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Mt Rushmore

Mt Rushmore (2010 June 28 - Mt Rushmore, SD) - Faces of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln...
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Mt Rushmore (2010 June 28 - Mt Rushmore, SD) - Faces of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
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NIKON D200

settings

Aperture 140/10 ISO 800 Shutter 10/7500 Focal Length 800/10

upload_date

Jun, 2018

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435

Likes

+26

Awards

Winner in Historical places in color Photo Challenge

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Superior Skill

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

Emotions

Impressed

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Behind The Lens

Location

While on a summer vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota, I captured this photo at The Mount Rushmore National Memorial. This was a place I have wanted to see for a long time.

Time

I shot this photo at 10:45AM (2010 June 28).

Lighting

It was mid-morning on a sunny, clear day. The sun was not yet at its high point of the day.

Equipment

I shot this hand-held, with my trusty Nikon D200 "Normal Program" (Auto) mode f /14 1/750 sec ISO 800 White Balance Exposure 0.00 ev Pattern Metering. I shot this photo using my old kit lens (I got with my F80 SLR camera) - a Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G lens at 80mm.

Inspiration

The South Dakota Black Hills and Mount Rushmore had been on my "Want to go to" Bucket List for a long time. In June 2010 my husband and I made the decision to go to the Black Hills for our summer vacation. I was thrilled. My camera was turned on almost non-stop. My inspiration to take this photo was to capture as many memories of the trip as I could. I hope we get a chance to go back some day.

Editing

This photo is right out of the camera, shot in JPEG format.

In my camera bag

I have my Nikon D750, D200 and D5100 cameras in my bags along with my Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, a Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD, a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens, Nikon f/2.8 105mm Micro f/2.8 lens, and a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. I also always have my Samsung S8+ SM-G955W cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.)

Feedback

My advice for others is to keep your batteries charged up, keep your camera(s) handy (you never know when an opportunity to shoot will arise), and to appreciate everything around you and to always look for photo opportunities. Then shoot, shoot, shoot.... shoot as often as you can. When you are on vacation or out and about on a day trip, ensure you have more than one charged up battery with you as well as an extra memory card or three. Take advantage of the lighting - when it is sunny or when it is cloudy or if rain or any other weather system is moving in, and play with your f stops. Take more than one photo... you can always delete it if it doesn't turn out. Try different camera settings and camera equipment as well. When you download your photos, don't discard the photo right away because the colour or composition isn't what you had wanted it to be. Try adjusting the lighting, exposure, cropping, etc, and also convert it to sepia or black and white... sometimes that may be the only adjustment you need to make to the photo in post-processing. Most important of all... always have fun!!!

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