IMG_6751_FitzRoy-2
Nov, 2014Views
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This is a picture of Monte Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina. According to our guide, it's one of the toughest mountains to climb both because of the mountain's sheer granite face and because of the extreme weather. We were quite lucky to have a virtually cloud free day to see it.Time
According to the time stamp from my camera it was taken at about 10:30am but, I usually forget to change the time on the camera when changing time zones so, likely it was an hour or two later.Lighting
Even though it was midday, Fitz Roy is quite far south so the Sun wasn't directly over head an the lighting was quite good for a midday shot.Equipment
I used a Canon 60D and an EF 24-105 f4L lens at 55mm, 1/800, & f/11.Inspiration
A beautiful mountain with colorful sheer granite face, snow on it's ledges, blue skies, and a little puff of a cloud sitting above, how could anyone not take a picture of it?Editing
It's a rare picture that doesn't need post processing! I shoot in raw so, the image was dull and flat straight out of the camera, nothing at all like what the scene looked like in person. On the other hand, it didn't need all that much work, mainly overall brightening, increased contrast, and shadow recovery on the foreground. It also needed some color correcting for the sky which Lightroom never seems to get right on the Canon cameras I've used.In my camera bag
Most of my photography is travel photography and I tend to take the latest Canon xxD APS-C body with a Sigma 8-16, an EF-S 18-135 IS USM, and one of the following: either the EF-S 55-250 if I'm hiking but, not likely to need a longer lens for widelife, an EF 70-300L for hiking when I expect to see wildlife and want better quality and reach than the 55-250 or an EF 100-400L II when wildlife photography is the main focus of the trip.Feedback
Always take at least a few more pictures with different compositions as there's no way to tell what the picture will really look like based on the little LCD on the back of the camera. Also, learn to post process, plenty of pictures that look dull on initial review are simply waiting to have the details and colors brought back to life in post (but, don't over-do it).
