Outdoor Photography: Sunrise Photography on Edisto Beach

[CaptivateProduction]

Steven Spielberg of photography!!=D

[7irz]

1. That is a really good photo!

2. You're using an ND filter to try to get the longest exposure possible, right? Then why are using a 200 iso rather than 100?

[DCassidy42]

tremendous, indeed.

[JalalHani]

amazing photography

i've feeling " the picture which photographer catch it i feel it talk "

that's really

[DCassidy42]

Man, I'd love to shoot with you. Love your attitude.

[Paulchac2]

so wheres the sunrise on the photos?

[idkidkikik]

How do you clean up the tripods....I hate salt waters sticking on the tripod...

[EphraimRodrigez]

@idkidkikik with normal water ??

[RPFFDS]

@idkidkikik

Does fresh water means anything to you?

[markash1971]

hi there. been watching your vids and putting it into practice. think i made a mistake buying a 10 stopper nd, should have gone for a 4 or 5 so im mostley using my cokin filters but getting some good results. thats for putting up these vids

[SaypheZonE]

what the fuck is a tree doing in the ocean

[FrEsHtOdEaTh1997]

Im gonna see if I can Get the Link posted

[FrEsHtOdEaTh1997]

Who do u work for Im trying to see if I can get a Job in the near Feature im 13 and I love Photography. Everybody I my photos to (of which I took with my iPhone 4) say they look Pro and I edit them Using my iPhone 4 The camera is great.

[skillbill83]

LOL why are trees there?

Well i guess they are there to be photographed, but i`ve never seen that.

[plasticpunch]

with a place like that is easy to capture a great photo

[IngloriousPancake]

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[saaaaataychicken]

i love how excited you were by the waves! reminds me of me when i see how amazing the sun is when it sets...im like "omg yes yes thats it wow" haha just like talking to a model ... great work!

[jablkovastrudla]

hi there, what tripod did you use? could you recommend some good quality tripods for under 100 euro, please? thanks

[vnk956]

dude u sound like cartman in southpark

"yea okay yea"

[johnny48166]

Is that a D3s or D3x ?

[CaptainG23]

What kind of cycles do the waves come in when the edge of the foam?

[DivivnoC]

this video was so dramatic!

[skibum415]

I saw this asked once or twice before but hadn't seen a response yet. Salt water being very corrosive; I think I noticed what may have been plastic Ziploc bags on the bottom of your tripod but they didn't cover all that much.

How do you protect your tripod from the salt water? Do you rinse it with fresh water and manually dry it upon returning from a photo shoot?

Great photos. They certainly give me something to aspire toward.

Thanks for posting the video!

Regards,

Skibum415

[YurVanGor]

these shots are so...strong....and dramatic

[6527mjap]

I wish I could get a new lens for my camera. ^.^ I like the video so much.

[chupz15]

would you suggest me something about sunset photography?...

i mean like what ISO i will use or shutter speed or the exposure...

Im using nikon 50-mm 1.4g...

thanks for replying i really appreciate it...

[serz1885]

this is just beyond any foto i saw beautiful

[bidoys57]

awesome shots !! ill try it too... tnx

[herrjonna2007]

why so cold colours when the sun is shining in parts of the vid?

[appacana]

I have done this in a a pre-dawn beach sunrise shoot it was an awesome feeling

[7721oopsthatsmypin]

tremendous.

[chupz15]

hi there!

if you are on aperture priority can you adjust your shutter speed?

or it will set automatically what you need on your shutter speed?

[MPhotoDVD]

@chupz15 i would shoot in manual or shutter priority

[99sukhi88]

I m new ,, what do u mean by 5 stop???

I heard abot stops so mny time but realy dobt noe what tht means????

Please

[soneeqboom]

@99sukhi88 it means dropping the aperture...meaning the bigger the "f" number is the darker it will be because less light going in

[atyl1972]

tony, for this composition can you explain modes and meter reading etc before you took the shot, and where did you meter for in the shot, i'm interested in taking this kind of photography up as a hobby ( seascapes / lakes etc. )

thanks

[braymi3]

I love photographing trees...I think of them as an anchor to the world and to capture them in this way is gives them the ability to move over the earth, thank you!

[atyl1972]

tony, when you said a straight 5 neutral density did you refer to the non-graduated kind?

[atyl1972]

also tony, what would you do in the " process " with photoshop etc?

[atyl1972]

tony, what metering mode do you use for shots like this, i use a nikon and would probably use the matrix or centre weighted?

[stoli288]

haha i love how towards the he interrupts his monologue twice for shooting two more! that is so me there in a couple of years time....

[grebrim]

You should try a cable release imho

[mathieuemi666]

Why is such a wide angle so big? I can't understand that.

Otherwise, very good pictures and talented landscape photographer.

[MPhotoDVD]

@mathieuemi666 - it's a f2.8 wide zoom so those tend to have bigger glass.

[gmacorvick]

Love it. What a pro.

[timetotravel]

yep, great shots and an interesting technique

[VincentInaki]

Can your tripod handle salt water? What tripod did you use?

[TheRealEmskiHelp]

That's beautiful, and the tree is a bonus!

[LowerTimes]

Is that a Nikon D700 you're using?

Lovely shots

[LowerTimes]

@LowerTimes Actually I just saw now there's a battery grip on it as well(?) D3 of some sort?

[6Death6Crypt6]

im sry for being stupid but what is 5 stop ND....

[bindazzone]

hi did u used manual mode

[MPhotoDVD]

@bindazzone - either manual mode or shutter priority

[MTBiker152]

Why is thee a tree in the ocean....? and that is really good picture

[MPhotoDVD]

@MTBiker152 This happens with beach erosion.

