A Dollar and a Dream

jsecordphoto · Mar 28, 2015

Low tide in Chatham, MA. I've been wanting to create an image like this for a while, a night scene incorporating the interesting textures sometimes left behind by the tides. There was so much to work with around this area for interesting foregrounds, but as soon as I saw these ripples in the sand I knew what I would be focusing my efforts on. And yes- I did find this Sand Dollar further down the beach and placed it in my scene.

1 exposure for the sky at iso3200, f2.8, 25 seconds
and then a whole bunch of focus stacked exposures for the foreground at iso1600, f2.8, 4 minutes each

pixmedic · Mar 28, 2015

ooooooooh
pretty

C. Brian Kerr · Mar 28, 2015

Nice job, feel like you could walk into the picture

jsecordphoto · Mar 28, 2015

C. Brian Kerr said:
Nice job, feel like you could walk into the picture

Thanks! I love doing really wide vertical landscape shots when the scene is right, just for that reason.

shefjr · Mar 28, 2015

Wow! That's a really beautiful image. It gives me a calming feel. I like it!

snowbear · Mar 28, 2015

Nominated, March POTM
March 2015 POTM Nomination Thread Page 2 Photography Forum

pgriz · Mar 28, 2015

Beautiful.

Rick50 · Mar 28, 2015

Came out really well. Wow.. 4 minutes.

Frosty Stones · Mar 28, 2015

wow is right, thanks for sharing.

tida19 · Mar 29, 2015

JamesScott86 · Mar 29, 2015

That is beautiful! Excellent Shot!!!

baturn · Mar 29, 2015

I have to agree with those who said "Wow" and "Beautiful" because....Wow, beautiful!!!

John Hunt · Mar 29, 2015

Looks like all the effort was well rewarded with the finished product. Great shot.

NancyMoranG · Mar 30, 2015

Amazing!
am going to be at Cape Cod Canal in May - Oct for volunteer job. Maybe I can treat you to some clam, lobster, bass dinner in exchange for tips!?
Nancy

jsecordphoto · Mar 30, 2015

Rick50 said:
Came out really well. Wow.. 4 minutes.

I was beyond excited that it only took 4 minutes! We had some light pollution behind us which really helped for the foreground exposures. I'll have to go up to 8-10 minutes for the foreground sometimes.

NancyMoranG said:
Amazing!
am going to be at Cape Cod Canal in May - Oct for volunteer job. Maybe I can treat you to some clam, lobster, bass dinner in exchange for tips!?
Nancy

At this point I have almost no free time during any of the new moons this year, or much of the summer in general really. I am teaming up with another photographer to co-host astrophotography workshops though (which is one of the things taking up a bunch of my time), and one of the workshops might be in Chatham if we get the necessary permits.