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Background

This was mid January on a 3 day photo tour. We hit the beach about an hour before sunrise after a comfortable breakfast. The sky started turning as we were driving. It is tempting to drive faster, but experience has taught me there is no real need to race because the colours will be around for some hours. It was close to storm conditions on the black sand beach. A strong wind was blowing from the North, sandblasting us as we made our way to the sea.

Focal length24mm is my workhorse for these long exposure beach shots. My 24mm prime works well with the Magic Cloth.

Aperturef/6.3 is my aperture of choice n the ice beach and I usually have it set so that the beach a few feet in front of me is in focus with the depth of field extending to the shoreline. It is quite robust if your know what you are doing and remember to adjust the focal point when you are right on top of your subject (as was this case).