garrison slough sunset HDR
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Oliver-john-massey
June 11, 2016
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jennypotterphotography
October 07, 2016
This is absolutely amazing stunning photography best wishes Jenny Potter
Behind The Lens
Location
This photo of Garrison Slough was taken in North Pole AlaskaTime
I waited almost an entire year to get this photo of the sunset. The slough is on the side of the road and the sun doesn't set completely in the summer. I think this was about 11pmLighting
The clouds really made the light from the sunset pop. When shooting sunsets, I generally won't go out if it's too clear out, the color won't really show like it does with clouds to contrast it.Equipment
I shot this using my Canon 7D mk II with Tokina's 11-16 2.8 and a BW 3.0 ND filter for 30 seconds at f11 250 ISO on a ManFrotto 190X tripodInspiration
This was my first full summer in Alaska and when out taking Aurora pictures during the winter I would drive by this spot. I just hoped that the sun would actually set in this very narrow spot.Editing
This is a 3 shot HDR to get the sky, trees and water correct. In post I added a graduated filter to the trees on the right since the light was still a bit bright.In my camera bag
I don't have much gear right now but I always have my Tokina 11-16 2.8, and Canon's 24-70 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 in my bag along with my Canon 430 speedlight because you never know if you'll need to add that light to something specific.Feedback
The biggest thing I can recommend is to get a high quality neutral density(ND) filter so you can do longer exposures to get more detail. The ND filter will give you that smooth/milky look on moving water as well. Don't always set the focus to infinity when doing landscapes, find a point to make sharp so you can grab someone's attention.
