Digital Camera World - UK (2021-03)

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f/13 min2.5 100 ISO

PRO SHOT

Ashness Jetty

This image was taken after a dull

sunset – but the great thing about

the blue hour is that it occurs

regardless of cloud cover and

weather. A six-stop ND filter was

used to increase the exposure time

to 2.5 minutes, in order to capture

the horizontal movement of clouds

and smooth out the choppy water.

PRO ADVICE

Consider composition

Lead-in lines are a powerful

compositional device that help

lead the viewers’ eye into an image.

This centrally composed shot,

with the horizon also in the centre,

may break the rule of thirds, but

that can be forgiven thanks to

the strength of the lead-in line

and the symmetry of the scene.

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