Exotic Creature Emerging From the Sea?
Late Afternoon on the Beach-Baron Cooper
Not likely but that’s the impression one gets in this low, very wide angle shot by the ever creative Baron Cooper. What could have been an ordinary shot of a young boy playing on the beach is transformed into this striking image by positioning a tripod down at sand level and using the naturally warm color of the setting sun to light the scene. The deep depth of field and wide horizon is due to the use of a very wide angle 11mm lens. The various textures in the sand and the random shells help to provide an interesting foreground and lead the eye to the main focal point.
Baron’s camera was a Nikon D300, the shutter speed used was 1/50th with an aperture of f/8.0. The ISO was set at a low 200. All settings were ideal for this scene.