Scottish evening
3 shot HDR taken near Harperrig Reservoir in Scotland
3 shot HDR taken near Harperrig Reservoir in Scotland
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ToddGrivettiPhotography
January 24, 2015
Gorgeous shot. Well laid out. Nice breakout with the rule of thirds. Stone fence line melding into the wooden fence and gate. Clouds are perfect and provide nice warm colors. I love the purple flower in the frame as a focal point. Well done.
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Location
I was working away in Scotland, and staying in Livingston. I had looked on Google Maps to see if there were any locations that seemed interesting. I've only been doing photography for around 18 months, and prefer landscapes and architecture, so couldn't miss out on some classic Scottish scenery! This was taken on the road down to Harperrig Reservoir. I chose this spot because of the combination of the dry stone wall and battered old fence as I thought they made a good foreground to the imageTime
This was in August 2014, I'd finished work and went out to find this place around 7pm. The weather was really unpredictable, making for the great skyLighting
The natural lighting due to the time of day and fast-moving clouds was already great, and as this shot was a 3 shot HDR, I managed to capture all the tones I neededEquipment
This was taken with a Nikon D800e, 16-36mm f4 Nikkor lens (settings were f13, ISO100, 16mm) and my Vanguard tripod and head.Inspiration
I love shooting landscapes, and also love dramatic skies. I was actually on my way further down the road, but when I came upon the wall and fence together combined with the amazing sky, I had to stop the car straight away! The whole setting seemed perfectly set up for me. So not the shot I was going for, but I think I got a better unexpected result!Editing
I'm really interest in HDR photography, and so I tend to shoot most images in brackets of either 3 or sometimes 5 shots. I generally use Photoshop HDR Pro to merge the images, then from there I didn't have to do much editing as the HDR gave me pretty much what I wanted straight away. Just lifted the vibrance, and slight increase on the exposure for the bottom half of the image, and away we go!In my camera bag
The only camera body I have is my Nikon D800e. Shooting landscapes and architecture is my main interest, so my Nikkor 16-35mm f4 goes everywhere with me. Other lenses I use regularly are my Sigma 50mm f1.4 and my Nikkor 24-120mm f4. I have also just invested in the LEE big and little stoppers, and love them to bits. I always carry my Yongnuo timer remote and a set of LEE Hard Grad filters tooFeedback
Being fairly new in to photography, and nearly completely self-taught, the biggest thing I've found when shooting landscapes is where ever you first set up your tripod, I can pretty much guarantee its in the wrong place. Get to where you want to shoot and (light permitting) spend 10 minutes scouting the area. I often find theres a better composition a few feet to one side, or closer or further away. Also I found the experimenting with different heights of the camera as well as apertures, and shutter speeds can give me some great results that I didn't think about at the start. Finally using things like Google Maps so you have a definite idea of where you want to be I have found to be invaluable
