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Abandoned??? Fall grasses surround row boat.

Abandoned??? Fall grasses surround row boat.
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cameraNIKON D850

settings Aperture f/13 ISO 400 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 1200/10 

upload_dateSep, 2021

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2 Comments |
DAsEye Platinum
 
DAsEye September 22, 2021
A great shot, superb lighting and composition
tomwillis Ultimate
 
tomwillis January 06, 2022
I enjoyed your behind the lens information. Excellent work

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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was taken at Willow Lake, in Prescott, AZ. When water levels fall, it becomes a marshy area where in fall, tall grasses glisten rust in the late afternoon sun . Hikers make trails through them in route to the colorful reddish Dells, large granite rock formations near by.

Time

A photographer friend had told me that he had just been to Willow Lake and the fall color was at peak. The next late afternoon, wandered through the tall grasses to get the shot. It was also dinner hour for mosquitoes....so the hike ended up much shorter than planned.

Lighting

Late fall afternoon lighting warms and softens the tawny, coppery grass colors.

Equipment

With landscape images, I use a Nikon D850 with either a Nikon 24-70mm or Nikon 70-200 depending on distance to subject. Since I was at close range on a path inside the grass, used the wide angle lens. Lighting was still good so did not need a tripod in order to shoot at 1/60th of a second.

Inspiration

Mostly, other than the amazing glow of the russet color, I was interested in the s-curve and gentle sweep of the grass with deepening shadows. It was the combination of both color and composition of the shadows created from the trail that caught my attention.

Editing

Post-precessing is usually an essential part of making an image come to life. In order to achieve my vision of this landscape, I thought it was necessary to add a point of interest, a focal point, the row boat, which I composited from another image I had taken at another AZ lake a few weeks earlier. With compositing, you need to scale, adjust light direction, and see that shadows and colors coordinate believably with the background. I also included just a little of the water that surrounded the dory to tell a story about how the boat could have ended up in this location. Most of my initial work is done in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop.

In my camera bag

I carry two cameras, my oldest Nikon D800e and newer Nikon D850. One camera has a wide angle lens (Nikon 24-70 or 14-24mm), the other a long lens (Nikon 70-200mm + a 1.4 Nikon teleconverter.. for birds shots). This allows for all types of shots without changing lens. If I know lighting will be dim, carry a Gitzo tripod with a ball head. If I am shooting moving water, I have several ND filters for damping down light in order to take long exposures. Also carry 2 extra batteries. For this shoot, wish I had added mosquito repellent...In Arizona, always have a couple bottles of water.

Feedback

Timing is usually a major consideration when shooting landscape. Early morning or late afternoon/early evening (golden hour) shoots produce softer, warmer light with dramatic shadows. It is always advantageous if you live near the location to keep an eye on what perspecitve you like best and how the light plays on the scene at varying times of day. Try different perspectives, focal lengths. Experiment with some of the amazing photo art type software now available like Topaz or learn to composite one image into another. The challenge of creating your own art can be compelling! Mostly, have fun doing it!

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