Black Bay Sunset
Black Bay sunset on Rainy Lake near Fort Frances, Ontario.
Black Bay sunset on Rainy Lake near Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Feb, 2015Views
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Location
This image was taken on Black Bay at Rainy Lake in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.Time
I was fishing on Black Bay casting from shore for small mouth bass in the reeds on an early October evening in 2001. I realized fishing was not cutting it when I saw the sunset color starting to come up so I dashed back to the car, grabbed my, Minolta SLR and tripod and set up with just enough time to grab 3 shots of the red sunset before the color was gone.Lighting
In order to capture some of the color and detail in the sky along with silhouettes of the trees and reeds I did a quick balancing act opting for a 1/3 and 2/3 stop under exposure with a polarizing filter. The results did it for me.Equipment
Camera: Minolta Maxxum 9 with a Sigma 28-70 lens mounted on a Manfrotto tripod. I was shooting Velvia 50 slide film pushed to ISO 64.Inspiration
When I looked at my scene in front of me I knew I had a winner with a great sky, and reflected color in front of the distant shoreline and foreground reeds. This image satisfied my eye and has been published in a tourism magazine for Northwestern Ontario.Editing
The only post processing was to scan the slide image and tweak it a bit in Photoshop.In my camera bag
I now use my Sony a850 DSLR with a Tamron 90 mm macro and a Sigma 28-70 mm f2.8 zoom. Other lenses are available but these are my go to lenses for subjects I like to shoot. I always have a tripod, a 2x converter, extension tubes and an assortment of filters for different shooting situations readily available in my bag.Feedback
Always carry your camera gear and have the bag open, with the camera ready and easily accessible when you stop for lunch, to make a few casts or explore any new location. You never know what will pop up to grab your photographer's eye. And, ALWAYS make sure you have fresh and fully charged batteries along with a spare set.
