Primordial Soup

Primordial Soup – Bullard’s Beach, OR – 2008

I consider this my best image from the Bandon, Oregon trip.  It’s a 30 second exposure of the ocean and a swirling pool caught on the beach.  When using long exposures, you have to try a variety to get that exact right look.

This was taken using my Canon 1Ds Mark III and using my Vari-ND 8 stop filter along with a stacked Mor-Slow 5 stop ND filter.  These 13 stops of Neutral Density (ND) allow me to shoot at 30 seconds under the brightest conditions.  There are many challenges however, including holding the camera still for that long and people walking into your image.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 at 7:28 pm and is filed under Places . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

6 Responses to “Primordial Soup”

• elaine Says:
  November 9th, 2008 at 5:17 am

  wow! this is simply awesome!!!!
• Cole Says:
  November 11th, 2008 at 7:13 pm

  Elaine, thanks for being the first comment on my blog! And what a nice comment, thank you.
• anton Says:
  November 24th, 2008 at 12:18 am

  Elain’es right – that’s one superb shot!
• XAVI Says:
  November 24th, 2008 at 3:16 am

  Wonderful work, Cole, every picture gets better and better
• thompsoncd Says:
  November 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am

  Thanks Anton, thanks Xavi!

  Cole
• Greg Says:
  November 24th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

  Hi Cole … Yes, this is the one I like best from the series. I would like to do some long exposures during the middle of the day but the cost of the filters here (Australia) is diabolical. Do you think a similar effect could be achieved without the filters in very low light levels?

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