Remains of Sea Defences

5. Remains of Sea Defences, Sutton-on-Sea: This stretch of beach must be one of the most interesting in Lincolnshire, within a 150 metres there are a number of interesting pieces of wood and the remains of a sunken boat (when uncovered by the tide) that superb photographic opportunities. This image was one of my first digital images. I was amazed at the quality and that the digital sensor is so much more forgiving than slide film with much greater latitude. Shooting RAW, I went back to the principals and techniques that I used to used to make a good quality black and white negative and applied this to my digital photography. The result was that I was able to keep detail in the shadows and dark wood and hold detail in the sky and rising sun with the use of .06 (2 stop) ND graduated filter. I was immediately impressed with the tonal range and overall quality captured on the digital sensor. Nikon D200 18-200mm lens ISO 100, Lee .6 ND grad.