Sunset At Onrus Beach

“We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”  Marilyn Monroe. It’s a new day and a new challenge.   Sundays are family days, and I had to be creative in the kitchen for a change.  It may seem that I’m married to my trusty Canon, but I have another life, too.

After a long boozy lunch, I only had the sunset (that old cliché!) to play with.  Not my strong suit, I rarely venture into the realm of sunsets and seascapes; they’re really intimidating as I don’t like mediocrity.  But I took the plunge and decided to nip off to the beach for a sunset shoot, with a slow shutter speed, a narrow aperture of f/22, and ISO 100.

Of course, nothing is ever easy; another photographer beat me to the prime spot, so I had to keep my wits about me to keep him in focus (very slow shutter speed) as he was a feature.   It’s spring low tide, which makes the water unexciting and shallow.  The sky was good, though, and I tried to capture the vibrant pinks, blues, and yellows.

As soon as the sun dipped behind the horizon, the rocks grew very dark, making it impossible to focus. Still, fortunately, the Cruisers’ lights shone right on target, creating a beautiful foreground.

Once I got down to the beach, I relied on available light, which made focusing tricky; the streetlamps added interest.  My old tripod saved the day, and I appreciate its role in helping me capture these moments clearly.

I tried my hand at using HDR when processing a photograph; I've included it for comment!

“Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

Martin Parr

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