Meinz

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Canon EOS 60D

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Aperture f/2.5 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/60

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Sep, 2013

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Taken at Dance Massive event in the Hague. With a few hundred kids dressed up as black crows waiting to perform their dance.

Dance production by choreographer and dancer Joeri Dubbe

Trying out one of those "underneath a pier" shots

This feline is so ferociously fast it got flaming fur.

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at the beach in Scheveningen, Holland. There was going to be the annual international fireworks contest. Which would provide a great opportunity to practice taking firework shots.

Time

The picture was taken at 21:30. The sun was setting , you can still see it as the light dot at the horizon. Everybody was waiting for it to get dark so the fireworks show could begin. Which took me straight into 'the blue hour' .

Lighting

Those last rays of sunlight were enough to create a silhouette contrasting against the sky's reflection on the seawater.

Equipment

I used the Canon 60D with the Canon 50mm II 1.8 @ f/2.5 . I shot from the hand and nothing else was used.

Inspiration

While waiting for the fireworks and warming up my camera i noticed this person in front of me enjoying his view of the horizon. It was a "Hey that looks nice *snap* " moment where reflexes jump in before the moment is gone because you might spend to much time thinking about what to do with it and miss it. I like this picture because everyone who's ever been at the beach knows this moment where they stare at the horizon while drifting away within their own thoughts and feelings.

Editing

In post process i did some tweaking with the contrast and light levels, some denoising and reframed the picture.

In my camera bag

My regular bag packs my Canon 60D, love it's flipscreen which is very convenient when taking shots from awkward angles. My favorite lens is an old secondhand Canon 28-70 L. Eventhough this oldtimer is having some age related issues it still creates beautiful images with a satin like bokeh. I'm looking to getting it fixed as i don't want to part from it. Currently my second favorite is the new Canon 10-18 IS. Great lens for it's low price. Then i also have the sigma 70-200 2.8 OS and the Canon 50mm 1.8.

Feedback

I had set my camera in aperture mode. When your subject is between you and your lightsource,using the bright area behind your subject to level your exposure will create a silhoutte of your subject.

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