The Arrival of the April Storm. Big Sur, California.

It's been the longest time since I uploaded a new photograph online, ever since I started shooting back in 2007. I've blogged about the slump in one of my earlier posts.

Either way, it's great to be shooting again. This was taken last Sunday as the new spring storm was arriving to the West Coast. It's been wet since then. While not a new composition for me, I wanted to shoot a B&W version from here, with these heavy clouds and an opening right over these rocks.

Comments

[Ivan Makarov]

Hey Chris -

Glad to hear you got the filters. You'll love them, and I think you'll have
the exact same setup I have. For this shot I used my 24-70mm lens and put on
the 0.9 ND grad filter for the sky. Usually I combine the two, but for this
one I only used 0.9. First, I wanted to be within 1/2 to 1 second range for
the exposure to keep the waves in motion. More filters was giving me 2-3
seconds. Second, it was dark enough that 3-stops turned out to be plenty of
stops to balance the exposure.

Let me know what you think of the filters when you get them.

[Almond]

Great to see you shooting again, Ivan!

[Ivan Makarov]

Thanks Almond.. All about the process!

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[Violet]

Ivan, Thank you for your page on the different photo websites. I just joined Zenfolio for free on your suggestion. I will see how it goes.

Violet

[Ivan Makarov]

Violet - cool. Love Zenfolio.

[Minuteman Spill]

I have a friend who likes taking pictures of the sea but never during storms. He is so scared and he thinks it is a tsunami everytime.

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I'm scared of big waves but this picture rocks! :)