Sebastiani vineyard.
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nandicmb
October 06, 2015
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in Agriculture Photo Contest!
leetomkow
January 13, 2017
Thank you everyone, I'm very grateful to have so much appreciation for my photography
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leetomkow
November 16, 2017
that's actually a really good point Margie, essential to know the rules before breaking them and knowing how to break them. The major emphasis here is no sky but still presenting a full scene. Thank you for your input.
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Location
This was taken at the Sebastiani Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County, California.Time
About 4pm on a Sunday afternoonLighting
The shadows of the afternoon made this shot. The natural undulations where the light and shadows combined were begging to be recorded.Equipment
Canon T3i with a converter on a Zeiss 135mm f2.8, shot wide open, handheld. I also like the fact that the Canon T3i has a moveable back screen and with magic lantern there are more subtle methods to control the camera.Inspiration
This is one of those stories of a photoshoot that shouldn't have happened. It was a late Sunday morning, I was uninspired and bored, so I put a message out on Facebook for any suggestions. A winemaker responded and asked if I could go take some shots of this vineyard where she sources fruit from. I hadn't explored this vineyard before, so I thought why not. I lived about 5 miles from here and it was a full blue sky day, but here on this side of the valley there were stunning clouds and a clean bright light. I have my camera programmed for my own taste in monochrome and took a lot of shots of the clouds over the hills as the sun was going down. Driving slowly around the vineyard, I was stopping every couple of minutes to get the right angles for light and clouds and shadows. When this view came into sight, I studied it for a while and knew I didn't want any sky in the shot. Likewise, there can be different drama between vertical and horizontal. As this vineyard covers a few hundred acres I'd also taken quite a few "Brenizer method" shots to give scale and scope. When I started processing the images, this one just popped for me.Editing
Not much, I always shoot in RAW so a bit of touch up in PS. As I mentioned above, I shoot in monochrome, but RAW always records in colour. In this instance the colour won out.In my camera bag
Canon T3i, with battery grip. A Zeiss 135mm f2.8, Zeiss 85mm f2.8, Zeiss 50mm f1.7. Leitz Tiltall tripod, 6 extra batteries, at least 2 spare 32GB cards (all my cards have Magic Lantern encoded on them as well), ND filter.Feedback
Don't just choose one spot and call it a day, with landscapes you have to explore. Even a few steps to the side etc. can make a huge difference. Shoot, shoot and shoot more. Have patience with light and clouds and shadows especially, you can't always plan, but with experience you can anticipate. I don't use zoom lenses, only glass primes, so I sometimes test the same shot with these lenses as the effects can be really different. Alternatively I might only take one lens with me all day then discipline myself with it's capabilities and limitations. I may have missed some great images this way, but I have always learned something new as well. Never rest on your laurels, work harder to improve what you do.
