Category Archives: Beach

Photographer’s Choice – Mike Acquesta

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Photography is Light Painting

Mike Acquesta - Emerald Isle, NC

Mike Acquesta – Emerald Isle, NC

Postings for the past two weeks have featured the beauty of a mountain winter. With the recent cold temperatures, perhaps it’s time to take a break. This week it’s the warm yellows, pinks and blues of an early morning summer sunrise at Emerald Isle on the North Carolina coast . Mike was out and ready at 5:40 on the morning of August 3, 2012 to capture this scene, before the light became intense, when the clouds were softly backlighted and the early rays were reflecting off the grasses and oats on the dunes. He chose a wide angle 24mm lens to create the sweep from the near dune to the far gentle surf, with a few early morning strollers to add a human interest. The overall balance of the composition invites the eye to come in and enjoy the quiet and peace before the hot and glare of a full summer sun becomes a reality.
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Canon EOS 40D
Focal Length – 24mm
Shutter – 1/160sec
Aperture – f/4.0
ISO – 100

Photographer’s Choice – Nancy Shoemaker

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Capturing the Essence

Stephen Shoemaker through Nancy's lens

Stephen Shoemaker through Nancy's lens

What makes this such a compelling image? Is it the composition, following the “Thirds” rule so meticulously? Is it the fact that there’s nothing superfluous, nothing to clutter up the scene and detract from the very definite focal point? The light providing a semi-silhouette and yet with enough clarity to allow the subject to be recognizable? Or maybe it’s the imposing figure standing in front of heavy boulders and the vastness and power of the sea. Or the hat? The shadow? The reflection? Yes, it’s all of this working and coming together to “paint” the painter, to turn the tables on the man usually behind the easel. Here, Nancy is the artist and Stephen the subject.