Victoria BC had some significant storms last month with considerable wind and rain . I took the opportunity in my lunch break to head down to Clover Point to see if I could capture the wind whipped waves. I had not anticipated this storm, so in true photography style I just used the lens I had, which on this occasion was my favorite vintage lens, the Takumar 35 mm .
My aim was to be nimble and try out different angles to vary the composition. It was capturing the power of the waves that most interested me. This gave me an opportunity to also think about my camera settings specifically with this in mind. It was also an opportunity to concentrate on timing, I was trying to capture the wave at its peak height whenever possible.
I have also taken the opportunity to crop and edit some of these images
In all of the images I used continuous shutter (mid), ISO 100 , f 8 . Using the 35 mm required me to get close to the waves at times- fun!! Somehow I managed to stay dry.
In the above image I wanted to use the pathway as a leading line towards the waves. Shutter speed was 1/4000
In the above image, I got close and very low to try to accentuate the size of the wave. Shutter speed 1/1600
In this image I wanted to get as much of the wave arriving on the pathway as possible, so went higher up. Shutter speed again 1/1600 of a second.
In this image I like the way the walk way curved, complimenting the curve of the wave as it hit the wall. Again I have tried to use the walkway as a leading line. Shutter speed 1/1600 sec.
When up as high as I could get, I used this to look down on the bench, and try to emphasize the contrast in size of the bench with the waves. Shutter speed 1/500 sec.
O.K I admit it , I waited in the hope I would get a shot like this one! Shutter speed 1/800 sec. She emerged unscathed, but very wet!
This was a very enjoyable shoot, great practice for timing, working quickly, and attempting as many composition angles as possible. not to mention keeping my non weather proof the camera dry!
Nice David!!
Kim