Rorysart

Field of Sunshine

Fields of Rape Seed, Grass and Snowy mountains

Fields of Rape Seed, Grass and Snowy mountains
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

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Aperture f/10.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1250

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Apr, 2012

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Contest Finalist in Meadows Photo Contest

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Behind The Lens

Location

On the road toward Lake Punakaki, on the South Island of New Zealand, one of the most beautiful countries I have visited. The mountains in the background are part of the Mount Cook mountain range. Rapeseed farms split the green pastures of the lamb farms. This area is one of the richest in color.

Time

It was shot at 6pm on a October evening, being the Southern Hemisphere this is the start of Spring. The light was perfect for color and detail.

Lighting

The hazy cloud was like a huge diffuser giving detail lighting to enhance the undulating hills.

Equipment

This was shot with a Canon EOS - 1Ds Mark ll, using a 70-200mm at 110mm focal length ISO 200 1/80sec at f/32. The file was Raw 4992x3328. No filters were used.

Inspiration

The contrast of the warm yellow rapeseed the cooler green grass, with the freezing snowy mountains, epitomized New Zealand for me. In one day you can drive through sunshine, rain, sleet, hail, snow and back to sunshine all in the same day and in Spring.

Editing

I only added a touch of contrast to bring out the mountains in the background, otherwise it is as the camera captured the scene.

In my camera bag

I now carry an EOS 1Dx, and the EOS 1Ds Mk ll, a 24-70mm Zoom, 70-200mm Zoom, 100mm prime macro, 85mm prime.

Feedback

If you are traveling do research so that you are at the place you want to photograph at the right time of day for the light. This is not easy when you are touring but filters can be very handy when you have no control over the time of day. Always carry lenses that give you the ability to go from wide to telephoto. You never know what is going to present itself to you. Don't be afraid to take pictures in both landscape and portrait, very often you will be surprised by the result. Also don't be afraid to change you angle of your shot, sometimes be just driving a few hundred meters in one or other direction you get a totally different perspective that can be so much better. My shot was the second location and it just allowed the framing to the snowy mountains. Always play with depth of field as you get a different picture with each setting.

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Field of Sunshine

Fields of Rape Seed, Grass and Snowy mountains

Behind The Lens

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