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The slow shutter speed
emphasises motion in the grass
Beach huts by Rob Outen
I have been
wanting to take
a picture of
these wonderful
beach huts for
some time and
I finally got the chance when
spending a day visiting
multiple coastal locations.
I decided to use the windy
weather to my advantage
when attempting to acquire
a unique image and felt that
a little colour popping when
post-processing would add
some additional intrigue.
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Chris says: One of the
advantages to living here
in the UK is that no matter
where you live, you’re never
more than 70 miles away
from your nearest stretch of
coastline, and pictures like
the one that Rob has taken
here only help to reinforce
the seaside’s abundant
photographic potential.
Of course, when visiting
the stunning coastline, there
is a certain predictability that
the weather will be, well,
allowing the huts to stand out Canon 77D | 18mm | 8sec | f/11 | ISO 100
in the composition.
Rob’s decision to colour
pop the image during his
post-processing so that the
huts are in colour among their
black & white surroundings
reinforces the fact that these
unpredictable, but Rob has buildings are the clear focal
used the windy conditions point of the photograph.
on the day of his shoot to his The only aspect of this
advantage. The use of an ND shot that could benefit from
filter has allowed him to correction is the slight curve
select a slow shutter speed that’s visible in the horizon.
to emphasise the motion This can often occur when
among the marram grass in using wide-angle lenses and
the foreground, creating a is a straightforward fix in
pleasing soft appearance, and Photoshop (see panel).
Straighten your horizon
Wide-angle lenses can result in a slightly curved horizon
in your shots, but this can be easily straightened in
Photoshop. Open your image and go to Filter>Lens
Correction. Uncheck the box next to Auto Scale Image
and select Transparency in the Edge drop-down menu.
Press A to select the straighten tool and drag the mouse
from where the horizon meets the left edge of your
image to where it meets the right edge, then hit OK.
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