Mabry Mill
Faux HDR.
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traceprinslooreppin
March 02, 2014
...lovely image Derryl, looks like it was plucked out of the pages of a Lifestyle mag :-)
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hlambourn
March 15, 2014
Great Shot. I wish we had a lot more of these old water mills here in the UK. I could spend hours here. On the HDR side, I would have got a bit more detail into the shadow areas, the hi-lights and colour are good and the image is not over cooked
CKBerry
July 08, 2014
I love all the lines drawing the eye over the entire image. Very well composed and beautifully lit. Wonderful!!
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Behind The Lens
Location
Maybry Mill near the Blue Ridge Parkway at Meadows of Dan, VA. The grist mill still functions, but they do not grind grain for sale.Time
I drove a few hours from my home in Cornelius, NC, and took this shot about 11AM, September 14, 2008.Lighting
Clear natural morning daylight.Equipment
Nikon E8700 (fixed lens, at about 50mm) on a tripod. I had just bought a Nikon D700 to replace my E8700. Shots from both cameras at this vantage point turned out well.Inspiration
I knew of Mabry Mill, and I wanted to get a morning shot. I love mills, bridges, and lighthouses. I had just bought a Nikon D700 to replace my Nikon E8700. I wanted to try the D700 with bracketed shots for HDR pictures. But this E8700 shot didn't need it.Editing
I pump up most of my shots with Photoshop Elements and/or HDR or NIK software. This shot required little post-processing. My Mabry Mill Blacksmith Shop was a five exposure shot using the Nikon D700 (on a tripod) and an old manual Nikon 24mm lens, merged with HDR software.In my camera bag
I replaced my Nikon D700 with a D800, which got water damaged beyond repair in my backpack. I bought a Sony A6000 and a Nikon adapter to use my Nikon 24-70, f2.8, and 70-200, f2.8. I missed my Nikon, so I traded the Sony for my current Nikon D810. Now, I also have a Nikon 35mm, f2.0 and an 85mm, f1.8. I carry polarizing and ND filters and a remote shutter release for taking long exposures of waterfalls. I seldom use the shutter release, preferring the self-timer and delayed shutter feature, plus the lowest ISO setting, to get 10-30 second exposures.Feedback
Having already been to a location is the best advice. Having never been to Mabry Mill, I was lucky that the time of day, season and weather were fine. Someday I'll go back for a fall colors shot. Since I have been there, I know when I will want to arrive and will have an idea of what the lighting will be. Even with still shots like mine of the Mabry Mill, a tripod helps to insure a sharp image. Without a tripod, I try to lean against something solid, a tree or post, and also try to use the rule of a shutter speed faster than the focal length of the lens. For example, with a 70mm lens, I would use 1/125th or faster, adjusting the ISO setting as necessary.
