Long Exposures, Studies in Time

A Study In Time... Long Exposures have long been a priority for me. As I travel, I am always prepared for them regardless of my destination. I find that the forced slowing in my process for long exposures enables me to step back and see my subject then setup to create my vision.

I love working with long exposures. It does not matter where I travel, I am always prepared for them. My normal system for this type of work is the Fuji GFX 50R and the Breakthrough X4 magnetic and 100mm ND systems. I have long used B+W and the Lee Seven5 system but have to tell you that the Breakthrough X4 system FAR exceeds the quality of the others!

This is the Spring Maid Pier in Myrtle Beach.

I took this almost a year ago and discovered the roll of 120 Across 100 film in my desk yesterday! Took it into the studio and processed it in Xtol stock at 1-N to recover highlights (written on the roll) and wet mount scanned it today. There were only 4 images on the roll (what the heck was I thinking to waste the Acros?)

BW - Fuji GF 667 - 85mm - Roll- Fr - 10 stop ND - f22 - 8mim - Acros 100 - Xtol Stk 1-N -30s dev adj - Wet Scan - 16 Samples - No Lck Exp - D CI 40 - Spring Maid Pier Sunrise - 2019-03-20 0001

Mass Confusion...

This is shortly after sunrise at Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island. This was a 2m 40s exposure captured on a 6x12 Dayi with a 90mm lens and a 10 stop ND filter on Acros 100 film processed in Xtol stock at n-1 to keep control of the highlights.

Data: BW - Dayi 6x12 - 90mm - Roll 7- Fr 11- ND10 +10ev - f32 - 2m40s- Acros 100 - Xtol Stk -30s dev adj - Wet Scan - 16 Samples - No Lck Exp - D CI 40 - Driftwood Beach Jekyll Island - 2019-03-19 0001 2

This is the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse across the sound from Nags Head, NC.

Taken on Saturday morning after sunrise with a 20 second exposure on a Fuji GFX 50r with a 6 stop Breakthrough magnetic nd plus a 2 stop soft grad on the sky.

Data: GFX 50R - _RGB1883 - Fujifilm Fujinon GF32-64mm F4 R LM WR - 47.3mm - ISO100 - S20s - f20 - Manio Light - 2019

Roanoke Marshes Light after sunrise. 20 second exposure with 6 stops of ND (X4 Breakthrough magnetic with 2 stops of soft grad on the sky (X4)

GFX 50R - _RGB1876 - Fujifilm Fujinon GF32-64mm F4 R LM WR - 47.3mm - ISO100 - S20s - f16 - Roanoke Marshes Light - 2019

Today spent the morning prior to returning home at the Nags Head Pier for some really long work. The waves where HUGE!

Here is one that I did there demonstrating exposures near the 10 min mark! The fog really made it a great location for everyone!

This was with the Breakthrough X4 14 stop magnetic nd filter on a Fuji GFX 50R medium format digital.

Data: GFX 50R - _RGB1899 - Fujifilm Fujinon GF32-64mm F4 R LM WR - 62.9mm - ISO400 - S8m0s - f11 - Nags Head - 2019

This is the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse across the sound from Nags Head, NC.

Taken on Saturday morning after sunrise with a 20 second exposure on a Fuji GFX 50r with a 6 stop Breakthrough magnetic nd plus a 2 stop soft grad on the sky.

Data: GFX 50R B&W Green - _RGB1883 - Fujifilm Fujinon GF32-64mm F4 R LM WR - 47.3mm - ISO100 - S20s - f20 - Manio Light - 2019

What remains of the Spring Maid Pier, 91 seconds Acros 100 Film

Bodie Island Light in light fog at night 148 seconds

Bodie Island Light in star light 20 seconds

480 second exposure of Pawleys Pier

Outer Banks Fishing Pier 92 second exposure, Sony A7rii

Silvery Waters: Dunlup Creek #2 in the New River Gorge, WV. Leica Monochrom. 60 second exposure

830 nm IR Folley Beach Pier

Silver Waters: Dunlupe Creek, New River Gorge, WV

Mattamuskette Sunrise, Swan Quarter, NC

24 seconds to smooth out the water!

A different view... A 60 second long exposure with a dead tree of the boneyard in the foreground showing both the beach and the ocean. Leica M 240 with the 50mm Summilux lens.

Pawleys Pier, 60 seconds at the end of the blue hour...

Leica M 240, no ND and the 50mm Summilux lens

The Duggars Creek Falls near Boone, NC in January. This was with the Leica MM and the 90mm Macro Elmar for 32 seconds. This image displays the super wide Gamut of the MM! This was a dark overcast day deep in the woods. I used a 3 stop ND and a RED filter for this.

Outer Banks Fishing Pier

Leica M Monochrome with the 50mm Summilux f/1.4 lens for 240 seconds

Avalon Pier

60 second exposure, Leica M240 with 50mm Summilux f/1.4

Roanoke Marshes Light

Leica M Monochrome with the 50mm Summilux f/1.4 lens

Twilight

Sunrise Long Exposure

Leica M240 at 60 seconds

Looking North during the Blue hour...

Leica M240 for 60 seconds

The Blue Hour

Leica M240 for 60 seconds

Sunrise

Leica M240 for 60 seconds

245 second exposure of Pawleys Pier. Leica M7 with Rollei IR400 film.

The BIG sunrise!

Leica M240 at 60 seconds

Moving clouds at sunset on Pawleys Island.

This is one of my favorites, Cape Romaine Bone Yard Beach at Sunrise, a 200 second exposure...

870 second Exposure, Pawleys Island, SC

Pawleys Island Pier & Groin, 45 seconds

Duggars Creek Falls

Duggars Creek Detail

Linville Falls (lower)

Random Falls, New RIver Gorge, WV

Morris Island Lighthouse at Sunrise, an unusual vantage point in the Bone Yard, Charleston, SC

Sunrise, painting in light

Ravenel Bridge, Sunset, Charleston, SC

Another of my favorites, Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse, The Outer Banks, NC, Sunrise

Outer Banks FIshing Pier Pre-Sunrise Twilight

Outer Banks Fishing Pier, Twilight

The Glade Creek Mill, New River Gorge, WV. Mills hold a special place in my heart and I will travel hundreds of miles out of my way during trips to visit one.