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The Waiting Game

A vessel waits for the clouds to part and the fun to begin again on Lake Tahoe's North Shore.

A vessel waits for the clouds to part and the fun to begin again on Lake Tahoe's North Shore.
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Jul, 2014

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Just perfect !!!!! All your pictures are amazing, very creative, wonderful colors, great compositions, well done !!!!!!!

Thank you so much for the lovely comment. I greatly appreciate it. :)

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Beautiful, and congrats

Thanks so much!

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Congratulations on your latest win! You are a very talented photographer!

Thank you so much for your kind comment. I truly appreciate it. :)

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Congratulations on winning the Dodho Contest - The suspense in waiting was killing me! You are a worthy winner :-) Well Done !

Awww Thank you Louise! Appreciate your kindness. I'm very honored to be chosen among such great photographers and images. :)

Congrats on your beautiful photograph winning 1st place. Excellent lighting, comp and colors.

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Awesome Wendy!!!!! Brilliant shot and fully deserved

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A cracking shot.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was captured in Kings Beach, California on the shore of Lake Tahoe

Time

The time was just after sunset.

Lighting

It was actually growing dark by this time of evening so I used an 8 second exposure to draw out a good amount of light in a single exposure. The lights on the pier cast lovely shimmering reflections on the water that drew my eye to pier and boat beyond. I composed my shot to use the reflections as leading elements in the frame.

Equipment

Canon 5D Mk III, Canon 16-35 2.8L II, Hoya Evo Polarizing Filter, Really Right Stuff tripod & head, remote release.

Inspiration

I see this pier all the time because it's directly next to a public beach and launch ramp. I had been shooting sunset shots as the summer storm cleared and looked behind me to see this boat on the lift. It seemed very lonely to me, as if it were waiting for the storm to pass and allow its owners to come out and take it for a spin around the lake. I called the finished image The Waiting Game.

Editing

Lightroom adjustments for capture sharpening, lens correction, and basic adjustments. Photoshop used to adjust the mid tones & highlights, correct perspective on the pier and sharpen for web. I also use luminosity channel selections to dodge and burn highlights and shadows and reduce blue cast.

In my camera bag

Camera, various lenses (I'm a huge believer in renting lenses I don't own to fit whatever situation I will be in), Lee ND & grad filters (can't get enough long expo water shots), remote release, Hoodman loop, multiple flashlights, Pano head and nodal slide for panoramas, extra batteries & memory cards, extra lens cloths (I'm always loosing those) sunscreen & lip balm...small weatherproof speaker (I love music when I'm shooting but not headphones.)

Feedback

Invest in a good, sturdy tripod if you plan to take any kind of long exposure photographs (or general landscape photos for that matter). It's easy to be tempted to spend less on a tripod to save money to invest in lenses but I've learned the hard way that the sharpest lens isn't worth a darn if the slightest camera shake ruins your shot. After multiple fails from my mid level sticks I've invested the equivalent of a great L glass lens in my tripod and head and I'd do it again in a heart beat. I sink it in water, bury it in sand and it is always solid and close to indestructible. No more shaky shots.

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The Waiting Game

A vessel waits for the clouds to part and the fun to begin again on Lake Tahoe's North Shore.

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