Taking and processing interesting* seascapes
Returning to Noordhoek in Cape Town after five years away, I produced the best seascape results of my career — mostly because post-processing has advanced further than camera technology for this genre, and I now plan each image as a 2- to 3-layer composite before shooting it. The critical skill is knowing which shutter speed serves which role: 2 minutes for misty-water simplification, 1/5 second for visible water streaks, 1/8000 second for freezing wave impact.