Practical Photography - UK (2020-02)

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Above A Thermos with a hot drink is

ideal for keeping up spirits.

Above Try to shield your lens from sea

spray and keep a lens cloth to hand.

24 PracticalPhotograPhy

Watching giant Waves pound the

shoreline is as humbling as it is fascinating.

the sea makes for an enticing subject for

a unique breed of photographer – those

who are willing to take on the elements for

the chance to get somestunning

im ages of nature’s ferocious

beauty. andrew davidson

(i nstagram.com/

shandyboy159) is one

such photographer.

“as with many

other photography

enthusiasts, i most

enjoy taking landscape

im ages. the more dramatic

th e image, the better.Forthis

re ason, i particularlyliketo

ca pture the power ofthesea.it is a

dramatic force of nature,destructiveand

wi ld yet often beautiful. Late one afternoon

i was keeping an eye on the weather

conditions and forecast, and found the

wind, high tide and sunset were all aligning

in my favour. i immediately headed off to

seaham, county durham, to try my luck

and see what i could get. after an hour of

standing in the cold, and the sun hiding

behind cloud cover, i was about to give up.

“thewaves were impressive,

but the light was very flat and

uninspiring. suddenly, the

setting sun found a gap

in the clouds and cast

a fiery glow over the top

of the larger waves and

the lighthouse. the

contrasting light was

perfect. it was a very

brief moment and only

lasted a few minutes, but

i knew then that i had captured

something spectacular.

“i wenthome happy. cold, but happy.

When i checked this particular image, it

required very little editing. a little change

to the clarity and highlights was all that

was needed.”

# 5 Brave the elements

fo r dramatic seascapes

tip

Keepa safe

di stance

Theseais unpredictable.

Whenphotographing

storms,alwayskeepa safe

distanceanddon’t

take risks.

StormS

Canon 5D MkII | 313mm |1/320sec | f/6.3 | ISO 640