10 October 2019

Milnerton Beach Photography

Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach, Cape Town
Capturing Long Exposure / Low Light photography Milnerton Beach Cape Town

Delegates attending my Landscape / Long Exposure Workshops shooting practicals at Woodbridge Island, Cape Town are generally drawn to the majestic beauty of Table Mountain - and the excellent framing opportunities over Table Bay towards Cape Town and Green Point (with some leading beach / water lines).

I personally prefer the opposite view and framing opportunities towards the Table View. Milnerton Golf Course and the evening lights from the restaurant / beach buildings.

The Milnerton lighthouse is a powerful decision maker in many of my Milnerton Beach / Woodbridge Island photography. I used my Canon EOS 6D full frame body paired with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4 IS USM lens.

Objective of the long exposure shoot
Shooting the fast deterioration of most of the ambient light (without using any ND filter) - taking advantage of the 30 seconds shutter speed from the Canon EOS 6D Av mode exposure time (and a relatively small lens aperture)

All images captured in RAW and post-processed / converted to JPG in Adobe Lightroom 6.

Long Exposure Photography Gear / Av Mode Settings

  • Canon EOS 6D / EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens 
  • ISO 100
  • Aperture f/16
  • Shutter Speeds 2.5 - 30 seconds
  • Focal Lengths 16-35mm
  • Manual focus / Image Stabilization off
  • Manfrotto Tripod 190X MK190X3-3W

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Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach, Cape Town
Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach, Cape Town

Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach, Cape Town
Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach ,Cape Town

Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach, Cape Town
Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach, Cape Town


Long Exposure Photography - Milnerton Beach, Cape Town
Canon EOS 6D / Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens

Cape Town Shooting Location
Milnerton Beach, Cape Town

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For Cape Town Photography Workshops visit Vernon Chalmers Photography Workshops