Figure 1 – Young woman, rocks, and the sea, Winter Island, Salem, MA, November 2, 2019. (c) DE Wolf 2019

Number One, people, welcome to the stupid time change! Hiss boo!

That said, after three days of raininess, yesterday was spectacular, bright, breezy, and sunny. It was the epitome of a New England autumn day, and we headed out to Salem’s “Winter Island.” “Winter Island is one more wonderful place to bask your soul in the glories of the sea. 

Halloween has inspired me to overcome over caution and do a little more “Street Photography.” Figure 1 is the result of one of those inspired moments: a beautiful young woman in exquisite profile, a basking sun, rocks, and the sea. I snapped a couple of images quickly and was most satisfied with this one. In doing it up, I was surprised to find that I actually needed to dim the brightness. It was just a bit too dramatic and too high in contrast. The sunlight remains the central factor in the photograph, and you may notice just a bit of vignette shading to emphasize it.

Canon T2i with EF70-200 mm f/4L USM Lens at 113 mm, ISO 800,  Aperture Priority AE Mode 1/640th sec at f/6.3 with no compensation using patterned metering.