donbenderphotography

Downtown

Part of downtown Vassar, Michigan

Part of downtown Vassar, Michigan
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Canon EOS 80D

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 55/1

location

Vassar, Michigan, US

upload_date

Oct, 2019

Views

206

Likes

+41

Awards

Winner in Small Towns Photo Challenge

Peer Award

Magnificent Capture

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

Emotions

Impressed

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank week 1

Top 30 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken along the main street that runs through my home town of Vassar, Michigan.

Time

I took this photo at about 6 pm. I was facing generally east, so you can see the long shadows of the summer sun in June.

Lighting

The only light was the sunshine, which I think really made the colors pop.

Equipment

I created this shot hand-held with my Canon 80D using my 18-55mm zoom set at 55mm focal length. The ISO was 100, aperture f/8 and shutter speed 1/500s.

Inspiration

I had spent a few hours wandering around town, looking for colorful settings to capture. This was one of the last ones I took before heading home, and I really loved the bright colors of the awnings, the colorful pots, and especially the treble clef flag hanging in the upper right.

Editing

Yes, using Luminar I added some saturation and vibrance to the colors, bumped the contrast a bit, and brightened the exposure just enough to highlight the colors.

In my camera bag

I typically carry my Canon 80D with my four lenses (50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc., and I carry a Godox V860-II speedlight with MagMod Sphere & MagBeam flash modifiers.

Feedback

My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.

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Downtown

Part of downtown Vassar, Michigan

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