where the wild roses grow II
Olympus E-PL5 in underwater housing - 1-60 - f6,3 - 42mm - ISO 400
Olympus E-PL5 in underwater housing - 1-60 - f6,3 - 42mm - ISO 400
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Location
I took this shot on a side arm of the river Rhine, very close to where I live. I have been looking for a shallow pool of water with some dead trees.Time
This is my favourite shot out of this session. I did not take too many photos and ended up post-processing only 4 or 5 of them. The main reason for the rather low number of shots was the water temperature. The picture was taken on a late afternoon in early November 2013 and it was already bitterly cold outside. I still am very grateful for having had a model (a good friend of mine) who didn't bother too much about the temperature. We had to be very quick though as the water was really cold and pretty soon she started shaking uncontrolably. It has to be said that I got my fair share as well, standing in the freezing water right to my hips while taking the photos!Lighting
This picture was taken with only the available light. At that time I did not have any under water flashes so I had to make do with what was there.Equipment
I used an Olympus E-PL5 in an underwater housing, 42 mm at 1/60 of a second with f6,3. ISO set to 400. The water was quite dark so I had to turn up ISO for the "under water section" of the photo.Inspiration
I love the song "where the wild roses grow" by Nick Cave, hence the title of the picture, and had been looking for a suitable location for a rather long time. I was very excited when I finally found this spot. Still I waited for autumn to come as in my inner eye I saw the picture to be taken in dull and dim conditions.Editing
I did some post processing in the PS RAW-converter. The submerged part of the frame had to be pimped up quite a bit as the water was murky and dark. The water line does clearly split top and bottom section which made it easy to only brighten up the lower part of the picture. I then did some minor retouching to the face and finally used my beloved NIK-filters to give it the final look I intended to achieve.In my camera bag
I usually carry a huge camera back-pack (lowepro vertex 300) containing my Nikon D600, a 12-24mm f2,8, a 24-70mm f2,8, a 70-200mm f2,8, a 105mm f2,8 macro lens, a 50mm f1,4 and the latest entry is a 16mm f2,8 fish eye, all Nikkor lenses. On top it does contain 2 SB900 and a SB910 speedlight as well as the usual bits and pieces on the side like filters, cables and so on. Also in my bag you'll find 4 Pocket Wizards TT5, a TT1 and the AC3 zone contoller. Anyone who wants my advise on how to fit all this into one bag, feel free to get in contact with me. It has taken me quite a few atempts of rearanging but finally it all snuggly fits in!Feedback
My advise for anyone wanting to do something similar would be: "Be as well prepared as possible!" Shooting in such harsh conditions, especially for the model, requires you to know what you do and get on with it quckly. No time is left for thinking about poses, lighting or other tech. stuff when you have somebody enduring tough conditions for you. Also, be patient when looking for locations, don't take the first best spot. Go the extra mile for finding good spots and you'll be rewarded with pictures that you and your audience can enjoy for a very long time!
