There's something calming about doing waterscapes, and in my time here on dA, and the short time I've been interested in photography, I've come to realise that it is what I like doing best.

This is a shot I took back in January, but I never submitted it because I was unhappy with the colour cast given to the sky by the ND graduated filter I used (I really need to invest in a better quality graduated filter system. If anyone can let me know what they think of Lee, Singh Ray or Cokin Z Pro grads, I'd be happy to hear).

Anyway, over time the shot grew on me, perhaps because since then we've almost never had any interesting clouds in the sky when I've been to the ocean with my camera.
Oh, and that is the moon you can see in the top of the photo.

I used a 3 stop ND graduated filter to darken the sky, and I've polished it a little in Aperture (luminosity and white balance), and added vignetting and the frame in Photoshop CS.

Taken between Carcavelos and Parede beaches (near where the fisherman is standing in this shot [link]), Portugal
Nikon D80 | Sigma 10-20mm | Nikon cable release | Cokin P121S
5 second shutter | f18 | 10mm
Post-processed in Aperture and PS CS