LightningPaul

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photoblog image Windy Weather in Zeebrugge - Dunes

Windy Weather in Zeebrugge - Dunes

From time to time it gets very windy in Zeebrugge, just like you see here. The wind nicely shapes the dunes and the sand. In the background you see cranes of the port. They use them to unload big container ships. Many of them come from China. 8000 containers is standard.


TECH-INFO: I wanted to capture some motion of the dunes and the sand which gets blown away. After some experimentation a shutter speed of 1/30s worked out fine. An aperture of f/11.0 was nice compromise between a larger DOF and having good sharpness of the lens. But perhaps f/16.0 and ISO200 would have been even better. The focal length of 200mm compresses port and the dunes together.
I processed the image in DxO Optics Pro but I don't remember what I did exactly. Probably tweaking the vibrance, maybe the hue and for sure the curves.


Windy Weather in Zeebrugge - Dunes

From time to time it gets very windy in Zeebrugge, just like you see here. The wind nicely shapes the dunes and the sand. In the background you see cranes of the port. They use them to unload big container ships. Many of them come from China. 8000 containers is standard.


TECH-INFO: I wanted to capture some motion of the dunes and the sand which gets blown away. After some experimentation a shutter speed of 1/30s worked out fine. An aperture of f/11.0 was nice compromise between a larger DOF and having good sharpness of the lens. But perhaps f/16.0 and ISO200 would have been even better. The focal length of 200mm compresses port and the dunes together.
I processed the image in DxO Optics Pro but I don't remember what I did exactly. Probably tweaking the vibrance, maybe the hue and for sure the curves.


comments (9)

Wonderful one - Bravo !
LightningPaul: Many thanks for your comment.
You have captured the dune motion very well in this fine shot
LightningPaul: smile
Thank you Chris for your comment.
  • Ilan
  • Israel
  • 22 Nov 2008, 20:55
Superb frame! Amazing work, very well done.
I really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing! smile
LightningPaul: Your welcome. Thanks for visiting my photo blog smile
  • Fabrice
  • France
  • 23 Nov 2008, 16:29
Wonderful traitment, Paul. Good job.
LightningPaul: Thanks Fabrice.
  • alex
  • Germany
  • 24 Nov 2008, 13:01
Great landscape/industry contrast. Toning matches well and the movement is well captured.
LightningPaul: Thanks Alex. I'm happy you like all the elements of it.
  • 613photo
  • United States
  • 24 Nov 2008, 15:05
Unfortunately your image server is very slow this morning. This is an awesome shot. There's quite a bit of movement implied. I also love how the background is seen in the photo.
LightningPaul: Sometimes Shutterchance can be be slow, perhaps due to too much traffic or maintenance. I have no control about it, sorry.
I'm glad you like the image a lot. Thanks for commenting.
all goes together to produce a fine image Paul, well donesmile
LightningPaul: Many thanks Tim!
  • Doum
  • Canada
  • 26 Nov 2008, 13:42
Wow! We can see the wind movement on this picture! And the brownish color domination adds a great ambiance. Post-industrial period, where the nature retake loosen place! Thank.
LightningPaul: Many thanks for your comment. It's indeed like that. Near the beach and dunes is the port.
  • Larry Bliss
  • Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
  • 29 Nov 2008, 00:43
A wonderfully luminous image--the brown tones really do it justice.
LightningPaul: Many thanks for your visit Larry.

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camera NIKON D200
exposure mode full manual
shutterspeed 1/30s
aperture f/11.0
sensitivity ISO100
focal length 200.0mm
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