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BowmanLifeStudios
January 11, 2014
Beautiful capture, very nice composition. Great sky and contrast, Well done!
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Location
I shot this on a random dirt road in rural Cass County, NebraskaTime
It was mid to late afternoon, I think.Lighting
It was a much brighter day than the frame suggests, but the cloud cover filtered the light perfectly. I love how the right cloud cover changes light. If it's just right, the colors seem to wake up,and everything pops just a bit.Equipment
Sony a65 and Tamron 18-270. Also instrumental was my Jeep Wrangler. I shot this while driving. One hand on the wheel, one hand on the camera. Don't try this at home.Inspiration
It was just an afternoon of roaming dirt roads. I do that a lot, and as you can imagine, there is no shortage of dirt roads in Nebraska. I was looking for a specific scene, and I got lucky with this corn field. Occasionally, you find natural breaks in a field, caused by geographical features, like creek beds or just random scars in the earth. I was looking for just that kind of feature to break up the shot and hopefully add some leading lines to the frame. This was shot in continuous drive, as I passed at about 50 MPH. I got maybe ten or twelve frames total, but this was the obvious winner.Editing
I wanted to add some real drama to this shot. Using Lightroom, I added contrast and bumped up the clarity in the clouds. Then a touch of vignette, to darken the edges. The blur at the bottom of the frame is a natural result of shooting it at 50 MPH (see previous answer). I added a bit of blur along the top of the frame to draw the eye into the image.In my camera bag
Two cameras (Sony a77 & a99), four lenses (Tamron 18-270 & 200-400, Minolta 50 f/1.7 & 70-210 f/4), various filters, macro tubes, remotes, and a couple of flashlights.Feedback
Wear your seat belt :)