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Skógafoss, Iceland.



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cameraCanon EOS 5DS R

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 6/1 Focal Length 24/1 

locationIceland

upload_dateSep, 2019

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6 Comments |
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Jdean80 July 09, 2021
Beautiful image and congratulations on your win!!!
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davidscottrobson July 10, 2021
Thanks Jeremy!
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ronjudyluv2travel July 09, 2021
Sweet capture David! Congratulations!
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davidscottrobson July 10, 2021
Thanks!
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Great capture! Congratulations!
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Thanks!
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Beautifull congratt with winning
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Thanks - glad ypu like it :)
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Congratulations on a smashing win.

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#nature #water #river #outdoors #waterfall #cliff #skogafoss #island #iceland #canon #winter #clouds
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at Skógafoss near the town of Skógar, Iceland in October.

Time

It was taken around mid-morning.

Lighting

Lighting is completely natural - it was awful weather all day but it cleared a little when we go to Skógar.

Equipment

I used a Canon Eos 5DsR & Sigma Art 35mm lens, a Velbon tripod (as it was quite light but sturdy), a Benro 100mm filter holder with an ND64 (can't remember the brand) filter.

Inspiration

Because Skógafoss is an incredible sight and really shows the beauty of Iceland.

Editing

Not a huge amount - I adjusted the white balance as I'd set it a little to warm when I took the photo. I also adjusted the highligts as the light behind the waterfall was quite strong.

In my camera bag

It's changed a bit since I took this pictire - currently I carry in my bag: Either a Sony A7R ii or Sony 7R IV, a Sony 20mm, a Sony 24-105mm, occasionally a Sony 16-35mm, a 3Legged Thing 'Brian' tripod, a Benro 100mm filter holder, a selection of 100mm filters (typically including a lee 0.3 and 0.66 graduated filter, an Ice light pollution filter, an Ice ND 64 filter, an Ice ND1000 filter, and a Lee 'Big Stopper), a Leica M camera & Zeiss 50mm lens, 6x Sony batteries, 2x Leica batteries, a Benro filter holder 'tent' to block light leaks, a lot of 32-64GB SD cards, a Hahnel Capture wireless trigger + AA batteries, a blower for dust, phone and headphones. (This is the most I'll carry - a lot of the time, I won't carry all of this but if I'm going somewhere remote, it's useful to have the gear to hand. Most of the time I'll carry it in a Domke F2 as you can fit a riduculous amount of stuff in it & it's good for street, landscape, nature photography because of it's relatively compact size.

Feedback

Try to think about leading lines & the angle of view. When I took this I was stood in the river and had the camera very low to the ground, & composed it so the waterfall was off centre, but the river snaked round in an s-curve so that the viewers eyes would follow the curve of the river to the waterfall. The lighter stones and the dark shale next to the river also helped create leading lines & provide a bit of contrast that helped focus on the subject. There were some people on the crest of the hill which I left in to give the picture a sense of scale - nowadays it's very hard going to these places without other people being in shot so it's better to work with them in shot or around them (by using a longer exposure or taking multiple shots) and there is little point in getting annoyed as these people have as much right to be there as you have. You don't have to max out with a 30s exposure to get the smooth water effect - especially when it's fast moving like this - you could probably get away with 2-3s or faster as I did. Do get good filters though - I used cheap filters of eBay and it shows it in this picture - nowadays I use Lee, K&F Concept, and (my personal favourite) Ice filters mounted on a Benro filter holder. I haven't been doing landscapes for that long but I've found good filters do make a difference. Don't take it too seriously - you see far too many grimly determined photographers hell-bent on capturing that perfect shot - for the majority of us, we're at these locations whilst on holiday so we don't have days to wait for the perfect sky - work with what you have in front of you. Finally, if you're going to stand in a sub-zero Icelandic river - make sure you're boots are waterproof. Mine weren't.

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