Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 @ f/11 ISO 200 5-bracket HDR (handheld, breaking rules yet again)
Sanibel Island has a number of dog friendly beaches, the above Algiers Beach being one of them. So after nearly two hours of running and swimming and skimboarding with Kiki, I just plopped down on this soft grass growing at the far edge of the beach with my Nikon D300 and relaxed a bit, and of course also made this HDR photograph to continue my summer long Sunny Florida f/11 project. Shooting while lying on my stomach on the ground is one of my favorites ways to shoot, and one of my favorite perspectives to shoot from. First, it is really comfortable because you are lying down. Second, you can hold your camera really steadily with both elbows planted on the ground. Third, not many people are willing to get down and dirty like this so you can come away with a unique view of an often photographed place/scene/subject.
I left some of the highlights blown out on purpose as I thought it added a bit of style to the shot. Coincidentally, Scott Bourne wrote a blog post yesterday about it being ok to blow out highlights if it is something you wanted to do in your shot. I will admit it made me feel better about doing so, as traditionally you can get criticized for blowing out highlights.
I am still not finding the shot I had long envisioned for this series. I will not describe that vision here, as I will continue to look for it myself, holding out hope that such a scene even exists in Florida. My Florida imagination may have become too infused with Thai beach memories.
INFORMATION ABOUT ALGIERS BEACH:
- Algiers Lane, Sanibel, Florida
- 239-472-6477
- dog friendly means dogs must remain on a leash