0jade cove, seascape, sea, cove, rocks, green, blue, turquoise, jade, sardinia, italy, long exposure

The jade cove

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2020/02/26 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

The jade cove. Seascape of a rocky cove in Sardinia, Italy.

The jade cove, south western Sardinia, Italy. The bright light of the afternoon reveals the colors of a rocky cove, from the lush green of some small bushes, to the tones of jade and turquoise of a crystal clear sea.
To represent the movement of the clouds pushed gently by the wind, I’ve used a 10 stops ND filter, while to empasize the clearness of the water close to the rocks I’ve used a circular polarizer. The strong light coming from beyond the promontory has required the use of a graduated ND filter, so that the brightness of the upper part of the frame could be managed by the camera sensor, falling into its dynamic range capability.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm 3.5 EX DC HSM
Focal lenght: 10mm
Shutter time: 46 s
Aperture: F/7.1
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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Drizzly sunrise

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2020/02/25 Claudio Beffa / / / / / /

Drizzly sunrise. Seascape of a rocky shoreline in Sardinia, Italy.

Drizzly sunrise, north western Sardinia, Italy. A windy morning, dominated by grey and heavy clouds, turned the idyllic sardinian sea into a cold and plumbeous vision. This is obviously not a negative thing, at least speaking of landscape photography; on the contrary, the bad weather turns out to be the ideal condition because there’s a more fascinating connection between the natural elements. I’ve used a 10 stops ND filter to make the movement of the clouds stronger and smooth the water; in addition to it, a graduated ND filter allowed to balance the light in the scene by darkening the sky a bit.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm 3.5 EX DC HSM
Focal lenght: 10mm
Shutter time: 30 s
Aperture: F/8
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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0old man canine, rocks, cove, sea, water, sky, clouds, long exposure, sardinia, italy

Old man canine – Seascape of Sardinia

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2020/02/21 Claudio Beffa / / / / / /

Old man canine. Seascape of a rocky shoreline in Sardinia, Italy.

South western Sardinia, Italy. In a narrow cove, a rock rises above the other, with a singular shape which reminds the one of an old man canine, eroded in this case by the water and the wind. I’ve used a 10 stops ND filter and a graduated ND filter, to smooth the water and balance the light in the scene.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm 3.5 EX DC HSM
Focal lenght: 10mm
Shutter time: 25 s
Aperture: F/7.1
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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0blunted teeth, rocks, cove, sea, water, sky, clouds, long exposure, sardinia, italy

Blunted teeth – Seascape of Sardinia

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2020/02/21 Claudio Beffa / / / / / /

Blunted teeth. Seascape of a rocky shoreline in Sardinia, Italy.

A narrow cove made of round shaped rocks which reminds of some blunted teeth, eroded by the movement of the water. To emphasize what in my imagination was the shape of a jaw, I placed the camera close to the ground and in the middle of the cove’s width, so that the shapes of the rocks resulted more apparent, against the sky. I’ve also used a 10 stops ND filter and a graduated ND filter, to smooth the water and balance the light in the scene.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm 3.5 EX DC HSM
Focal lenght: 10mm
Shutter time: 30 s
Aperture: F/7.1
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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0Sunset, Seascape, Sea, Pond, Quarry, Punic, Reflection, Guard tower, Sky, Clouds, Sardinia, Italy, Punic pool

The punic pool – Reflections on an ancient punic quarry at sunset

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2018/03/22 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / / /

The punic pool. Sunset over the south western coast of Sardinia, Italy.

Sunset over the south western coast of Sardinia. Where once was a quarry of the Punic age, now the perfectly still water reflects the sky and the colors of the sunset.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2,0 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 3 s
Aperture: F/7.1
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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0Sunset, Sea, Rocks, Waves, Puddle, Mirror, Seascape, Sardinia, Italy, Corsair's mirror

Corsair’s mirror – Sunset over the western coast of Sardinia

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2018/03/22 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / / /

Corsair’s mirror. Sunset over the western coast of Sardinia, Italy.

Corsair’s mirror. Sunset over the western coast of Sardinia. In this photograph I’ve played with the opposites: the emptiness of the sky with the richness of the foreground; the intersection between the harshness of the rocks and the clean stillness of the water of the puddle within.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2,0 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 4 s
Aperture: F/8
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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0Pan di zucchero, Island, Seascape, Sunset, Sardinia, Italy, Golden sugar

Golden sugar – Sunset at Pan di zucchero island in Sardinia

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2018/03/22 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

Golden sugar. Sunset at Pan di zucchero island in Sardinia, Italy.

Golden sugar: A long exposure of the island of Pan di zucchero, Sardinia, during a windy sunset in winter.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC AF HSM (A) Art
Focal lenght: 35mm
Shutter time: 4 s
Aperture: F/8
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

This photograph has been featured in the 2018 edition of the Pentaxians Yearbook

 

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0Sunset, Sea, Seascape, Landscape, Island, Pan di zucchero, Rocks, Wind, Clouds, Sun, Long exposure, Sardinia, Italy, land of light and wind

The land of light and wind – Sunset over the island of Pan di zucchero

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2018/03/21 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

The land of light and wind. Island of Pan di zucchero, Western Sardinia, Italy.

The land of light and wind. Sunset over the island of Pan di zucchero, in the western coast of Sardinia. The extremely windy day allowed me to take full advantage of the long exposure: the setting sun painted the clouds with a warm light along their entire way, while the soft and ethereal form of the sea accentuated the rough spiky shapes of the rocks.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM
Focal lenght: 10mm
Shutter time: 78 s
Aperture: F/7.1
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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0Seascape, Sea, Seashore, Clouds, Storm, Wind, Sardinia, Italy, Before the storm

Before the storm – A seascape of South Sardinia Italy

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2018/03/21 Claudio Beffa / / / /

Before the storm. A seascape of South Sardinia, Italy.

Before the storm. A seascape of South Sardinia, Italy, taken some minutes before the arrival of a storm. To emphasize the threatening appearance and the speed of the dark heavy clouds, I used a Lee Big Stopper which extended the exposure time to about one minute.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2,0 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 57 s
Aperture: F/6.3
Sensitivity: ISO100

 

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0Capo Pecora, Sardinia, Italy, Sea, Seascape, Sunset, Blue hour, Cove, Shore, Pebbles, Rocks, Long exposure, Complementarity

Complementarity

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2017/09/17 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

Complementarity: A seascape of Capo Pecora in Sardinia during twilight. Italy.

The twilight on Capo Pecora, Sardinia, changed the landscape amazingly: the golden halo of sunlight decreased and the sky darkened, becoming deep blue. In that moment the lower sides of the clouds turned purple, painting a mesmerizing canvas above the sea; part of those vibrant hues mirrored on the almost still water of the cove. I was in an estathic wonder, practically hypnotized by such an amazing sight; nonetheless I seized the opportunity to capture it to the best of my ability.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM
Focal lenght: 10mm
Shutter time: 118 s
Aperture: F/5.6
Sensitivity: ISO100
 

You can find the full blog post about this photographic experience at the following page: Seascapes in Sardinia: Sunset at Capo Pecora

The photograph Complementarity belongs to the award-winning series of the ND Awards 2017: “Study of seascape at sunset” – Category Seascapes/Waterscapes
 

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