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Behind The Lens
Location
Florence, Italy Second floor of the Uffizi Museum. 1981. When I returned in 2010, the sculpture had been moved across the Arno River to the Palazzo Pitti.Time
1981, November. Afternoon.Lighting
Afternoon light was coming through west windows and lighting up part of the Angel.Equipment
Contax 137, 85mm. No tripod or flash is allowed.Inspiration
The lighting.Editing
Scanned in the film negative to a digital file and increased contrast a bit.In my camera bag
Cameras: Sony a6600 mirrorless, Sony a6500 mirrorless. Zeiss lenses: 16-70mm, 85mm. Sony lenses: 10-18mm, 18-200mm, 70-300mm, 90mm Macro. Sigma lenses: 16mm, 30mm. Gitzo Traveler Carbon Tripod GT1541T, Markins Q3 Ball Head, Sony RMT-DSLR2 remote shutter release, B&H filters on all lens, (2) battery chargers, disposable sensor cleaning tools, sensor cleaning fluid, lens cleaning fluid and and materials, Giotto (dust) blaster, (6) rechargeable batteries, (1) 128GB SD card, (3) 64GB SD cards, (3) 32GB SD cards, (2) Arca-Swiss type, vertical/horizontal mount camera plates for tripod, Arca-Swiss type macro rail system. ain covers for cameras.Feedback
For indoor photography, f/1.4 to f/4: prime and moderate zoom lenses so the camera can be hand-held, as it was for the image above. For landscape and expansive scope urban photography: USE A TRIPOD, USE A TRIPOD, USE A TRIPOD. Shoot early in the morning and in the late afternoon until sunset. Use The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) to find out when & where the sun will rise and set, moon rise and set also. See http://photoephemeris.com