Saurabh Deoras - Landscape and Nature Photography

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Saurabh Deoras > "Bean Hollow Tidepool" Location: Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California. Bean Hollow state beach has such interesting rock formations that can keep a landscape photographer busy for months. I have a few spots that I frequently visit on this beach and fine tune my images by shooting over and over at those spots. One such spot is this tidepool where, in particular, I like the central rock. This was shot during sunset when the last rays of the light directly illuminated the rocks. Shooting at sunrise could be tricky but I may just give that a try as well... will see how that goes later. [Purchase print or digital license] Tech Info: Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @22mm Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Exposure: 71sec at f/13 and ISO 50 Filters: A circular polarizer to remove glare off water surface, then two LEE ND Grads 0.9 Hard edge and 0.75 Soft Edge stacked together to balance lighting in the sky and the foreground. I like to bring out the natural colors in the image that are often impossible to capture without good lighting conditions. Most of my images were shot during twilight conditions and have minimal post processing that is often limited to dodging, burning and saturation adjustment. These techniques, though much easier to apply in digital era, have been used since the dawn of photography.
Saurabh Deoras > "Pacific Sunset II" Location: Graywhale Cove, San Mateo County, California. A long exposure with minimalist composition was definitely the way to go for this image. The sunset light that was reflecting off the water was very subtle and using long exposure the water was rendered smooth and quiet adding to the mood of the image. [Purchase print or digital license] Tech Info: Lens: Canon 17-40mm f/4L @17mm Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Exposure: 15sec at f/16 and ISO 50 Filters: SinghRay 3 Stop ND grad hard edge to balance exposure of the sky and the foreground An image shot directly facing the direction of the sun can often result in excessive contrast or dark areas. Using graduated neutral density filters I could "even-out" the exposures in the sky and land but that was not enough. By selectively working on the shadow areas in post processing I could obtain this image that resembled what I saw.
Saurabh Deoras > "Pacific Sunset" Location: Graywhale Cove, San Mateo County, California. California coastline is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world and what better time to hit the coast other than at sunsets. I have been on this beach several times but it is always a unique experience to photograph it. That is because the sand is constantly changing, sometimes exposing and sometimes covering these rocks. On this particular day everything came together well. I was lucky to get the water motion that spread out from the center and resembled the clouds in the sky. The light was very good and created warm tones that I love to capture. It was a very rewarding experience and hope you enjoyed this image too. [Purchase print or digital license] Tech Info: Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L @20mm Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Exposure: 1sec at f/13 and ISO 50 (1 sec exposure gives nice water motion lines) Filters: Singh-Ray 2-stop ND Grad to balance lighting in the sky and the foreground. One of the ways to create dynamic effects in the image is to use long exposure times. When I used a shutter speed of 1 sec for this image the water motion was captured creating a whole new dimension in the image.
Saurabh Deoras > "Lichen Rock" Location: Mt. Tamalpais, Mill Valley, California. One of the most spectacular displays of nature in the San Francisco bay area is the fog rolling into the bay, and viewing it from the top of Mt. Tamalpais is like going to another world above the clouds. Also seen in the image are lichen covered rock and the golden grass that are so characteristic of the California landscape. [Purchase print or digital license] Tech Info: Lens: Canon 17-40mm f/4L @29mm Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Exposure: 2sec at f/11 and ISO 50 Filters: SinghRay 2 stop hard edge ND grad I learnt recently that lichens were one of the first species to evolve on the planet giving rise to more complex plants. This place gives a sense of perspective where these lichens can be seen together with the giant redwoods at the foothills.
Saurabh Deoras > "Doomsday Forecast" Location: Garrapata State Park, Monterey-Carmel Area, California. It is sometimes fun to venture out on a stormy day. As the clouds were just getting ready for the downpour I decided to make this final shot before heading back to shelter. [Purchase print or digital license] Tech Info: Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L @28mm Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Exposure: 0.6sec at f/11 and ISO 50 Filters: SinghRay 3 Stop ND grad hard edge
Saurabh Deoras > "Rocks of Pescadero" Location: Pescadero State Beach, California. What I love about coastal photography is that every beach has something unique about it. On Pescadero the highlight ought to be these rocks that constantly get pulled in by the waves and pushed back ashore with every tide cycle. [Purchase print or digital license] Tech Info: Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L @24mm Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Exposure: 10sec at f/9 and ISO 50 Filters: SinghRay 2 stop and 3 stop ND grad stacked together The dramatic perspective of the rocks was created using the wide angle lens positioned close to the ground and directly behind the largest rocks. Use of wide angles is interesting and often tricky due to perspective distortion but can help to create dramatic landscapes.
"Bean Hollow Tidepool"
Location: Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California.

