First long exposure

All I can say after doing my first long exposure is "there's certainly alot to be learned"

I was kind of disappointed that there wasn't any clouds in the sky at the time to make the image look less flat but I went ahead anyway and chaulked it up as a learning experience.

For some, you may feel the patch of grass in the FG is distracting but I left it there to give the viewer a sence of how close I was to the edge of the cliff.

Tv 30sec, Av f/11, ISO 100 and Cokin ND8 filter to stop the light down to get the required SS

Thanks for looking.
C&C would help

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For a first I think you did very well Frank. For some reason though there seems to be a halo along the distant hill. I like to see the middle shore cropped to show the detail there.

I like it, reminds me of central california. The water flowing over the rocks is awesome

I like it Frank and, as mentioned, for a first effort, you've done really well. The color is fantastic as is the water effect.

Pretty good, I like the water effect too.

Nice shot - I like the blue color.

Shaun

Frank_Hollahan wrote in post #1997885
All I can say after doing my first long exposure is "there's certainly alot to be learned"

Oh yes...,it is a hard thing to master.

Good thinking,if you wait for the perfect weather,you might wait for ever.

,i know,been there,some times you have to do it though.

Do you think (did you try it?) without the filter (S/S 4sec) it wouldn`t be enough?

However,a very nice first time.

Bluedog_XT wrote in post #1997934
For a first I think you did very well Frank. For some reason though there seems to be a halo along the distant hill. I like to see the middle shore cropped to show the detail there.

Thanks for the nice compliment
Not sure why there's a halo along the hill Bluedog I didn't do any PP there at all.

calicokat wrote in post #1997949
I like it, reminds me of central california. The water flowing over the rocks is awesome

Thanks Calicokat but I think I could have gotten the same effect with a faster SS

HrcRacing wrote in post #1998080
I like it Frank and, as mentioned, for a first effort, you've done really well. The color is fantastic as is the water effect.

Thanks HrcRacing, I'll certainly be doing more

Elisabeth-Ann wrote in post #1998217
Pretty good, I like the water effect too.

Thanks Ann so much for your response

dv2004 wrote in post #1999161
Oh yes...,it is a hard thing to master.
Good thinking,if you wait for the perfect weather,you might wait for ever.
,i know,been there,some times you have to do it though.
Do you think (did you try it?) without the filter (S/S 4sec) it wouldn`t be enough?

However,a very nice first time.

Thanks Dimitri for the kind words and especially for the advice. This isn't my last long exposure shot.
Whenever there's a challenge Im there.

The ocean is fantastic, but the sky is bland. If I were you, I would zoom in a bit in order to cut out the grass in the foreground and some of the sky. Great first attempt!