Crashing Waves

Up until recently I had no clue how a camera really worked. What I mean is, I would pick up a camera, point, and shoot.

This form of photography has its place, and is great for those people who have no real interest in the art but rather want to preserve memories of an event or place. Smartphone cameras are a good example of this. 99% of people who takes pictures on their mobile phone have no interest in photography.

But back to my point! 

As I started to take a more focused approach to photography (pun intended!!!), I started to take note of things like composition, lighting, shutter speed, etc. As I started to apply these things I noticed a remarkable improvement in the photos I took.

One of the first times I applied this was on a trip to Cape Town, South Africa. It was an early winters morning, and I waited for the light of the sun to just stream up over the horizon. This caused the rocks in the foreground to beautifully glisten!

I shot this as a bracketed photo with 3 different exposures. Being bracketed, I used a tripod. My camera was set to manual at f11 and 1/15 speed. This helped capture the motion of the waves crashing into the rocks.

Crashing Waves