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Passageway to the Past



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settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/180 Focal Length 7000/100 

upload_dateJan, 2016

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12 Comments |
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman January 05, 2016
Wonderful....k
Pinkerdoodle_BrookeHale
 
Pinkerdoodle_BrookeHale August 12, 2016
This is the definition of art, i had to really stop and think and see and enjoy the moment! Beautiful!!!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots September 06, 2016
Great job! Congrats.
woodpecker720
 
woodpecker720 September 08, 2016
Wow,beautiful composition :)Well done!!!
BYJUTHARAYIL
 
BYJUTHARAYIL September 10, 2016
superb framing!
mmunksgard PRO+
 
mmunksgard September 10, 2016
Very interesting shot!
dbfoto
 
dbfoto December 02, 2016
Thank you for all your kind comments
ericnewton
 
ericnewton October 01, 2017
Well seen.
peterwhite
 
peterwhite February 16, 2018
Epic! Love it
michaelmcbethharris Platinum
 
michaelmcbethharris March 07, 2018
Love that picture. Where was it taken?
garymintz
 
garymintz July 25, 2018
Awesome
cee_0483
 
cee_0483 December 27, 2018
oh!

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Behind The Lens

Location

House Rock Valley, AZ

Time

afternoon

Lighting

texture in the rock walls

Equipment

Nikon D300, 70-200 lens @ F8, 1/200 ISO160

Inspiration

I photographed this to highlight perspective using a longer focal length to compress and draw in the background to tie the composition together using the 3 widows: the doorway, the window, and the ancient natural arch in the distant background.

Editing

I added clarity and sharpness, contrast and midtone curves. I also burned in the slightly overexposed background of the natural rock arch through the window to balance the composition and exposure variations.

In my camera bag

Nikon cameras and lenses from 20mm to 500mm, Lee Big stoppers, passion and imagination.

Feedback

In landscape photography, always remember to enjoy the process and most importantly the surroundings. Take in those moments as they are happening. It can be easy to get too caught up with all the technicalities of making the image. In the process you risk missing the subtle beauty found in the changing light, the air and the ambiance. That stuff is super important in capturing in the real world experience so the image will always bring you back to how that moment FELT.

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