PRO+

debbietegtmeier

IMG_0153 unedited

Sailboat coming into the marina at sunset.

Sailboat coming into the marina at sunset.
Read less

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

settings

Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/3200

upload_date

Jul, 2013

Views

2714

Likes

+374

Awards

Featured

Contest Finalist in Unedited Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in 500 Reflections Photo Contest

Superb Composition

+63

Peer Award

+60

Absolute Masterpiece

+37

Top Choice

+34

Outstanding Creativity

+16

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Superior Skill

Exceptional Contrast

Genius

Jaw Dropping

Great Find

Virtuoso

Emotions

Impressed

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

Top 20 rank week 2

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 30 rank

Top 20 rank week 6

Top 20 rank week 5

Top 20 rank month 1

Top 10 rank week 3

Top 20 rank week 2

Top 10 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 30 rank week 2

Behind The Lens

Location

I was at Orchard Point Park on the banks of the Fern Ridge Reservoir, outside Eugene, Oregon.

Time

It was around 6:30pm, about 1/2 hour before sunset. I was getting as many scenes photographed at possible before the sun set because I love early morning and late afternoon natural lighting the best.

Lighting

I'm a novice, or better yet hobbyist, photographer using a Canon Powershot point & shoot so most of my photographs are taken in natural light as this one was. I will adjust and use the built-in pop-up flash, on occasion, to light up the foreground.

Equipment

I use Canon cameras almost exclusively. This photograph was taken with a Canon PowerShot SX230 HS and it was hand-held as I walked the entire park

Inspiration

I have a small "bucket list" of photos that include a beautiful sailboat on a serene, tree-lined lake. When I got to the park, there were sailboats but they were well beyond the ability of the zoom in my camera lens. My son alerted me to the sailboat coming into the harbor and I had to run around a footbridge. I started shooting as soon as I had a clear sightline and kept shooting as I walked and tracked the boat into harbor. I wanted the sun glinting between the sails...that was the shot I wanted most. It wasn't until after the boat furled sails and I stopped shooting that I realized I was ankle-deep in the lake!

Editing

This particular photo is straight from the memory card. I have other copies of the original that have had brightness adjusted to reveal some background detail and I have converted a copy to black and white.

In my camera bag

Camera, extra batteries, an extra memory card, microfiber cloth, and a flash diffuser for a DSLR that I found at a thrift store and hand-hold in front of the flash sometimes.

Feedback

If there's a lake, pond, reservoir, or other body of water with a harbor nearby, pack an ice chest and plan on spending the day there. You have a great chance of catching out-going sailboats in the morning and incoming sailboats in the evening. Depending on the weather, you might have sailboats on a glassy lake, mirroring sky and clouds around the boat(s) to shoot throughout the day.

See more amazing photos, follow debbietegtmeier

debbietegtmeier

debbietegtmeier

IMG_0153 unedited

Sailboat coming into the marina at sunset.

Behind The Lens

See more amazing photos, follow debbietegtmeier

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes. Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.