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Colonial Parkway

NIKON D70

Aperture f/4.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/60

upload_date

Feb, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

Historical District Williamsburg, Virginia

Time

Mid Day.

Lighting

There are two bridges spanning this walkway with space between them creating a lighted area about half way through the tunnel.

Equipment

Nikon D70; Nikon 28-80mm

Inspiration

I noticed this while walking up to the entrance of the tunnel and thought it looked pretty inviting.

Editing

Just some lens correction, saturation boost and cropped to this composition.

In my camera bag

Nikon D300; Nikon 50mm f1.4 AIS;Nikon 50mm f1.8G; Nikon 85mm f1.8D; Nikon 35mm f1.8G DX; Tokina 12-24mm; Sigma 150mm f2.8; Manfrotto Tripod; LEE Big Stopper and assorted LEE adapter rings; Nikon SB 600 flash.

Feedback

For those who have just started in photography practice taking photos with your mind vice shooting snapshots then looking to see if it is good after. Us old film shooters were never able to look at the back of the camera for confirmation so we are used to trusting our equipment settings. Composition is something you can see without a camera. The more you practice this in a purposeful manner the more photos you will have that are unique and appealing. Also learn your camera settings and pre-set as much as possible so you are not digging in menus to set up a shot. If you have to go into menus learn where everything is so you can do this quickly. Difficult lighting situations take practice to master. I have done this for over 30 years and still find it difficult at times so it is ok to bracket your shots with over and underexposures. Post processing works very well when the highlights are not blown out but is extremely challenging when they are. Finally do not worry so much about new gear. All gear works great ergo my old equipment. Sharp is more technique rather than how much you paid for a camera or lens. I gave my D40 to my 15 year old daughter and she asked me one day if it was broken. I asked her why and she said because the photos are all blurry. I noticed she had the lens switched to Manual, I acted like I was going into the menus to adjust something and flicked the switch back to Auto Focus. I said 'Try it now hon'. She was an instant pro and of course I got all the hero love I could absorb. Of course I then created a lesson on how to use the camera for a later day. My point is that if you know how to use your camera, its limitations, some fundamental understanding of light and depth of field your photos will always look sharp enough.

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Colonial Parkway

Behind The Lens

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