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Jan, 2015Views
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This photograph was taken at the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. I self taught myself most things on my camera, seeing which setting work best and going from there really. I started working for Disney Cruise Line in January 2013 and learnt so much while working onboard.Time
This was taken around midday, it was freezing. All through June we had been sailing around Alaska and we had been very fortunate with the weather. Once it got to July, the weather took a turn for the worse, but the photographs I got were some of the best I think I have taken.Lighting
I loved the lighting on this day, slightly dark, rather gloom and doom, I wanted to 'reflect' this through the image really.Equipment
This was shot on a Nikon D90. It was taken with a slightly slower shutter speed, I would like to say on a tripod, unfortunately it was balanced on my camera bag and trainer.Inspiration
I had been to the Glacier several times before and had always stuck to the pathway. There were several signs around to watch out for bears, but this time I though, "what the heck, lets do it!". I came off the path and came out into this clearing and saw this amazing piece of water, away from the main water, it was flat calm, but so very reflective. The photo I think is quite mysterious but also very adventurous. I love the two people in the centre, as they help give a scale to the glaciers size.Editing
Only a little bit, I don't like to touch my photos to much, I like to tell the camera what to do. I would normally increase the Saturation, contrast and brightness in all of my images. I think in this one I increased the sharpness, as my shoe wasn't as steady as my tripod.In my camera bag
Back when I took this, not a lot. Now I carry, Nikon D600, Nikon D90, 24-85MM lens, 1:8 50MM lens, 2:8 10.5MM Fisheye lens, 2X SP flashes with triggers and a Manfrotto tripod.Feedback
Don't just look up, looking down as well you see loads of stuff. Please don't be afraid to make your way off the pathway, just going through a bush this time I got to discover this great scene. I played around with angles for about 20 minutes, I got a lot of photos, this was my favourite one in the end. Alaska is full of amazing pieces of nature, scenes like Mendenhall are most likely photographed a lot of times, so try and think outside the box, look around to see where everyone is taking photographs and go elsewhere. The weather is constantly changing as well, some days might be the same, but not all, the scene will change because of this. Most importantly, have a play around with your camera settings, I did and always do, most of the time I learn as I go along, that is the beauty about digital photography.
