![]() |
Old Dock Pilings, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey Time after time, I am in position to photograph the sunset with many other photographers and observers around me. It is (usually) lots of fun talking to those nearby, but ... as soon as the sun goes behind the horizon, most people pack up and leave. 24mm f/11.0 1/8s ISO 100 |
![]() |
Sand Fence at Island Beach State Park, NJ Even though beautiful, it sometimes takes effort and creativity to find interesting photo compositions at a beach. At Island Beach State Park (near Seaside Park, New Jersey), I was exploring when I discovered this sand fence creating great late-day shadows in the nearly undisturbed sand. The undisturbed sand on the unrestricted side of the fence is not easy to find. The late day sun is of course often available. 17mm f/16.0 1/40s ISO 200 |
![]() |
Waves in the Sand Angled sunlight creates a pattern of shadows in the wind-driven waves of sand in this picture. Depth of field is a concern in such a photo. While f/11.0 is a very narrow aperture for an APS-C-sized sensor, the 32mm focal length uses up the DOF it creates in this photo. 32mm f/11.0 1/125s ISO 400 |
![]() |
Hurricane Sandy-Damaged Pier While the incredible sunset over Barnegat Bay captures your attention first, it is the pier that tells the story. Hurricane Sandy ravaged the New Jersey coast and this pier going out into Barnegat Bay remains witness to the event. 16mm f/11.0 20s ISO 100 |
![]() |
Wild Rose at Island Beach State Park Sometimes, taking your wife to the roses is better than taking the roses to your wife. Remember that. 17mm f/11.0 1/40s ISO 100 |
![]() |
Sand Fence, Island Beach State Park The sand at Island Beach State Park, especially after being refreshed by Hurricane Sandy, was very white. Color enters this picture via a late day sun reflecting off of a bleached wooden sand fence. The shadow tones, lacking direct sunlight, take on a much cooler tone. Another photography benefit of the sand fence is that it prevents people from disturbing the sand on the other side, leaving only photogenic wind ripples. 18mm f/11.0 1/125s ISO 400 |
![]() |
Rainbow of Color in White Sand The natural pattern of wind-blown sand is irresistable for landscape photographers. These never-the-same natural patterns scream out to us. For a variation, I located sand ripples that were being directly-lit (at an angle) for a white tone, shaded for a blue tone and lit by the reflection of a sand fence for an orange/red tone. The result was a rainbow of colors - with the requisite rippled texture present. 18mm f/8.0 1/250s ISO 400 |
![]() |
Dune Grasses at Island Beach State Park Light from a setting sun illuminates the top of the dune grasses at Island Beach State Park near Seaside Park, NJ. 155mm f/2.8 1/200s ISO 100 |
![]() |
Sunset on the East Coast Beach, Island Beach State Park East coast beaches are usually better situated for sunrises than sunsets and Island Beach State Park, just south of Seaside Park in New Jersey, is usual in this regard. 14mm f/11.0 3.2s ISO 100 |