A long exposure from the southern end of Clearwater Beach looking west shows Venus setting over the last bits of a beautiful sunset.
Sometimes there is nothing better to unwind at the end of a week than to pack up the camera and tripod and head to the shore. I have several favorite spots depending on what I’m in the mood to shoot. Clearwater beach can be very crowded compared to other beaches, and even after dark it can have a surprising number of people milling around. I have learned not to gripe about that (like some landscape photographers do) and take it in stride. Sometimes the people end up being an interesting element in the photograph, like in these images:
The rock pile at the southern end of Clearwater Beach. I really like what the silhouetted man brings to this image.
In a long exposure image, objects standing still will be sharp, moving objects are blurred. I like how the one guy taking a video with his cell phone is sharp and all the others are blurred.
Hope everyone out there has a great week!
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