Wading about

On a favorite, secluded beach off Highway One the other day, I was wading about in the tide pools at low tide and came across this beautiful collection of kelp. Well hidden in the shade of a giant boulder, it was a moment’s work with the ring flash to bring out the gorgeous cornucopia of colors, shapes and textures otherwise hidden from view.

5D, 100mm macro, ring flash, 1/60, f/4, ISO 200

The auto-everything E-TTL of the ring flash makes this sort of thing close to child’s play. Just bring your imagination.

Tide tables are very useful for this sort of thing as you don’t want to arrive at high tide. These are my local ones.