La Courtine. Etretat, Normandy, France.

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I'm eager to know what you think of this picture, thanks in advance.

 

Paolo

A beautiful view!

I like the smoothness in the sky and water, contrasting with a beautiful landform. Great image.

I like the composition and the hues of the water and the sky. Overall this is a very lovely image. Katherine

Como las otras, excelente.

Beautiful image. Interesting composition with large empty green area on the right counterbalancing the high cliff on the left. Interesting colours. Two (probably) silly) questions: why 20 sec exposure and why so many filters? Cheers. Yves P. (http://imagesyves.net)

 

Thank you everybody for your comments.

 

Yves, that's not a silly question at all. I wanted to have the sea looking as much smooth as possible, but I was in full daylight, as it was around 19:30 hours. Even with the overcasted sky, and even full stopping down the lens, the exposure time was only 1/2 seconds, a too fast time to move the sea surface.

 

Using a polarizer and a 8x ND filter I gained 5 more stops, obatining therefore, with a slight over-exposure, 20 secs. Finally, I used a graduated filter to darken the sky, while keeping a correct exposure on the cliffs and the sea.

 

Salut, Paolo