Incoming Tide
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Incoming Tide

Shot on location on a late Moonlit night at Acadia National Park in November 2010. Incoming tide has received critical acclaim in a juried selection for the exhibit Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography, Bates College Museum of Art in 2012. Glad to share it here on APUG.
Location
Acadia NP, Maine
Equipment Used
Pentax 67 w/SMC Pentax 45mm f/4
Exposure
17 Minutes
Film & Developer
Fuji Neopan Acros 100 Xtol diluted 1:1 10 Minutes @ 20c
Paper & Developer
Film Scan
A real beauty. May I ask what film it was shot with? Did you use any ND filters or was it dark enough not to? Curious to ask, as I want to do more long exposure shooting myself!
 
Thank you Holden. Colin, Thanks. I used Fuji Acros 100. No filters. As far as I know, it has the best reciprocity characteristics of any film. Tmax 100 and Delta 100 come in at second place. I recommend you experiment with exposures. Under full Moonlight I generally start at a base exposure of 8 minutes at f/8. Given the 1/2 stop loss of Acros at this exposure, I extend the exposure to 12 minutes. This is a good starting place.Motion over time is a grand element in these night seascapes. Moonlight, stars, and ocean waves. The possibilities are literally endless. I've been doing these types of exposures since 2008 after decades of film astrophotography. That discipline taught me the limits, but also the advantages of film in long exposure work. Good luck in your pursuit of these long time exposures.
 
Ahhh, love it! I have always been a strong believe that the best seascape pictures are taken after the sun has gone down. Very very nice indeed.....I'd certainly be very happy to have this one hanging on my wall! hmmm, we have some glacial rocks near the sea where I live. Might just need to check out tide and moon times coming up!
 
hoffy said:
Ahhh, love it! I have always been a strong believe that the best seascape pictures are taken after the sun has gone down. Very very nice indeed.....I'd certainly be very happy to have this one hanging on my wall! hmmm, we have some glacial rocks near the sea where I live. Might just need to check out tide and moon times coming up!
Give it a try. The results of long exposures like this have an element of surprise! That's part of the attraction.
 

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