[garbidz]

@MTBiker152

trees do some pretty dumb things because they are totally made of wood

[DustinBodenVEVO]

@MTBiker152 Tree's grew a long time ago and then the tide rose... Not very difficult to comprehend..

[krisb8781]

@MTBiker152 I was going to ask the same!

[MPhotoDVD]

@Dr0MjNoOoN yes, it's a a soft step grad filter. Tony uses grads made by Singh-Ray filters.

[meltdownman1]

As a newbie I was searching the Tube and I saw on another site that when you take away your eye from the lens piece after setting your "settings" (ap, ISO, shutter speed etc) that ambient light can enter the eyepiece and can affect your photo. One suggestion was to cover the eyepiece to negate this affect. Do you feel this is true and if so could you explain why? I tend to question its validity since I don't see other pros covering the eyepiece as they move away from the eyepiece.

Thanks

[MPhotoDVD]

@meltdownman1 yes, you can get ambient light through the viewfinder with longer expposures. Tony often covers the viewfinder or, with his high end pro camera, closes the viewfinder. Not all cameras have that feature but it does come with the pro level cameras.

[vcbabis]

@meltdownman1 I tried to see if that happens with my Nikon D60.

Took a shot of 10 seconds with closed front cap and fired my flash full power directly inside the viewfinder. I even left ti looking towards the sun. No light entered the sensor.

[meltdownman1]

@vcbabis Thanks for the input VC. Much appreciated from a Canon 5D M2 user. I think I will try your technique and see if I get the same results as you did.

Sincerely,

The Meltdownman

[mettalliko]

can you use external flash for outdoor shooting?

i do have a nikon bodies and do i have to use flash when outdoor?

just wondering

i do indoors all the time

[nilleftw]

@mettalliko of course you can! you don't have to, but you can. or just go with a long exposure/high ISO

[ptlofts]

what brand of tripod is that? thank you.

[MPhotoDVD]

@ptlofts Gitzo tripod with really right stuff ball head

[ptlofts]

@MPhotoDVD Thanks. :)

and by the way, great vids!

[ptlofts]

uau!!!

[in2food]

C'mon folks. What's with this rule of thirds stuff? These are well composed photographs. If it was a sunset with the sun being a central element placed in the middle I might buy the comment but not here. The treetops are in the upper 3rd and the water in the lower 3rd. The horizon in this photo is inconsequential.

[bboylilsoul]

is a tripod really something you need ?? what does it helps ?? Sorry if its a bad question but im a beginner and goin to bye my first slr cam :) sorry for my bad english

[digitalazia]

@bboylilsoul A tripod is a must, and in a shot like the one taken here in 1.6 seconds shutter speed it will be a shaky and blurry photo without the tripod.

so, I guess you know now that it makes the camera still and holds it as long as you want there :)

[katingaman]

slower shutter speeds should be real cool when heavy rain, too =) gotta try it, but its going to be hard to get wet days in the summer heheh

[states123]

Would you please do a video on how to do a portrait on the beach. I love the fact you show the pic that you took with all the info. That really helps. I wil have to try that this weekend.

[davesdaname]

really amazing. I love to hear the enjoyment in the work

[nunnster06]

why no grad filter

[belowinmesock]

i like your technique and agree that receeding water movement works way better than approaching the camera.rule of thirds doesnt bother me here as the tree dominates right upper third of frame lending an anocher point and nice balance.nice work

[nandotche]

great photo . thanks for the tip.

[LivingForLOL]

Funny guy!!

[Lai829]

wow really great shots!

[atyl1972]

hey tony please get some more vids up of you on sites, they're very intuitive to watch

[boldero66]

upgrading and im looking at the canon eos 7d can anyone tell me if this is a decent camera to upgrade to?

i currently own a nikon d60

[chompychomps]

"Yeah, yeah---it's great" Too funny.

[Edisto510]

Great shots at Botany Bay!

[en101com]

Great work!

[pakuplue]

where is this location?

[MPhotoDVD]

Edisto Beach, South Carolina

[1unisol1]

man i'd be scared for my camera :P but it be worth the risk

[atyl1972]

one criticism is the horizon line is smack in the centre and when doing landscape shots this is a no no, otherwise awesome location and dramatic effects

[MPhotoDVD]

It's OK to break the "rules" from time to time. In this case the image works even with a horizon line in the middle.

[atyl1972]

yeah i guess so for this shot and location, it truly is stunning, you're so lucky to be able to shoot at such locations, love watching your vids, another critique.... not enough vids,lol

thanks so much for the vids you have posted they are very helpful and a joy to watch tony

[V2SkiLLz0R]

@MPhotoDVD I agree, looked really awesome even if you "broke the rule" :)

[digitalazia]

@MPhotoDVD : I don't see these things to be rules, they're more of guidelines, sometimes it's hard to compose your photo without putting the horizon at the middle.

I think it worked well in this situation, maybe one way to avoid that is by taking the shot vertically instead of horizontally where you have more options to move the horizon line :)

[manzoni74]

@MPhotoDVD Yeah I agree. In this case, due to the heigh of the trees and the effect you want to get out from the water lines, you had no choice but to keep the horizon line in the middle, it's very understandable. I got a ND filter too and the results are pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing your video

[dcnutter]

The shot at 2:09 is incredible. I agree...very powerful lines leading you back into the water. I love the trees in the tide as well. I don't see that often and it makes for a dramatic shot.

[dcnutter]

What camera and lens were you shooting with? Couldn't you back off the wide angle from 24 to 28mm and eliminate the vignetting in camera?

Great video...really enjoyed it. Thanks!

[pakuplue]

@dcnutter Nikon 24-70 f/2.8

[Itchhhh]

This is awesome. So much more fun that sitting behind a desk all day long. Perhaps its time for a new career!

[franmol01]

inspiring stuff... thanks for the vid