wesselb

The Arch

The Arch

camera

NIKON D7100

settings

settings

Aperture f/10.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250

upload_date

upload_date

Jan, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

Cederberg Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa.

Time

Late afternoon

Lighting

Clouds created more dramatic sky.

Equipment

Nikon D7100, Tokina 11-16mm

Inspiration

On bucket-list to visit this landmark and shoot it in late afternoon light.

Editing

Sharpened, saturation, shadows lifted.

In my camera bag

Nikon D7100, D7000 Nikkor 28-300mm, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 Tokina 11-16mm

Feedback

Use late afternoon and early morning light. Make an effort to get to places less visited. Plan your landscape shots - know the time of sunset/sunrise, moon phases, weather conditions.

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