Coney Island, New York. Photo © Jim Doty, Jr.

On a warm summer day, Coney Island is a great place to hang out, splash in the surf, play with the grandkids, and take pictures. We did all of the above and more. I wanted to get a stereotypical image of lots of people on the beach. I used a telephoto lens to compress the perspective and a small aperture to increase the depth of field.

Data: Canon 5D. Canon EF 70-300mm DO IS lens at 210mm. Aperture f/16, Shutter 1/125, ISO 100.