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Road in the Valley of Fire, Las Vegas, NV

Road in the Valley of Fire, Las Vegas, NV
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cameraNIKON D90

settings Aperture f/20.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 220/10 

upload_dateMar, 2015

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4 Comments |
ovosphotography
 
ovosphotography October 14, 2015
like this one!
marcdewitt PRO
 
marcdewitt January 03, 2018
Great image. As someone who has done the same, I love how you got down to the ground to make the shot!!
RamyDelariarte
 
RamyDelariarte June 01, 2018
Awesome
edhendricks
 
edhendricks November 26, 2018
The depth of field is amazing..I have done this with less success..this is beautiful and creative..

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Las Vegas in Red Rock, it was early in the afternoon and it took me about a minute of laying on the street and taking several shots from different angles. This one stood out.

Time

I dont remember the time exactly, but it was just early in the afternoon.

Lighting

I was dealing with direct sunlight and no clouds. I had to use a fast shutter speed and low aperture to keep everything in focus.

Equipment

Hand held Nikon D90 with an 18-105f/3.5-5.6 lens

Inspiration

I had always wanted to take a photo from this perspective of a road, I just had not had the opportunity. Either not the right road, or not having the camera or having traffic constantly on the roads. So for this one everything came together just fine.

Editing

Basically highlights and contrast, a bit of sharpening and some cropping. That is all the post-processing I did.

In my camera bag

Now I have a Nikon D600 and Nikon D700, 50mm lens. 24-85 f/2.8-4.0 an Sb700 and an Sb900. At that time I only had a Nikon D90, 50mm, 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 and an Sb900

Feedback

Practice and patience. Everything needs to come together and that can take time. When the time come be ready to be quick with your camera settings and always take multiple exposures. :)

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