Long Exposure Photography-Savannah Area Coastal Scenes

With a new neutral density from Singh-Ray filters in my camera bag, I set out on my bike to photograph some coastal water scenes near my house which sits in a neighborhood facing the Burnside River on Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia. This is my first attempt at long exposure photography which requires not only a DSLR, but a tripod, a remote camera cable to avoid camera shake, a timer, the filter of choice and a ton of patience. After several days shooting on windy hot days, the four images below are the result. 

For more on long exposure photography creativity, visit Deborah Sandidge's Photoblog. Deb is a professional photographer well-known in the world of creative photography.

 South Harbor Dock

Canon 5D Mark 11

 Lens Canon 24-105 mm f/4 L IS

Exposure f/19- 16 seconds

Filter-Singh-Ray MorSlo 10 stop ND

 Incoming Tide
Moon River Landing, Savannah Ga
f/11-19 seconds

 Overlooking the Burnside River

Moon River Landing

Exposure f/11-16 seconds

Reflection

Moon River Landing

Exposure f/11-16 seconds

A Taste of Summer-Blackberries

A Taste of Summer
Canvas Textures
Fuzzimo

I am a big fan of perusing food and lifestyle magazines! Because I am a Southerner through and through, I can hardly wait for my issue of Garden and Gun to arrive! This glossy high end magazine with beautiful photographs features the latest on everything Southern-food and drink, crafts, events and travel. I was very excited when in Day 12 of Beyond Beyond Layers, Kim challenged us to recreate or give our unique spin on a favorite page in a magazine using layers, text, images in Photoshop and Lightroom or tinting a photo black and white using graduated filters. My inspiration came from a promotional ad for the Sideboard, Garden and Gun Store a featuring fine artisanal foods for sale. I hope you enjoy my take on this ad. By the way, you can find the recipes here and here on my food blog, Cafe Lynnylu.

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Sleeping Seagull

Seagull resting on the beach at Tybee Island, Georgia. Image was edited in Photoshop CS6, transferred to Rad Lab for processing and then layered with two texture images (Trace and Sophia) from Kim Klassen's- the cloth and paper collection. Sharing with Texture Tuesday-the times two eDition.

Tybee Island on Dwellable

Beyond Beyond Layers-Days 8 and 9

Beyond Beyond Layers-Day 8-Chalk Love

Beyond Beyond Layers-Day 9-Text Play

I'm really enjoying Beyond Beyond Layers taught by the very talented arttist, Kim Klassen, but I' m

so behind on posting the lessons. Here are two from Day 8 and Day 9.  The first photo uses the magic film texture from the  Cloth and Paper Collection along with one of my favorite quotes regarding food and life. I first saw this quote on the wall of a restaurant at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam and upon further research found it was a Luciano Pavarotti quote. 

The second photo was taken with my iPhone 5 and needs no explanation as the quote says it all. The spice mix is called Baharat, a North African mix traditionally used to season lamb.
Looking forward to posting more from Beyond Beyond Layers soon.

Daffodils and Lemon Biscotti

Recipe for the Lemon Biscotti on Cafe Lynnylu. Sharing with Kim Klassen Cafe-Sharing a Little Texture Love. Image textured with "Anna" from Kim's Downton 11 Textures.

1949 Vintage Fire King Oven Glass

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Kathi Artigliere Pinterest Board Fire King

Lemon Biscotti Collage

Perfect Effects Borders

Tybee Island-Back River Scenes

Back River, Tybee Island

Tybee Island, Georgia

Back River Fences with Abandoned Yellow Chair

Tybee Island on Dwellable

Tybee Island Images in Black and White

For thousands of years before the Spanish settlers arrived in the 16th century, native Americans, the Euchee in particular, navigated the ocean waters around today's Tybee Island. Tybee is the Euchee word for "salt". In 1520, the Spanish took over the island and named it Los Bajos. Pirates roamed the island and today, Tybee Island celebrates the annual Tybee Pirate Festival, a rousing tribute to the plundering and marauding band of rogues.

Beachcombers flock to the island in the summertime where a long expanse of sandy beach awaits. There are two piers, the one in the photo below is on the ocean side and the back river pier. Very prominent stands Tybee Island Light, once a beacon for guiding mariners safe entrance into the Savannah river, and now a museum with five historic buildings situated on a five acre site. Up 178 stairs to the First Order Fresnel lens, one can view miles and miles ocean and surrounding scenery.

Tybee Island Lighthouse

Tybee Island Lighthouse Silhouette

Seagull

Tybee Island on Dwellable

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