Outer Banks North Carolina Seascape Nags Head NC
by Dave Allen
Title
Outer Banks North Carolina Seascape Nags Head NC
Artist
Dave Allen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Path Less Traveled - Outer Banks North Carolina Seascape Nags Head NC
I spent some time at the coast last week leading this year's photography workshops in Nags Head along the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the OBX didn't disappoint. Despite it being quite windy as is frequently the case in OBX, we had a couple mornings with beautiful bubblegum pink and blue skies to work with that were moving pretty quickly in the winds. I'd been looking for a chance to use my 10-stop filter all week and this seemed like a good opportunity.
During one of the workshops we had a discussion on landscape photography as a contact sport, not being afraid to get "into" the scene and shoot images from less common perspectives using less common methods, hopefully producing images that are unique in the process. Sometimes it simply means shooting from a less comfortable position, and sometimes it can mean an element of risk for your camera gear and personal safety.
The result pictured here is a 2.5 minute exposure that was as fun to shoot as it was challenging. The large waves crashing into my legs sent considerable amounts of water splashing upward all over my camera and lens, combined with the spray coming off of the concrete slabs from the windy conditions kept me on my toes for sure. I can't say how many times I had to grab my tripod and run before the 2.5 minute exposures were finished, but I got a few clean ones and man was it a blast! #youlldryouteventually
Single exposure, Nikon D810 and Zeiss Milvus 15mm
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November 17th, 2017
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Brian Tada
A truly extraordinary image of excellence, Dave! Congratulations on your Homepage Features and the Honorable Mention selection by the administrator in the Ocean - Photography Only Group!
Douglas Taylor
Awesome long exposure with great color and composition, A superb photograph, Dave! V/F, and now following
Jordan Hill
Congratulations your photograph has been featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' You are invited to post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive.
Michelle Tinger
Beautiful work. It looks so dreamy
Dave Allen replied:
I always enjoy shooting the surf at the beach, so many interesting things you can do with them and every single photograph is different!
Jurgen Lorenzen
Awesome composition with beautiful colors, Dave, congratulations on your top finish in the LOGO CONTEST - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPhY - ONLY! v
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your winning 3rd Place in the LOGO CONTEST - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPY - ONLY!
Dianne Cowen
Dave, Congrats on your 3rd Place win in our contest, 'Scenes From A Beach'! March 2021 Your image will grace our homepage for 2 weeks!~
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Dave, on your Win in the Logo Contest - Scenes from a Beach for the beautiful photograph! Voted.
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