Cabin in the Woods, APEX Mountain, BC, Canada
Cabin in the Woods, APEX Mountain, BC, Canada
Cabin in the Woods, APEX Mountain, BC, Canada
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Mar, 2015Views
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Contest Finalist in Cabin Fever Photo Contest
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photograph was taken at APEX mountain in the Canadian Rockies on the BC side. We were walking down some trails between the hills and caught this cabin off the side of the road that looked fairly secluded from the rest and snowed in.Time
The capture was taken in the late afternoon on a cloudy day.Lighting
The time of day worked out great with the sun covered with the clouds and out of site reducing the heavy glare and sharp contrasts.Equipment
The picture was taken using a Nikon D5200 with a 18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 lens at 44mm to box out the road, with an aperture of f/5.6, shutter at 1/125 and ISO 400. No tripod, filter or other accessory was used.Inspiration
I brought all my photo gear to a ski trip we had planned with some friends and I took this particular walk with my wife looking to capture that rustic, chalet snow covered building I was thrilled to find this one mostly because of how it looked snowed in, yet habited and cozy in the inside.Editing
This picture was taken a few years ago, but I remember that the original picture felt very flat and the smoke wasn't very apparent, which I really wanted to pop out. I ended up saturating the oranges and greens to create depth using colour contrast as well as adding several highlight brush layers to the smoke to whiten it out and draw the attention to it. Aside from that I added some overall clarity and shadows here and a slight vignette to draw the eye to the cabin.In my camera bag
I now carry a Nikon D600 with 4 lenses, the 18-35mm, 50mm, 105mm, and my 70-300mm. I'll typically always have an ND10 and polarizer filters, as well as a spare battery, remote trigger, my gorilla pod tripod, spare SD cards and some tools.Feedback
Walk around and explore is often the best advice, but in the case of this picture, one other advice that comes to mind, is not to be too discouraged when you look at the picture after importing it into your computer. Though the picture may seem flat, a few minutes using Lightroom and/or Photoshop and transform a picture to some special. My general go-to sliders are exposure, clarity, vibrance, highlights and shadows. Depending on the mood I want to convey, I generally always boost the exposure and control the highlights by dimming them down if the exposure burns them out. I'll also look to create depth using colours and clarity until I find the perfect balance.
