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I took this photo while on a canoe ride on the Schroon River in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. It was such a gorgeous day and as usual, I was looking up, down and all around when I spotted the smoke trails from the airplane in the sky.Time
This was taken in the afternoon. Luckily the water was calm so I didn't have too much shake as I was leaning back in the canoe to get the photo of the sky!Lighting
I shot this mid-afternoon and the amount of cloud cover in the sky diffused the shot nicely so that the smoke trails distinctly stood out from the clouds.Equipment
This was shot with a Nikon D5300 and my nifty-fifty (Nikon 50 mm) lens.Inspiration
If you have never been to the Adirondacks, let me tell you that inspiration is around you all the time. As a nature lover, I always have a camera with me in the ADK. This particular day was sublime; the sky was a magical deep blue with puffy clouds, it was not too hot and my husband and I were taking a canoe ride on the Schroon River. I couldn't hear the airplane, but as I looked up and saw the plane leaving the symmetrical smoke trails against the assymetrical clouds, I knew I had to take the shot!Editing
I didn't need to do much processing with this photo, for the most part I just used the basic sliders in Lightroom as it was a raw image.In my camera bag
As a hobbyist photographer, I don't have as many lenses as many others. However, what I always have is my Nikon D5300, my Nikon 50 mm, my Tamron 28-75 mm and my newest lens, a Tamron 90 mm Macro lens. Oh, and my iphone...I always have a camera with me, even if it's not my DSLR.Feedback
The best advice I can give is to never stop looking. Don't look only in front of you, look to the left, to the right, behind you, next to you, down and of course up! I'm always on the lookout for unique perspectives and angles. That is one way I know of to make your photos stick out from the rest. Also, listen to your creative self, that's where the magic can happen.