Thanks to a generous relative I got spend a few days down the shore at their house. I love being awake and on the beach for sunrise and closing out the day with Sunset on the bay. I didn’t have great skies any day day that we were there but the peacefulness of being on the beach as the days started and ended was good for my soul. I took two lenses with me. My Velvet 56 and my Sigma 150-600. As I arrived at the beach I put on my Velvet and tried a couple of different techniques. I forgot my adaptor that would allow me to use my neutral density filters for long exposures so I made due with an ISO of 50 and shoot at f/16.
Some of my favorite images came from using ICM or intentional camera movement and the others from a 2-3 second exposure using my tripod.
ISO 50 | 1/8 sec | f/16 | tripod
ISO 100 | 2 sec | f/16 | tripod
ISO 50 | 1/8 sec | f/16 | ICM
The Lensbaby Velvet 56 is an extremely versatile lens! I can shoot macro, landscape and everything in between. I can close down to include more detail or open up and achieve that gorgeous blur of my macro work. It’s no wonder it’s one of my favorites!