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Mystery island (Single)
DESCRIPTION
The subject is a small island near the beach of Laukvik (Norway). With a long shutterspeed I was able to get the water still and get a nice movement in the clouds. When I used longer shutterspeeds the rocks in the foreground weren't visible anymore. That's why I chose for a 30 seconds exposure. To get this shutterspeed I used some neutral density filter.
AUTHOR
About
His interest in nature started for Mart Smit (1991) on an early age. His father Jan Smit, also naturephotographer, tought him how to use a camera and together they often visited the fields. With all the technique he needed to know he created his own style and became succesfull in a few worldwide competitions as the Wildlife Photographer of The Year, Glanzlichter, Argus and also the title of International Wildbird photographer of the year 2008. Together they started the company called ‘Smit in Beeld’ to organize workshops, presentations and to sell their images.
When Mart became 16 years old he started to follow the study named ‘Eco and Wildlife’ to learn more about the natural subjects he would like to photograph. This continued in his next study ‘applied Biology’. In this way he is able to give his images more content. “Definitely not every picture has to be conservative ‘good sharp’ or ‘big in the frame’ so they are recognizable, but they have to be at least biologically true”. The pictures should represent the atmosphere or story he witnessed or wants to tell. Most of the times Mart is photographing in the neighbourhood like the beach or the dunes.
His interest in nature started for Mart Smit (1991) on an early age. His father Jan Smit, also naturephotographer, tought him how to use a camera and together they often visited the fields. With all the technique he needed to know he created his own style and became succesfull in a few worldwide competitions as the Wildlife Photographer of The Year, Glanzlichter, Argus and also the title of International Wildbird photographer of the year 2008. Together they started the company called ‘Smit in Beeld’ to organize workshops, presentations and to sell their images.
When Mart became 16 years old he started to follow the study named ‘Eco and Wildlife’ to learn more about the natural subjects he would like to photograph. This continued in his next study ‘applied Biology’. In this way he is able to give his images more content. “Definitely not every picture has to be conservative ‘good sharp’ or ‘big in the frame’ so they are recognizable, but they have to be at least biologically true”. The pictures should represent the atmosphere or story he witnessed or wants to tell. Most of the times Mart is photographing in the neighbourhood like the beach or the dunes.
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