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Dec, 2023Views
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Location
This is the Port Isabel Lighthouse in, strangely enough, Port Isabel, Texas :)Time
This was taken just after sunriseLighting
This was less than an hour after sunrise, the sun was fairly low on the horizonEquipment
This was taken with a Canon 70D and 16-300mm superzoomInspiration
I was exploring South Padre and had to take some pictures of the lighthouseEditing
This was massaged using LightRoomIn my camera bag
These days my 'walk about' setup is a Canon RP Mirrorless with a 24-240mm lens, but I'll also carry a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses if I'm looking to shoot something specific. I do have a couple of crop sensor bodies if I want a bit more reach, the extra magnification from the 1.6 crop factor helps there. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I often don't plan shots beforehand - I'm a pretty impromptu/opportunistic photographer. I've found I spend the most time with various prime lenses or some sort of super-zoom so I don't have to changes lenses out in the open.Feedback
The lighthouse is on a rise in the middle of town - play with camera angles to try and minimize the amount of clutter in shots to save processing time!
