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The Lincoln Memorial at night with a natural reflection. NOT digitally altered.

The Lincoln Memorial at night with a natural reflection. NOT digitally altered.
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Canon EOS 40D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 100 Shutter 5/1 Focal Length 110/1

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Aug, 2018

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Behind The Lens

Location

In Washington DC, outside the Lincoln Memorial.

Time

Around 10 pm on a summer night.

Lighting

In order to capture the reflection in the low light of the night, it requires a slow shutter speed.

Equipment

Because I was using a long shutter speed, my camera was on a tripod.

Inspiration

The symmetry of the architecture and the reflection were a big draw in taking this photo, but what really sealed the deal is my love for my country and what President Lincoln did for us.

Editing

If you dial in the shutter speed just right and make sure your tripod is level, there is no need for post processing. So, this is straight out of the camera (SOOC), but I will admit that I bracketed my exposure to lock down my confidence that I had what I needed while allowing for a small margin of error with the bracketing.

In my camera bag

I am a canon girl, and leave the L-series 24-70 lens on my full frame camera most of the time not because I need to get my moneys worth from that investment, but because it is so versatile. I also keep a nifty fifty in the bag when I want something light weight, and a macro lens for when I need to get all up in something’s business. The other standards hang out in my bag too - a lens cloth, extra battery, extra sd cards, a few dollars, a flash and a pen. I use a second bag for my reflector, tripod, white napkins & silverware (I do food photography), a few dishes, notebook, weight bag, and a clamp. My supply closet has a few other lenses, spare camera bodies, backdrops, and a few shelves of props.

Feedback

This is an old shot, from the days before I shot raw. Before raw, you had to be pretty precise in your exposure and that is why I bracketed (shot over and under exposed to ensure I got what I needed). Now it is so easy to adjust exposure in Lightroom that I almost feel like it is cheating. Still, a few of my favorite photos were some I shot on film and in part that is probably because I feel like they validate my skills. Regardless of your Lightroom abilities, you should learn to shoot as accurately as possible and your post production time will be reduced. If you’d like to see more of my work, follow me on Instagram where I am @thecreativeresource and post my commercial food photography, along with some other stuff that I do for fun.

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The Lincoln Memorial at night with a natural reflection. NOT digitally altered.

Behind The Lens

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