Another great thing about Tasmania — it has places with names like The Bay of Fires. Tyrion Lannister would feel right at home. At the southern end of the Bay of Fires is a place called Binalong Bay, where I took this photo just before sunrise. Orange lichen is characteristic of the Bay, although it’s not the reason for the name. In 1773, a sea captain saw the fires of Aboriginal people on the beaches and christened the name. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 200, f/18 at 1, .25, .5, 2, and 4 seconds.
Thanks Michael, I probably could have achieved a similar result on this image with just one exposure, slightly underexposed, but shooting 3 to 5 and then blending them in post processing makes it easier to expose for both the highlights and the shadows. That’s the theory behind HDR (high dynamic range) images. The human eye can see something like 16 stops of light, but a camera’s sensor can only see 5 or so. In situations where there are lots of highlights and lots of shadows, you can either expose for the shadows and blow out the highlights, or expose for the highlights and have the shadows go black. By using a tripod, and the same aperture, I can vary my shutter speeds to take 5 exposures — one image at the proper exposure, one a stop underexposed, one two stops underexposed, one a stop overexposed and another two stops overexposed. Make sense? Several programs can be used to fuse the five images together, making sure that the highlights are held as well as the shadows. In this image, it was easy to get detail in the rocks, while also getting deep, rich color in the sky.
Thanks Susie,
I remember going to a place called The Gardens. And I did drive up into Mt. William National Park, but stayed a bit more inland when I was up there.
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Another great thing about Tasmania — it has places with names like The Bay of Fires. Tyrion Lannister would feel right at home. At the southern end of the Bay of Fires is a place called Binalong Bay, where I took this photo just before sunrise. Orange lichen is characteristic of the Bay, although it’s not the reason for the name. In 1773, a sea captain saw the fires of Aboriginal people on the beaches and christened the name.
Another beauty…Am very curious about the multiple exposure settings- would love to understand the logic of so many time exposures?
great pic. i love all the multiple exposure it make the pic. great. thanks
Thanks Michael, I probably could have achieved a similar result on this image with just one exposure, slightly underexposed, but shooting 3 to 5 and then blending them in post processing makes it easier to expose for both the highlights and the shadows. That’s the theory behind HDR (high dynamic range) images. The human eye can see something like 16 stops of light, but a camera’s sensor can only see 5 or so. In situations where there are lots of highlights and lots of shadows, you can either expose for the shadows and blow out the highlights, or expose for the highlights and have the shadows go black. By using a tripod, and the same aperture, I can vary my shutter speeds to take 5 exposures — one image at the proper exposure, one a stop underexposed, one two stops underexposed, one a stop overexposed and another two stops overexposed. Make sense? Several programs can be used to fuse the five images together, making sure that the highlights are held as well as the shadows. In this image, it was easy to get detail in the rocks, while also getting deep, rich color in the sky.
Is that an HDR type exposure? Please exlplain. Have friends in New Zealand and hope to visit some day.
Hi T. John, see my explanation above.
Intense color in the lichen which prominently covers the rocks. I, too, am curious about the multiple expisures, Sean. Beautiful composition.
Thanks Sue. See my explanation for the multiple exposures above.
Beautiful … you must have gone through Paradise, The Promised Land and Nowhere Else too – or at least very close to them.
Thanks Susie,
I remember going to a place called The Gardens. And I did drive up into Mt. William National Park, but stayed a bit more inland when I was up there.
—– This is the new orange
—– Offering no sustenance
—– Needs we feed on light .
Freakin’ phenomenal!
Thanks Angelina.
Just beautiful.