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On Golden Pond

Taken while houseboating on th Murray river in South Australia. The golden hue caused by the sun reflecting of the cliff wall that runs along the river bank....
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Taken while houseboating on th Murray river in South Australia. The golden hue caused by the sun reflecting of the cliff wall that runs along the river bank.
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NIKON D50

Aperture f/5.6 Shutter 10/6400

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Nov, 2014

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Chatter Award

Zenith Award

Top Shot Award 21

Legendary Award

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Contest Finalist in Understanding Light Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in 1000 Waterbirds Photo Contest

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Superb Composition

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

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Outstanding Creativity

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Magnificent Capture

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Superior Skill

+11

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Love the "golden pond" --great capture!

Work of art. Fantastic! Dotti

Thank you all for your kind words

Wow, stunning!

Thank you Wiesiah and Annuo,appreciated.

Love the clarity and detail in the subject and reflection...the tone really makes it "golden" for me. :)

Thank you Melissa.

Thank you to all who gave me peer awards,and voted for me in the contest,it means so much to me.

Beautiful golden color, great timing, and perfectly sharp action photo. Love it!

Congratulations on your award.

Thanks for the Award Lisa,appreciate it.

PRO

Stunning!

Excellent capture!

Platinum

Stunning love it:-)

Beautiful!

This is perfect! it inspired me a lot. love. love, love. Congratulations on your award!

Because I love it, i voted it for photographing Birds on flight!

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Thanks so much,appreciate your kind words.

great focus and color! excellent

Thanks to everyone for the peer awards and comments,much appreciated.

amazing capture

Excellent shot! Very good focus! I had a Pelican Encounter myself, earlier this year. Uploaded a few shots to vb just this afternoon. You might like to take a look. :)

A big thank you to all of V,B's for there nice comments of "On Golden Pond'' they are very much appreciated.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on the Murray river,near Mannum in Sth Australia,we were on a houseboat holiday.The Murray was at very low levels due to a severe drought,we had to be towed out of the mooring yard due to the low levels,but fortunately we managed not to get grounded anywhere.

Time

Golden Pond was taken early morning,the was plenty of birdlife present,due mainly to the drought.The Pelicans were in abundance,looking for small fish to catch.

Lighting

The lighting was superb, taken in the Golden Hour,before it gets to light. The Golden hue is due to the colour of the cliffs which run along one side of the river,the reflections on the water made this one of my favourite shots.

Equipment

Nikon D50,28-300mm Nikon telephoto,handheld,no flash.

Inspiration

After taking quite few shots of other boats and birds,I spotted this fellow coming into land,the sight was beautiful,the colour great,so took a quick shot.

Editing

No post-processing ,as I am not a great believer in that. I think a photo should be as you see it with your own eye,you see too many that are over cooked,which in my mind wrecks the picture.

In my camera bag

Nikon D70s,Nikon D3200,Tamron 90mm macro,Nikon 35mm 1.8,Nikon 50mm 1.8,Nikon 28-300 Telephoto,Sekonic light meter L358.Spare cards and battery.

Feedback

My main dislikes are horizons that are not straight,avoid power lines and poles.check your composition before shooting,look for the best point of view.Try to shoot at the best time of day. ie the Golden hour,of which there is an app,which tells you the right time for it worldwide.Lighting is the main object to creative work.

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On Golden Pond

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