Bean Hollow state beach has such interesting rock formations that can keep a landscape photographer busy for months. I have a few spots that I frequently visit on this beach and fine tune my images by shooting over and over at those spots. One such spot is this tidepool where, in particular, I like the central rock.

This was shot during sunset when the last rays of the light directly illuminated the rocks. Shooting at sunrise could be tricky but I may just give that a try as well... will see how that goes later.

[Purchase print or digital license]

Tech Info:
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @22mm
Camera: Canon 5D Mk II
Exposure: 71sec at f/13 and ISO 50
Filters: A circular polarizer to remove glare off water surface, then two LEE ND Grads 0.9 Hard edge and 0.75 Soft Edge stacked together to balance lighting in the sky and the foreground.

I like to bring out the natural colors in the image that are often impossible to capture without good lighting conditions. Most of my images were shot during twilight conditions and have minimal post processing that is often limited to dodging, burning and saturation adjustment. These techniques, though much easier to apply in digital era, have been used since the dawn of photography.
Saurabh Deoras > "Bean Hollow Tidepool" Location: Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California. Bean Hollow state beach has such interesting rock formations that can keep a landscape photographer busy for months. I have a few spots that I frequently visit on this beach and fine tune my images by shooting over and over at those spots. One such spot is this tidepool where, in particular, I like the central rock. This was shot during sunset when the last rays of the light directly illuminated the rocks. Shooting at sunrise could be tricky but I may just give that a try as well... will see how that goes later. [Purchase print or digital license] Tech Info: Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @22mm Camera: Canon 5D Mk II Exposure: 71sec at f/13 and ISO 50 Filters: A circular polarizer to remove glare off water surface, then two LEE ND Grads 0.9 Hard edge and 0.75 Soft Edge stacked together to balance lighting in the sky and the foreground. I like to bring out the natural colors in the image that are often impossible to capture without good lighting conditions. Most of my images were shot during twilight conditions and have minimal post processing that is often limited to dodging, burning and saturation adjustment. These techniques, though much easier to apply in digital era, have been used since the dawn of photography.
"Bean Hollow Tidepool"
Location: Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California.

Bean Hollow state beach has such interesting rock formations that can keep a landscape photographer busy for months. I have a few spots that I frequently visit on this beach and fine tune my images by shooting over and over at those spots. One such spot is this tidepool where, in particular, I like the central rock.

This was shot during sunset when the last rays of the light directly illuminated the rocks. Shooting at sunrise could be tricky but I may just give that a try as well... will see how that goes later.

[Purchase print or digital license]

Tech Info:
Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L @22mm
Camera: Canon 5D Mk II
Exposure: 71sec at f/13 and ISO 50
Filters: A circular polarizer to remove glare off water surface, then two LEE ND Grads 0.9 Hard edge and 0.75 Soft Edge stacked together to balance lighting in the sky and the foreground.

I like to bring out the natural colors in the image that are often impossible to capture without good lighting conditions. Most of my images were shot during twilight conditions and have minimal post processing that is often limited to dodging, burning and saturation adjustment. These techniques, though much easier to apply in digital era, have been used since the dawn of photography.
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