The last time I visited Kirra beach I felt like I had a set mindframe of what photographs I wanted to get. It was in my early stages on learning landscape photography and I was very unfamiliar on things I should be doing in order to get the photographs I wanted. That first visit was disappointing and regretful, as I did not do my research into beach photography and what equipment I would need for the slow exposure photographs I was wanting.
Fast forward a year and I feel like I’ve learned so many new things about landscape photography from university. I learned about a neutral density (ND) filter and that it reduces the amount of light without affecting colour tones, allowing full range of slow shutter speeds while bringing motion to the photos.
I received a ND filter as a Christmas present and couldn’t wait to get out and shoot at my favourite beach. I found that I could turn my ND filter to minimum or maximum which makes it darker or lighter. I decided to put it roughly between the two. I was able to dull the light coming in and let me really get some long exposures of the tide coming in and out which worked amazingly!
Can’t wait to use it again.
