These are some of the contact sheets that include all of my long exposure images. They weren’t all taken on the same day, which allowed me to capture the area in different light.

Editing

Most of the images have been editing in the same way using similar processes, so I will only show one example of the editing process.

I decided not to use the basic filters, gradual filters, and radial filters. Instead I used the brush as there are lots of different elements that need to be individually focused on. I used the brush to select different parts of the image, for example I started with the pier, I increase the shadows, clarity, and the sharpness. The red is only showing the mask and won’t be there in the final image, as it helps you see where the edited are happening, but I turn it off when making the adjustments. I also used a brush filter on the water where I decreased the temperature, clarity, and texture.

For images that I combined multiple image to create one final image. I made sure that they were all aligned before making them into one image, then made the edits.

Final/Best Images

I edited all of the good images in Photoshop. For some of the images I had to merge approximately 10 images to create a single final image, and then do all of the simple edits, such as gradual and radial filters, brushes, contrast, exposure, etc.

I love the mist look that the water has, due to the long exposure. It is a combination of 8 images, which really helped display the effect. The composition is good as it includes the green, seaweed covered rocks, which balances out the green in the background of the headland.

This image expresses a wide selection of colours as it was shot during sunset. It is a composition of 10-15 images, as this helped it get the surreal look.

These images give off a cold atmosphere, they were shot earlier in the day compared to the two images above. They are my strongest images however they still show great camera skills and they have an interesting composition.

I like this image a lot, although it is not clear it was taken at Bouley Bay, it is clear that it is associated with a bay and the rock formations around a coastline. It strongly captures motion and the black and white edit creates more of a contrast, that brings out the blurred lines that is the highlighted water from where the sun is shining on it.

Another one of my favourite images, however there where boats in the image, but I removed them as they were blurry because they were moving. Plus, it gives a more natural look to they photo, although it takes away from the authentic bay feeling.

This is another more colourful image. It was taken at high tide during a sunset. If gives off tropical ocean blue colours, which contrasts with the pink sky. This colour combination gives off a calming feeling.

This image was taken at the secret bay behind the pier at Bouley Bay. The rocks were just peaking above the water, which made for some interesting shots. The combination of blue and orange gives off a tranquil vibe.

Not the best image, however it showcases the bay during golden hour. And having the water out of focus makes the viewers focus shift to the islet and the headland behind.

Another favourite image, the blue tone creates a surreal, alone, spooky atmosphere. Whilst, the shuttle

Overall, I love how these photos came out. The long exposure effect creates a new perspective on the area