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Lupines and Mountains

Silky Lupines and the Rocky Mountains (Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada - 2018 July 03)

Silky Lupines and the Rocky Mountains (Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada - 2018 July 03)
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SM-G955W

Aperture f/1.7 ISO 50 Shutter 1/2648 Focal Length 425/100

upload_date

Jul, 2018

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Awards

Winner in Fields of Flowers Photo Challenge

Winner in Colorful Meadows Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+15

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at Waterton Lakes National Park (located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada).

Time

I shot this photo at 3:38 PM CST (2018 July 03).

Lighting

It was a beautiful afternoon with a mix of sun and cloud.

Equipment

I shot this photo hand-held with my cellular phone - a Samsung S8+ SM-6955W. The phone camera was set for automatic. The settings it automatically set for this photo was f1.7 1/2648 sec ISO 50 Automatic White Balance, Exposure 0 step, focal length 4.25 (35mm focal = 26mm), Center-weighted Average Metering.

Inspiration

Waterton Lakes National Park experienced a large forest fire in September 2017. The fire and ash added nitrogen to the soil thereby nourishing the vegetation that sprung forth and grew in 2018. My inspiration for this photo was the renewal of Nature after the big fire that provided the overwhelming and intense beauty of the carpet of flowers and the green of the grass with the mountains as a backdrop.

Editing

I shoot JPEG (have not had time to learn a program that works with RAW yet.) I used ACDSee Pro 6 to crop the original photograph some (so as to put more focus on the flowers in front of me). I also made some adjustments to the lighting and sharpness of the photo to help bring out the vibrancy of the colours and to better define the clouds and the mountains.

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 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F/1.8G Lens, 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 Galaxy S23 Ultra cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.) If I am going to go for a drive to spend some time out and about shooting, I like to take all my cameras and lenses... you just never know what you're going to need. If I am going out to shoot something specific, I take my Nikon D750 along with the 70-200mm lens, 24-70mm lens, 50mm lens, and depending what my shooting goal is, sometimes the 105mm lens.

Feedback

My advice for others is to appreciate everything around you and to always look for photo opportunities, then shoot, shoot, shoot.... shoot as often as you can and get off the main roads. This photograph was taken just off the main highway. Also take the opportunity to use all or most of your photographic equipment including your cellular phone.... Always take more than one photo ... you can always delete it if it doesn't turn out. When you download your photos, don't discard the photo right away because the colour isn't what you had wanted it to be. Try adjusting the lighting, exposure, etc, and also convert it to sepia or black and white... sometimes that is the only adjustment you need to make to the photo in post-processing. Most important of all... always have fun!!!!

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Lupines and Mountains

Silky Lupines and the Rocky Mountains (Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada - 2018 July 03)

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