As noted in an earlier post, we went to the beach in Wildwood, New Jersey in August. We got amazing weather while we were there. There was not an ounce of rain for the entire stay and for the most part, the nights were clear.
While I may love a clear night for astrophotography, I want clouds in the sky for my landscape photography. A boring blue sky makes the picture feel empty which is why so many photographers use Luminar to change the sky. As far as a moody sky is concerned, I lucked out in that department as well. I went to the beach at sunset for 2 evenings and the sky could not be more interesting with a mix of clouds and twilight colors.
In the pic below, not only did I capture the amazing colors and clouds of the sky, but the moon was also present! On top of that, I love the kid pointing up at the sky. He wasn’t intentionally doing that and I didn’t stage it. It just happened to be one of those moments.
When I first started doing photography, I lived in New York City. During that time, I shot street photography which was capturing the landscape of the city with a touch of people in it. To do this, I used ultra wide & wide angle lenses. I take the same approach to landscape photography. I think adding people into your photo makes it more interesting.
In the pic below, I captured a fisherman on the beach at sunset. The fisherman ended up being a silhouette with the heavy light in foreground. I love the colors, clouds, and course, the presence of the fisherman.
My next 2 photos do not include people. The one below is of the shore, shot with a very wide angle lens. I have a Canon 14-35 so it was somewhere within this range.
This one is of the sky, water, and reflections. I was using a polarizer on my lens, but I was so excited to be capturing some awesome photos that I didn’t tune it at all. In this instance, the polarizer may have been tuned correctly to capture those reflections. A lucky shot in my opinion.
Lastly, what is a beach without a beach town. Wildwood is one of the oldest New Jersey beach towns and is right across from Cape May which I learned was the first beach resort in all of the United States! The picture below shows Wildwood’s town landscape from the beach at sunset.
