¶I didn't intend to shoot the sunset on the evening I captured this photograph. We went to the beach to check out a small wedding that was taking place (from afar, not as crashers!). This put me in a new spot and forced me to look at a subject I have photographed probably hundreds of times before from an entirely new vantage point. And behind beachgrass of all things! The sunlight sort of ebbed and flowed as it wrapped around blades of grass during its descent, which was cool to see. Some captures worked, others didn't. I liked this one the best.
Sunset Through Beachgrass
Upham Beach, St. Pete Beach, Florida; December 28, 2019
Technical Notes
¶I'm not sure why, but the EXIF data for this photo does not include the lens information. Weirdly, none of my photos from that beach outing include lens information. This is from my Sony days, so I know that much. I had a handful of lenses back then, covering wide to tele. Looking at the photo and remembering my habits, my best guess is that I used the FE 24-70 F2.8 GM for this shot, probably at the wide end. 🤷🏻♂️
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Metadata
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Camera Make
- SONY
- Camera
- ILCE-7RM4
- Lens
- ----
- Shutter Speed
- 1/400s
- ISO
- ISO 500
- Captured
- December 28, 2019, 5:40 PM
- Exposure Program
- Manual
- Metering Mode
- Multi-segment
- Flash
- Off, Did not fire
- White Balance
- Auto
- Creator
- J. Matthew Buchanan
- Keywords
- beach, beachgrass, clouds, florida, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, ocean, sky, spb, st. pete beach, sunset, upham beach, water
- Sublocation
- Upham Beach
- City
- St. Pete Beach
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Copyright
- Copyright 2026 J. Matt Buchanan; All rights reserved
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- All use of this image requires a license from the copyright holder.
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