T h e S e v e n S i s t e r s by DonDavisUK
Features featured in Your Country’s Best Group. 
The Seven Sisters. Captured from the beach at Birling Gap, East Sussex, UK.
Camera Nikon D700 with 24-120mm Lense.
ISO 200, 1/250sec, f/10, at 50mm.
After many attempts to get the exposure right in this seascape with white cliffs, shooting in Apperture Priority and even using exposure compensation, the results were good but I still wasn’t happy. I finally resolved that the best way to get more detail in the cliffs was to go into manual. I discovered the optimum speed by pressing the shutter half-way, then switched to manual and dialed in the that speed, set the apperture and left it in auto-whitbalance. When I got home I couldn’t believe the lovely detailed shot, correctly exposed as well. Awesome! I’ll be taking my time more often and switching to manual. Takes time but I think it’s well worth the effort to take control of the camera now and again.
Comments
This is beautiful, Don. Well done.
Hi Elana, thanks so much for that. Don.
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Awesome
Thanks very much. Don.
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Magnifficent coast line and YES you managed to get good details into those cliffs,great exposure
Hi Hans, thanks my friend.
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Stunning !!
Hey there Sean, thanks my friend. Don.
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A stunning shot Don and a fave x
Hi Irene, thank you very much. Don.
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When you think about it that is more or less how we always used to take photos back in the “old days” of film and pre auto! This photo is a classic and what a great sky, too!
I got home a couple of days ago and This is my first posting. In this situation, which was quite dark, I didn’t have a clue what settings to use so I chickened out and put it on AUTO.
All the best
Peter
Oh WOW! He’s back, can’t wait to take a look-see:-) Hope you had a great time Peter? Thanks for you comment… Don.
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Great work Don…total fave Mate:o)
Thanks so much for that and the FAV. Awesome…
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Pure magic Don!! An instant fave for me the colours and details are superb! Also, thank you for the description of how you took this magical image! I have learnt from it :)
Hey there Tainia, thanks so much for that. So have I:-) LOL…
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This is totally stunning, all the detail from the texture of the rocks in the sea and then detail on the cliff face and that sky and clouds and even a little sail boat, a masterpiece. Thank you for saying how you managed it Don, i will hold that imformation when I am out and think on manual sometimes, im not the greatest at that I let my camera do a lot of the work. : ) a Fav
Hi Karen, thanks so much for that. Me too:-) Normally, but I was getting blinkies in the sky and cliffs in auto, so had to try something:-) LOL.
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P.S. Thanks very much for the FAV… Always appreciated… Hopy you get many photo-opps this week. Don.
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