It's my first time, I go an Island! That's in Persian Golf and located on a narrow strip of tropical vegetation in the Northern Hemisphere. (I mean Kish Island)
It will be my first experience with my DSLR camera, so i want to take as great i can. So i decide to take some Tips from 1x.com experience members about that.

With the climate of this Island::
Is there any Idea or Tips about taking shots from BEACH or THE ISLAND itself??

Thanks to all.....and hope to come back with great shots....

What a strange question, Aslan !

The only tips i can give you is protect your camera from salt wather, don´t take long exposures of milky whater in sunset (it´s one of the biggest cliches in photography world) and shoot whatever you like in original shoots with good exposure and compositions :))))

Hmmm normally I would recommend to have a nude model ready, but Kish is not Ibiza I suppose.
Beware of high humidity, sand and sea vapor (very little water drops blown by the wind close to the shore). Take a polarising and a strong neutral density filter, and a red or tabac gradual filter for those obligatory sunsets. And an alarm clock to be at the shore when the sun rises. Good luck on your mission commander!

Ready for what ? :)

Make sure you have a Sigma 10-20mm lens nailed at 10mm, at least 5 stops of ND grad and 3 stops of normal grad, point it at the Sun over a rocky foreshore with a few waves and I guarantee you will come home a happy beach sunset photographer, works for me everytime but then again they don't call me Monsieur Cliche for nothing....

You speak in contradictions!! What is he "like" sunsets and milky water???

My best advice is the second half of Rui's contradiction: shoot whatever you like, and yes, try to be a bit original.

To carry the equipment of course.

Get it. So... make sure she is a brunette ;)

That is terrible, Clyde. Last guy i see photographing sunsets and milky whater was eaten by a tyranosaurus rex ... and that tyranosaurus are now search for goat photographers

Ahh, i forgot that ! If you are using a 10-20 Sigma, don´t care at all with salt whater in that "lense"! :)))))))))

I must have been definitely a landscape photographer with no eye for street photo :)))

This is absolutely correct.
Last year I had shootings in the UAE and Egypt - both times with wind, high humidity and dusty air - and had finally a big surprise when checking the pictures on the big screen - full of dust spots coming on the sensor while changing the lenses.

Watch out for sand and little insects! My UV filter was wrecked by scratches, and lots of tiny black bugs escaped into my camera when changing lenses. Low POV and foreground elements are nice too. :)

Does that explain the grain on your images Alex ? :))

Watch out for the sharks too.

Definitively not ! Sharks give originality in beach pictures ! :-|

Listen to my advice folks, a sigma 10-20mm lens permanently attached negates the problem of dust, I'm not just a pretty face you know.....

:-))

So finally it is a good place for grainy pics about sharks in long exposure milky water, holding nude model between its teeth with gorgeous sunset behind. Don't know how to include the T-rex though... Are you sure about the T-rex Rui ?

No, that's just to annoy people. 20 tiny black dots in the upper left corner on every photo I've taken in the past 6 months is not funny though. :)

GO with a point & shoot camera (no problem with dust). Take shots about local beauties and forget the photography... It is a dangerous sport!!

BTW if you see a goat in the beach do not lose opportunity to get a shot. It will be instantly published... Goats at the beach is a great motif. I wonder if 1x gallery have any :)))

Goats don´t like beach.


Yes, shure. Is also original, but for call a T-Rex you need to make a long exposure with milky whater at sunset, with John Parminter´s 10-20 sigma lense. :))))

... then you get a motion blur ghosty T-rex. Perfect for 1X publication if converted B+W

So, if it is a rare shot, he must take the shot. "The strange journey of a goat", could be the photo tittle. :)))

Rui the goat had no idea what was happening when he was forced out of his pleasant little Portugese village in the into a large box by a man with thirty kilos of photography equipment on his back. He was thoroughly amazed to wake up in the Persian golf and even more stunned when the make-up was applied. This was just the beginning for Rui.

Goats Reloaded!!!

:)))

I don't think I want to hear about Portugese men reloading goats...

Hello! But I digress... :) The only think i can suggest is if where you are staying is air conditioned you need to give your equipment time to adjust to the warm humid air. The lens will fog over if you take a cool dry lens in to a warm humid environment. This takes 30 minutes or so... alternatively.. you can build a light box.. a small box with a low wattage bulb and keep your camera and lenses in there.. this will eliminate the temperature difference. Good luck ad look forward to seeing your work on here. :)

Wait! I though that was my job??

Digression is not the exclusive province of any photographer? :)

Did you ever ask them?

What if the beach is of white sand ? Do you shoot it like you would shoot snow ?

No, I would definitely recommend to wear different shoes.

Wow ... another hiper-misunderstending 1X thread !!! :)))))


Yes, Mao. If white sand is very bright, is like shot in snow, you need sun glasses to :))))))

You need sunglasses anyway if you want to look cool.

... furthermore sunglasses is the only outfit allowed on the nude model.

Really thanks, I read all of them and find them really useful, I decide to summarize all of them here:

Be Careful About:
1. Protect camera from salt water
2. Protect lens when you move it from warm to cold or opposite, and some ways to prevent fog
3. Protect lens from dust, vapor and insect when you change lens.

Do These Ways to Take Better Shots:
1. Take shot whatever you like in original shoots with good exposure and compositions.
2. Don´t take long exposures of milky water in sunset.
3. Take a polarizing and a strong neutral density filter, and a red or tabac gradual filter for those obligatory sunsets.
4. Take a alarm clock (Set it and don't forget sunset time)
5. Point camera at the Sun over a rocky foreshore with a few waves.
6. Low POV and foreground elements are nice.
7. T-Rex = Long exposure+Milking water+10-20mm Sigma lens+(Edit it B/W)
8. Take your Sunglasses in beach


And Also:
1. Take a naked model to carry the equipment !!!!
2. Maybe i found some especial goats there, which lives near beach ;))
3. They told me Persian Golf sharps just eat fish, Can i trust them??

Now you will be a great beach photographer, Aslan ! :-)

Just one point : sharks can eat also photographers, T-Rex, goats and naked models

May i do T-rex with Nikon 18-135mm CPU lens and Polarizing filter? I don't have Sigma lens.

Hey!... unlike other tips this one was a joke!!!

Buy one it is a must to have!!

Really?

Joke?

I usually take a naked model to carry my equipment.

hummm!! , may be that is the reason I am a really bad photog. I am always clueless and loosing the best shots.... :)))

Make photos to the model!!!

Or give her the camera. Maybe she is good at it too.

Not all of them are Barbara Taurua!!

If
If She point it to me, I am sure the photos should be terrific.

Lucian is right, better shoot the model!!! :)

There is (has been) Lee Miller too (she was great). Being a model might lead to successful photographer career it seems, naked or not.

And Zoe Weisman!

The start and end of days can present the best opportunities for shooting at the beach. For starters there will be less people there at that time of day but also you?ll find that with the sun shining on an angle that you often get more interesting effects of shadows and colors ? particularly in the evening when the light becomes quite warm and golden.One of the challenges of shooting in the middle of summer on a beach is that it can be incredibly bright and your camera could want to under expose your shots if you?re shooting in Auto mode. If your camera has a manual mode it can be well worth playing with it at the beach and experimenting with different levels of exposure.Have u tried http://www.wcfineartstore.com/ .It has a huge collection of famous photography, poster, art prints, and painting from thousands of artists.

Don't change your lens on the beach!

I want to take pictures at night from stars in the beach and make Startrails and maybe i have their reflection on sea....
Could it be a good idea or NO....??!
Do you have any recommend?