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Abandoned at Cedar Creek

Abandoned at Cedar Creek
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NIKON D7200

settings

Aperture 7/2 ISO 110 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 26/1

upload_date

Oct, 2020

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206

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+35

Awards

Top Shot Award 21

Winter Award 2020

Peer Award

+10

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

Top Choice

Superior Skill

Magnificent Capture

Emotions

Impressed

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photograph was taken on a weekend afternoon drive on a lonely road near a nature center while exploring the various beaches in the First State of Delaware.

Time

After visiting and photographing a few of the beaches in the area, and the late afternoon lighting beginning to wane, this beach and its empty buildings presented itself ripe for a photographic opportunity. This picture was taken about 4:00 PM in mid September.

Lighting

This photo was taken on a Sunday that was a gray and overcast kind of a day that lent itself to the atmosphere and emptiness of the abandoned buildings that were being experienced.

Equipment

The equipment I used for this photograph was a hand held Nikon D7200 with a Tamron 18-400mm lens set to about 40mm, with an aperture of f3.5 and an ISO of 110. No filtration, tripod or flash was used in the original creation of this photograph.

Inspiration

I think the inspiration for this photograph was to transform the loneliness and forgottenness of the abandoned buildings and the gray, overcast, quietness of the day into something that brought new life into an otherwise very dull photograph.

Editing

This photograph represents one of my early attempts at using my newly acquired Luminar post processing software. Some of the post processing that I did to this photo was to lighten the exposure, in order to open up the shadows, under the buildings overhang. I also over enhanced the vegetative colors to make them jump out more and I replaced a dull, cloudy, overcast sky with one that was much more dramatic in both lighting and color.

In my camera bag

i normally have my Nikon D7200 camera and my Nikon 18-55mm and Nikon 55-300mm lenses in addition to my Tamron 18-400mm lens in my camera bag. I also always carry my remote release, table top tripod,extra memory cards and spare charged batteries.

Feedback

My advice, as always, is not to be afraid to take as many pictures, with as many varied angles and lighting situations, as possible. Also experiment with as many different post processing techniques which you think will enhance your photographs. In short, just keep shooting and creating and have as much fun as you can. ENJOY!!

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Abandoned at Cedar Creek

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