Early Frost in Connecticut
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Behind The Lens
Location
I was on a business trip to Danbury, Connecticut.Time
This was taken at sunrise. The hotel I was staying in was outside of Danbury, CT. I was waiting for my business partner to meet me for breakfast, and noticed the sunrise over the old farmhouse across the road from my hotel.Lighting
Lighting was difficult. As a rule, I try never to shoot into the sun. The picture that I was seeing with my eyes however, was worth it. Shooting into the sun meant that I not only needed to stop down the camera, but needed some kind of filter, which I didn't have with me on my trip. So I used my sunglasses, and placed them over the lens.Equipment
I leave my good camera and lenses at home when traveling. When I travel, I put my Rebel T3 with kit lenses into a small camera bag that's easy to cary around. This photo was taken with a Rebel T3, and Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 cheap kit lens, with a pair of cheap sunglasses over the lens to control for the sun.Inspiration
By education, I am a Sociologist, teaching at the University Level. I try to notice everything around me, no matter how trivial, including my interactions with environments and people. When I saw this sunrise, I was awe inspired, and realized that I was actually the subject, interacting with the environment. The subject is behind the camera.Editing
I try to take photos that need as little post-processing as possible. I do all of my post-processing in Lightroom. For this photo, the only post-processing that was done were adjustments for white balance.In my camera bag
My main camera bag has a Canon 70D. I have several prime lenses that include a 50mm f/1.4, a Canon 24mm f/2.8, a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS USM, a Canon 10-18mm, and a Canon 85mm f/1.8. My main bag also has 2 Altura TTL flashes, several ND Lee Filters, and CP filters. My travel bag has the Rebel T3 that I bought some years ago as a cheap travel camera, with 18-55mm kit lens and 55-250mm kit lens.Feedback
Notice everything, including the subject behind the camera. How we interact behind the camera effects the image in front of the camera, whether a landscape, or a portrait. Images inspire thought. Always pay attention to lighting. Not all lighting is optimal, and sometimes there is nothing you can do about that. However, it is always possible to make the best of a bad lighting scenario if you make the right adjustments, and think creatively. Shadows are another issue with lighting, particularly with landscapes. In portraits, you can fill in shadows with a flash. That's not always easy with landscapes. I pay attention to shadows as well. Understand the manual functions of your camera. I use full manual as much as I can, only going to Aperture or Shutter priority when I'm shooting special photos. Having complete control of your camera helps in controlling the outcome. It also is much easier to compensate for lighting issues in manual mode, as opposed to letting the camera get it wrong for you. Shoot it as right as possible the first time. I use very little post processing. There have been many times where I've uploaded a photo straight from my camera to my iPad, because there was no post processing needed. Sometimes, I just don't have the right lens with me, and I want to get that special shot, so I shoot to crop later. Paying attention to just what you want to crop later helps in composing the photo. You don't need to worry about the blow out in the lower left corner if you're shooting to crop the upper right corner. White balance means a lot. Set the white balance in the camera. Canon has a great white balance function. I often default to the camera white balance in Lightroom instead of using the Adobe white balance, unless it's an especially difficult shot. Shoot a little dark at first. I often use the AE function to stop down by about 1/3. It's much easier to bring up the exposure post-processing if need be, than to go through the frustration of deleting photos because of blow outs.
