Peaceful
There is nothing more peaceful than being at 9,500 feet and no cell service.
There is nothing more peaceful than being at 9,500 feet and no cell service.
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Location
I took this photo up at 9,500 feet on Cedar mountain in Cedar City, UT.Time
I was taking my wife up to one of my favorite spots that my family loved to go too when I was a child. It was one of those drives that always take when the leaves start to change in late October, this photo was taken around 5 in the evening.Lighting
The way the sun came across the valley and hit the wall of aspen trees it was just perfect!Equipment
The funny think about this is that I left my nice camera at home, and I only had my little Sony Cyber shot with me. I thought what the heck, I pulled it out and was free standing when I took this photo.Inspiration
Nothing really inspired me to take the photo. When we got up the mountain and parked. I got out, and said 'wow'. I knew that I needed to share this scene with the world.Editing
Nope, after I got home I took the photo and edited it slightly. But because I didn't take the photo in raw I didn't have as many options in editing as I like to have. So I did some basic contrast work to it and that's it.In my camera bag
I always pack my cannon camera in my bag, with a handful of lenses. I have my short range (35mm - 55mm), my telephoto lens, and my wide angle. I also always have my external flash in my bag, extra batteries, my rain cover for my camera. That's usually about it, unless I know that I am going to taking a specific venue, then I take extra stuff.Feedback
The best advice that I can give to take a photo like this is to be patient. It's unlikely to drive someone get out and take a awesome photo, go to a spot that you want to take a photo of and wait. Take a as many test shots as you can to get the settings right on your camera, oh also make sure to get in frame what you want in it. Remember when the time comes to take your photo, you will only have the light you want for a few min so you have to move fast. Take your first photo, make any fine tune adjustments that you need to make and then snap away. I usually take 5-10 photos of a specific area so that I have some to chose from when I get to the editing stage. Be prepared, and remember, they didn't have DSLR cameras out for that long. Great pictures can be taken with the cheapest of cameras. Just get out there and shoot!
