double gull
by bspurgeon

Comment by salmiakki:
What a fabulous collection you have from the same shoot.

wave..shell......gull
by bspurgeon

Comment by salmiakki:
Another excellent long exposure shot. Lovely.

morning gulls
by bspurgeon

Comment by salmiakki:
This is gorgeous Ben.

double gull
by bspurgeon

Comment by bspurgeon:

Originally posted by Neat: Oh yeah, you're the master of this. By the way how did you achieve this ?

;)

This was a two minute exposure a few minutes after sunrise. I used a 10-stop ND filter to get a 2 minute exposure. The presence of birds or humans is usually serendipitous with this long exposures. At this time of day, it's usually birds. The gulls were rather patient, and put in at least 80 seconds or more before taking off. Then it's just a matter of waiting for the gulls to wander back in to the scene.

double gull
by bspurgeon

Comment by Neat:
Oh yeah, you're the master of this. By the way how did you achieve this ?

Message edited by author 2011-06-23 04:03:33.

not boxed
by bspurgeon

Comment by Lydia:
Cricket? Missed that.

Cool image, though.

the pier, #2
by bspurgeon

Comment by hihosilver:
This photo belongs in a fish fairy tale book..."The Ghost and The Shadow"...;-)

forty
by bspurgeon

Comment by giantmike:
Beautiful image with a beautiful meaning to it. Black and white was a perfect choice.

Obvious tripod use: Medium-high. To me, studying the image makes it obvious that a tripod was used. But I put medium high because the tones of this image make the foreground stick out, and the background fade away. The background is the area of obvious tripod use, so if someone is looking quickly, it may not be obvious to them.

the pier, #3
by bspurgeon

Comment by PennyStreet:
lovely portrait, Ben.

not boxed
by bspurgeon

Comment by jmritz:
Crickets can drive one nuts inside.