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taken at Mt. barney . there was a bush fire or burn off happening and the light was setting.. just a little sharping and this is what i got....
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taken at Mt. barney . there was a bush fire or burn off happening and the light was setting.. just a little sharping and this is what i got.
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21 Comments |
RATT
 
RATT August 30, 2013
now got a print for this on metal, I can say it's one of a kind..
denike
 
denike September 08, 2013
love the mood! is it editted or using a filter?
RATT
 
RATT September 21, 2013
no filter, just sharpen a bit.. the smoke from the fire added this mood
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 October 06, 2013
Nice capture
chand_sark
 
chand_sark October 06, 2013
Beautiful shot. Love the mood and lighting. Excellent!!!!
vbFMILLINES229181 PRO+
 
vbFMILLINES229181 October 26, 2013
Thank you RATT,I like this photo.
julierikerdant
 
julierikerdant October 30, 2013
Very nice, Ratt!!
kelzz
 
kelzz October 31, 2013
Beautiful shot etheral
Lincsdna
 
Lincsdna November 05, 2013
Hi Michael, you caught a very atmospheric moment, I can imagine the metal print looks sensational, well done :)
ranger4000
 
ranger4000 November 07, 2013
Incredible capture, well done...
tammyswarek
 
tammyswarek November 08, 2013
Beautiful image!
Jon--Hall
 
Jon--Hall November 11, 2013
Really awesome atmospheric shot. :)
RATT
 
RATT November 20, 2013
thanks for the award guys
jleiweke
 
jleiweke November 22, 2013
Congrats!
derekoliver
 
derekoliver December 11, 2013
Surreal for sure & yet specks of blue n life left. Excellent work. Derek
Hossinc
 
Hossinc December 24, 2013
WOW!!! Beautiful and haunting! Love it!
RATT
 
RATT February 07, 2014
i still got this on metal, without the water mark at bottom, has holes and rise corner mounting,has ratt 2013 in corner. will sell for $80 ,posting will cost more to where you are in the world,can quote.
HelenRea
 
HelenRea February 21, 2014
Spooky, mysterious and fantastic! :)))
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 03, 2014
Fine work ......voted
Joey_Howard
 
Joey_Howard March 08, 2014
Very very nice
shema PRO
 
shema September 20, 2015
excellent! nice mood
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on a trip to Mt. Barney in Queensland, Australia. Was a day a day trip.

Time

Was taken in the afternoon, just as the sun was setting.

Lighting

As the sun was setting, the sun light was coming through the trees, it light up the smoke, that gave it this look.

Equipment

I use my canon 1100d/rebel 3, I believe I used my kit lens for this, a 18mm-55mm.

Inspiration

As we were heading up the mountains, we saw a burnt off. So we stopped off the beaten track and found this area. With the sun setting, and the smoke in the air. I fell in love with scene.

Editing

All I did with this was sharpen up some detail. It was very soft, only a bit as you can see it's still soft. I only wanted the trees to be more detail.

In my camera bag

I carry a small camera bag. I have two lens I like to use. The kit Len 18mm-55mm,the second is a 55mm-250mm. They are cheap but still does the job. Next I have a set of batteries. I take hundreds of photos and batteries are always the first to let me down. Sometime I take filters, the UK are mostly used. Plus I take a cleaning kit, as you know lens get dirty alot on the field.

Feedback

Just keep you eyes out. You never know what's around the next corner. And if you close to a fire, watch out, you don't want to get to close.

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