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Location
This photo was taken at Glenorchy, Queenstown, New Zealand. There are actually 5 willow trees here but opted to shoot just one.Time
This photo was shot during sunset, we were a bit unlucky with the low clouds blocking the majestic snow covered mountain.Lighting
I mainly use natural or available light with my photography. In this case i used side lighting, just waited for the perfect time when the sun is almost at the Horizon before hitting the shutter.Equipment
The camera i used is a Canon 7D, paired with a canon Ultra wide 10-22mm lens with a Hoya ND64 filter attached and a Lee 0.9 Soft edge GND filter. Sitting on a Manfrotto Q5 057 magnesium ballhead with Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod legs.Inspiration
I wanted a different approach on this location. This place has 5 or 8 willow trees lined together, there are a lot of images with such, so i tried to compose just one tree to give a different feel to the image and give drama to it with a long exposure shot to give the water a calm feel.Editing
I always shoot RAW so post processing is actually a must. I process my photos using Lightroom 4, i only usually tweak contrast, saturation levels, sharpening, noise reduction and curves. Also load camera lens profiles, fix distortions, vignettes and some chromatic abberations.That is pretty much my workflow for post-processing.In my camera bag
I keep myself with gears that i only use and need so what is always in my bag is my camera body, a 50mm and 135mm prime lenses for my portraiture work, spare batteries and CF cards, my 16-35mm lens for my Landscape works, 2 GND filters (0.9 hard and soft edges) and 3 ND filters (ND8,ND64 and a 10stop lee).Feedback
Always try a different perspective, visualize how you want your images to look like before hitting the shutter, play around with depth of field on how far you want your images to be focused and how long you want the light to come in without blowing out highlights and shadows. Long exposure shots requires a lot of patience so better have one. :)
