Baler Beach, Aurora

D A T E : JANUARY 6, 2013
L O C A T I O N : SABANG BEACH, BALER, AURORA, CENTRAL LUZON, PHILIPPINES

C A M E R A : NIKON D80
L E N S : TOKINA 11-16MM F/2.8
F I L T E R : 77MM HOYA HD CPL
M O U N T : BENRO TRAVEL ANGEL A0695F
L I G H T : AMBIENT
S E T T I N G S : MANUAL MODE | ISO 100 | 1/5 SEC | F/8
P O S T - P R O C E S S I N G  N O T E S : CURVES



I remember thinking the night before I took this photo if it was worth getting up in the wee hours of the morning for a sunrise shoot. A pending hangover from the night’s drinking session isn’t helping at all too. I don’t recall seeing any foregrounds to anchor my shot at Baler’s Sabang Beach, so I can’t really see the point of shooting the next morning.

A few hours later, my alarm buzzed and I immediately got up. In my sleep, I’ve thought of the perfect foreground. Baler is known for its massive surfer waves, right? So I thought, why not use that as anchors to my images?

So there I was as the dawn for daylight; fighting a small hangover, wet as a puppy, waves crashing on my legs, endlessly clicking the shutter of my camera until I got my Baler waves right.

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