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Snow trees

Tilt shift photo of trees and snow

Tilt shift photo of trees and snow
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NIKON D300

settings

Aperture f/29.0 ISO 200 Shutter 10/20

upload_date

Mar, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken 4 years ago in a little copse near to Tutbury Staffordshire. It's about 5 minutes from my house. I use it regularly for shoots during the year for different colours of trees, shadows and light.

Time

It was taken at 0940 on a cold December morning in 2010 just after a heavy snow fall. I was lucky no-one was around to leave footprints.

Lighting

The lighting was natural, no flash just a grey sunless day which helped with the mood of the shot

Equipment

I used my Nikon D300 with my 16-85 mm VR II lens. Hand held as this is a camera tilt effect. Set camera to 1/2 sec. f 22 and ISO of 200. Focused on the trees and tilted camera upwards during exposure. This is one of 15 attempts to get a decent exposure and blur effect.

Inspiration

I wanted to created a moody atmospheric shot that would give the feeling of a cold winter's day but with a touch of mystery. You could look at this shot and imagine different things in the distance.

Editing

When I uploaded this I used Photoshop to convert from RAW and deepened the shadows and added contrast. plus a bit of dodging and burning

In my camera bag

Most of the time I carry a Nikon D 300 , Nikon D 50, plus occasionally my Nikon FM II 35 mm . Lens 16-85 mm which is usually always on my D300, I find the quality and focal range adequate for my needs. I also have a 55-200 mm zoom, and a standard 18-55 mm lens. 2 Metz CT-45 flashes which I use for weddings with 4 preloaded battery holders Filters - I have 4 ND's of various strengths depending on light and effect I'm after plus various tinted and graduated filters. 2 spare batteries and several CF cards. Finally a mini tripod and plenty of paper towelling to dry camera, filters, etc. I also have three tripods of various sizes all with tilting heads and spirit levels. ( plus a strong shoulder and bag )

Feedback

One piece of advice I would give is take many photos and vary exposure and shutter speeds while you do . Practice the movement of tilting the camera as you shoot, make it as smooth as possible but make sure you've focused first. I also try zooming in and out for a different effect, usually handheld but you can use a tripod.

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Snow trees

Tilt shift photo of trees and snow

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