A sunset HDR photograph taken along Cedar Run Dock Road in Manahawkin, NJ, by local photographer Greg Molyneux

The path before me

A sunset HDR photograph taken along Cedar Run Dock Road in Manahawkin, NJ, by local photographer Greg Molyneux
The path before me — 14mm | f/8 | ISO 100 | 7 Bracketed Exposures

The Winter of the Great Sunset™ continues. Snow and cold be damned, the sky has been putting on a show this season. Seriously, though? Who am I kidding? I love the snow. Anyway…

I returned to my tried and true Dock Road location to take advantage of the sun’s angle in the southwestern sky. While I’ve made shots from this location scores of times before, I wanted to find a slightly different take composing the scene—and by slightly different take I mean more visually pleasing; an arrangement that naturally fosters eye movement throughout the image.

To achieve this end I kicked the legs out wide—getting nice and low—and pulled my tripod back a few feet. This brought the small rock and sand that now marks the foreground into the frame, creating a nice starting point to guide your attention throughout the photograph.

I’m pleased I found this shooting position. I’ll certainly be revisiting in the future.

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6 responses to “The path before me”

  1. Ann Finkel Paras Avatar
    Ann Finkel Paras

    Awesome!

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  4. Rosemarie O'Neill Avatar

    So special ~ and I remember all of those spectacular sundowns. We probably passed each other at this destination. This one I could easily paint to remember it….Keep up the great work. Rosemarie

  5. Greg Molyneux Avatar

    Thanks, Rosemarie. I will keep on capturing what I can. Maybe we will run into each on Dock Road one of these days.

  6. Rosemarie O'Neill Avatar

    I usually go out in all kinds of weather but the past week weather has been crazy, I got sidetracked doing other things. I hope to catch a great sunset after the rainy spell leaves us. It is so hard for me to not run when I see the sun going down. Keep up that beautiful work capturing the sunsets with your artistic eye.

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