I am fortunate to live near the coast of Lake
Michigan. The sunsets are stunning, especially in the winter months. Every
March we seem to get a series of days that look much warmer than they feel -
as if Mother Nature is offering a prodding glimpse of the spring to come. I
have shot many winter images of the life guard stations overlooking the
frigid beach and waters. I can't help but think they too await the coming
spring and the end of their solitary interlude.
Technical Details: 1/250th sec at f/10 - 12-24mm lens at
12mm - auto white balance - RAW ISO 100
Getting the correct exposure with the sun in the frame can be tough.
Frequently, Nikon's matrix meeting fails me in these situations. For this
image, I had to dial in a +2/3rds exposure compensation to record the image
properly. In the pixelroom, I opened up the shadows on the beach and
applied a standard amount of sharpening. I elected not to correct the lens
distortion or flare in the final image, as they help richen an already
pensive image.
