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This photograph was taken during a trip to Zion National Park.

This photograph was taken during a trip to Zion National Park.
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upload_dateDec, 2015

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2 Comments |
JanLiz PRO
 
JanLiz December 23, 2015
Gorgeous
melsteinberg
 
melsteinberg February 13, 2016
Beautiful image. I'd love it if you added this to my Utah photo challenge!

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#National PArk #landscape #Zion National Park #water #mountains #colorful #utah #fall colors
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photograph was taken at Zion National Park. It was my first visit to Zion National Park. I had recently acquired a 4x5 Wisner Technical Field Camera. Having a large format camera was very new to me so this visit was a very exciting new experience.

Time

This was one of my favorite images from that trip. It was late afternoon and the light was just right on the fallen branch near the water. The leaves had started to turn and the colors were beautiful.

Lighting

The lighting was very soft in the late afternoon and was perfect for this scene. Everything was perfectly illuminated with the soft light.

Equipment

The camera used was a Wisner 4x5 Technical Field Camera with a Schneider 150mm Symmar lens, with a 4x5 film holder. The tripod was a Ries J-100 with a Ries J-250 Tripod Head. The Ries is the perfect tripod for a 4x5 view camera.

Inspiration

As I was walking toward the water, I saw the branch lying there, and I visualized this image. I quickly set up the camera to take this photograph. With a view camera, it takes time to set it up. I was happy the light was steady and not changing.

Editing

This image was taken with 4x5 Kodak Color negative film. The negative was scanned and processed in Photoshop.

In my camera bag

The camera used was a Wisner 4x5 Technical Field Camera with a Schneider 150mm Symmar lens, with a 4x5 film holder. The tripod was a Ries J-100 with a Ries J-250 Tripod Head. The Ries is the perfect tripod for a 4x5 view camera.

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Always be prepared. Make sure you are familiar with your equipment so you can take your photograph without being frustrated. I always say practice until you are totally familiar with operating your camera. If you are not familiar with your equipment, you might miss taking the photograph with quickly changing light. Be sure to look around after you take the photograph. Sometimes there is another image to the right or left or behind you. It has happened to me.

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