I like using my 24mm wide-angle lens for scenics, filling my foreground with a rock or building, delighting in the deep depth of field. Using the Cokin P series filter holders reduces the chances of vignetting, with stacked filters. Lighthouses can develop a list to starboard with time. Don t let your tripod legs sink into the sand while you re waiting for the right light. It s the natural horizon you want to keep level, so resist the temptation to depend on the vertical lines of a building.
Perspective is a tricky witch.
I use a small plastic bubble level, inserted into the hot shoe of the camera, but I still check the whole image. If you re doing a dawn shot on a cold morning, keep checking that your tripod legs haven t slipped with the changing temperature. As the lovely pink glow of evening light fades, we drive farther along the shore road to the Ocean Edge Inn and Restaurant. Their baked sole, in a cheese and breading sauce, is exquisite, lacking only the forbidden company of a dry white wine to be a perfect meal. Newburyport, a short distance south of Salisbury, was once considered a candidate for the state capital.