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Zilker

The downtown Austin, Texas skyline as seen from Zilker Park

The downtown Austin, Texas skyline as seen from Zilker Park
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NIKON D700

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 700/10

location

Austin, Texas, US

upload_date

Feb, 2021

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Awards

Curator's Selection

Superb Composition

Peer Award

Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken in Zilker Park, Austin, Texas. The shot is a grab of city skyline and the fields of the park.

Time

This was taken in the late afternoon, early evening before sunset. With the sun behind me, it provided some great light for the buildings in the distance.

Lighting

Nope... typical Texas day really. I went out to the park because the clouds were out and added some much-needed detail to the sky.

Equipment

Nikon D300, Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 lens. RRS Tripod and ballhead + cable release

Inspiration

Austin is a small big city. It has a really nice sky-line and Zilker is one of the best places to take it all in. Being that I used to be an architect, I am drawn to architectural shots and enjoy the contrast the buildings make against the trees and the park.

Editing

Converted to B&W in Photoshop + sharpening. Its a pretty straight forward shot, so not much was needed

In my camera bag

Im a 100% Nikon shooter, bodies and Nikkor lenses. I have a D200, 300, 700, 750, 810 and Z9 is on the way! I have glass ranging from 14-28 up to 400mm f4 (sports lens). RRS tripod and ball head. Aline Bees (for when I do studio work, which is hardly never these days but I have em).

Feedback

Get out and push the button. Digital photography is FREE !!! (well once you pay for the camera anyway). Unlike the days of film where you had to buy the film, shoot, pay for development and prints (or better pay for the chemicals and do it yourself). Now the cost is basically zero. Take as many shots as you can and experiment. Try different angles, perspectives, settings, and DOF. Experiment!!! It is usually during this experimenting that you have the most fun. For me photography is about getting out and "seeing" what others don't and trying to capture it.

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Zilker

The downtown Austin, Texas skyline as seen from Zilker Park

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