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Harvest Sunset



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cameraNIKON D90

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 10/16000 

upload_dateOct, 2014

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2 Comments |
Inspire4More
 
Inspire4More November 02, 2014
Wonderful capture :) congrats on the award!
DavesAdventures
 
DavesAdventures April 08, 2015
I so love this photo. So much to love about it Rick. The bales of hay, the field and oh the Skies are gorgeous. Wonderful work as usual

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at a farm near Mazon,IL

Time

The photo was taken a few minutes before sunset.

Lighting

Natural lighting with full frame metering.

Equipment

Photo was taken with a Nikon D90 with Nikon 18-105mm zoom lens on tripod.

Inspiration

Sunsets in the Illinois country side can be very beautiful. Weather can change in the Midwest in minutes and if your lucky, you can catch the show that mother nature puts on in a great image. This day the clouds started moving in about 30 minutes before sunset. Driving on the back roads I found this field of roll bails and thought it would make a great image.

Editing

This image was made from a 3 exposures and processed in Photomatix Pro and Lightroom.

In my camera bag

I always carry my Nikon D90 and Nikon 18-105mm zoom, Nikon 75-300mm zoom, Nikon 50mm and Nikon 35-70 zoom. Nikon SB 25 Speed Light.

Feedback

For me when I shoot a sunrise or sunset I like to start 30 to 45 minutes before sunset or sunrise. I take several shots at different exposures and settings as the sunset or sunrise changes every couple of minutes. I usually make sure that I am in a location that I can get as much of the horizon as possible without the distraction of electrical wires etc. I guess my best advice is that you can never take to many shots and don't be afraid to try several different settings and lens combinations to get the image you are looking for.

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