Pfeiffer Beach Window - Magic

Posted by Brent R Paull on Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:07 am

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This was shot on Saturday, December 17, 2011 - just a couple of days ago. There were over a hundred photographers vying for position, but there was really no bad position. The winter solstice brings the setting sun down right through the window. Stunning for all to photograph on the Big Sur coast. Come early. I could have cropped it thinner and lost some of the sky, but I like the rock being in its place, just a small part of a magical coastline.

Nikon D3s body, 24-120 lens, ISO 800, f11 at 1/30, Bogen tripod. Raw converted in ACR. Best image from a 9 shot bracket. No messing around with this.

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by John Labrenz on Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:24 am

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Obviously perfect timing and good framing. I like it.
The dust bunnies to the left of the formation should be zapped though.

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by Vlad Morozov on Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:39 am

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Excellent moment captured! Thanks for sharing.

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by RServranckx on Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:24 am

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Very nice comp and well-captured image!

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by Paul Skoczylas on Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:51 am

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Very cool!

I might suggest stopping down as far as the shutter speed would allow you to try go get a starburst.

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by Brent R Paull on Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:41 pm

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Paul Skoczylas wrote:Very cool!

I might suggest stopping down as far as the shutter speed would allow you to try go get a starburst.

-Paul

With the mass of other photographers vying position, moving on that tight little section of beach with the sun moving through the window... slow shutter speeds weren't an option. Half my images were blurry due to sand movement around my tripod from the other folks. Normally I would never shoot landscapes at ISO 800, but the situation required faster speeds to defeat the near constant sand movement as people stepped around, shifted positions, and came and went. So, in answer to your desire for a better starburst, I would have to say I was at the limit at f11.

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by Greg Russell on Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:38 pm

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Lovely view!

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:55 am