Natural Bridge Park, VA
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allanbarnett
August 23, 2015
Natural Bridge is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. The community is the site of Natural Bridge, a gorge and National Historic Landmark which gives the town its name. Natural Bridge is an active bridge for U.S. Route 11
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Natural Bridge Park, Rockbridge County, VirginiaTime
This was taken mid-morning.Lighting
Blue skies with contrasting clouds. While the subject was not very contrasty, I need to bracket my shots to properly exposure for the shady area under the bridge and the bright sky.Equipment
Canon 7D with Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens. I did not have my tripod with me.Inspiration
The height of the bridge opening, the size of the bridge and beauty of the sky. It is hard to realize that US highway 11 runs across the top of this natural bridge once owned by Thomas Jefferson.Editing
Hand held, four shots bracketed exposures, blended the exposures with Enfuse from Light room. Used LR to do lens correction, sharpening and other standard adjustments to the combined image. Otherwise there were no other special processing applied to this image.In my camera bag
Canon 7D with Canon 50, 100, 400mm prime and Tamron zoom lens running from 10 to 300mm.Feedback
If you need a bracketed exposures and do not have a tripod handy, use the high speed continuous shutter rate to minimize movement between frames in combined with a good holding/standing form. In your HDR software set auto alignment.
