Motion blur in surf photography creates a sense of impact and conveys the image as both dynamic and adventurous. This can be accomplished very simply with the following technique.
In life we cannot simply run from everything that can potentially harm us. Nobody wants to live in a greenhouse protected from having any fun, what fun could life be without the odd danger, a life without hurdles presents no challenge. That’s not the life for me.
Polar Bears in Okinawa? Surely my eyes were deceiving me? How could the image be lying to me, the playback image on my DSLR couldn’t lie, could it?
Dragging the shutter of a camera to create specific effects is something I use a lot in Ocean and surf photography.
As with all waves they come in sets. A noticeable lull would then be followed by a “Holy Moly” session when the size of the waves would again have me questioning my choice of shooting location.
Macro lighting diffusion is a pathway that many a macro photographer will tell is fraught with confusion, consternation, and frustration. This can be confounded even more especially when photographing subjects with greater levels of reflective qualities, beetles, and certain flying insects.