So you want to get off the coach and hit the shore for the next nor-east’r ? Some comments and gear suggestions.
- First, know your location, go there the day before, check that your phone gets reception. Then check the time, it is the ocean, there are things called Tides, and they change daily. So you’ll need to google, the tide for your shoot, finally, check to find if the tide coming in or out.
- Also check the phase of the moon, strong high tides are created at Full Moon, you’ll need to know sunrise and sunset. Get to location 1/2 hour early. And if you are an Iphone owner, Moose talks about this handy app, called focalware. I use it all the time, it’ll tell you the moon phase and the sunset/sunrise times.
- Next, it’s going to be dark. It is winter, no use fighting it, you are going to need some light. I go with a headlight and a flashlight. Not any flashlight. Surfire. The model I use is the U2 Ultra. Be sure to purchase extra batteries. They are not that easy to find.
- I wrote earlier that I also have my lenses covered with hoodies from Lenhoods. When your fingers are to cold to be playing around with the Nikon Caps, these hoods do the trick, and I highly recommend them, for most of my lens. Esp all 77mm and my 14-24mm
Then finally pack common sense, and if that doesn’t fit in your bag, I’ve embedded a You Tube video on a device that you should consider owning to compensate for the lack of it….
