I took the featured photo while hiking along the rocky coast of Grand Manan Island. This island is in the middle of the Bay of Fundy on the Atlantic Coast of Canada in the New Brunswick province.
I spotted the ferry boat long before it reached the island and immediately had an idea for the shot. I had plenty of time to setup the tripod, choose the right angle and wait until the boat reached the perfect spot.
I think this shot well represents the essence of Atlantic Canada and its beauty
Loc: 44.771665, -66.739690
Shooting
The goal of the composition was to emphasize the contrast of colors and textures between smooth, blue water and rough, yellow/green vegetation.
- Camera: Sony a6000
- Lens: Sony 10-18
- Focal Length: 10mm
- Shooting Mode: Aperture Priority (A)
- ISO: 100
- Aperture: F16
- Shutter Speed: 1/25s
- Bracketing: 3 (-1, 0, 1)
- Tripod: FEISOL Tournament CT-3442
- Ballhead: FEISOL CB-40D
Editing & Processing
It was a single RAW image editing.
Lightroom (90%)
Aspect ratio change from 3×2 to 4×3 (Crop Overlay Tool).
Lightroom Rapid Editing workflow. I used Point Lobos style preset from Landscape Collection in a combination with adjustment presets from TOOLKIT to tweak the image.Lightroom Editing Formula: Point Lobos (9, 13, 17, 21, 31)
Photoshop (10%)
Cleaning (Stamp Tool)Plugins: DeNoise (noise reduction), Topaz Detail (local contrast boost).
Total Time: 15min
Before & After Transformation
