Photography World

The Needles are the tall, thinner sea stacks to the south of Haystack Rock. I photographed this with the EOS 5D Mark III and EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS. 1/10, f/16, ISO 200.

Wind and Water carved up the sand on the beach, creating a great foreground to use for this shot. EOS 5D Mark III, EF 16-35 f/2.8L II. Exposure was 4 seconds, f/16, ISO 100. I used a 3 stop, soft edged graduated ND filter to help darken the sky, and a 6 stop ND filter to slow down my exposure.

From Ecola State Park, you can view the vast expanse of Cannon Beach below. EOS 5D Mark III, EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS, with a 5-stop and 6-stop ND filter stacked together to create the long exposure. 30 seconds, f/25, ISO 160.

Thor’s Well, at Cape Perpetua, is breathtaking in showcasing the ocean’s power. EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70, f/2.8L II, at 31mm. 1/5, f/16, ISO 100. Due to the spray I was unable to use a graduated neutral density filter, so in the raw processing I pulled the exposure for the sky back using a digital graduated filter in Adobe Camera RAW.

The temperate rain forest features a plethora of flora. This is wood sorrel blanketing the forest floor. EOS 5D Mark III, EF 14mm f/2.8L II. 1/25, f/8, ISO 400.

Indian Beach features a rocky area along with a wide expanse of sand. On this day, gray clouds had been hanging around all day, keeping the light pretty flat and boring. Just as the sun began to set, the layers of clouds separated and began reflecting this unbelievable color. To capture it, I used both a 3 stop hard edged graduated neutral density filter, stacked on top of a hard edged 4 stop graduated ND. That brought out the color nicely and allowed me to maintain good detail in the foreground. 1/15, f/16, ISO 400. EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70 f/2.8L II at 50mm.

Haystack Rock dominates the landscape at Cannon Beach. The wet sand, dramatic skies, and great light combined for some great images. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70 f/2.8L II at 24mm. 1/40 second at f/16, ISO 200. I used a 4 stop graduated neutral density filter on the sky.

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