am really against HDR unless absolutely necessary. I use a lot of filter work, and try to expose right in camera. RAW helps this also.

kres

astockwell wrote:

Thanks, and no these are single long exposures processed only in Lightroom. I am really against HDR unless absolutely necessary. I use a lot of filter work, and try to expose right in camera. RAW helps this also.

Wow... old school.

Very well done!

astockwell

kres wrote:

Wow... old school.

Very well done!

And sometimes I still shoot...film.

Seriously though, HDR has really turned me off from the way people take it too far. I understand the merits of it, understand when it should be used, how it can control a un-controllable dynamic range and when done right, it can look really good, and not un-natural. But most of the time, I just don't like it. Fujichrome Velvia 50 can do that sometimes also (look un-natural), but not nearly as bad. I believe in old-fashioned use of filters, and proper exposure in camera to do my work. It streamlines my PP workflow also.

-Andy

schmoo

Nice job! #9 and 10 really do it for me.

astockwell

schmoo wrote:

Nice job! #9 and 10 really do it for me.

Thanks a lot!