Siletz Bay
Apr, 2015Views
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Location
The photo was taken on The Oregon coast, near Lincoln City. We were staying at a friends home and walked out on the deck, camera in hand, and took the photo. Actually a whole series of photos as the sun was setting.Time
This was winter time for the coast so the photo was actually taken early evening, Late afternoon.Lighting
The conditions were quite static, other than the sun setting and lighting changing. You could just hear the sun sizzle as the sun touched the ocean. Beautifully quiet and a great moment to be there.Equipment
I use a Canon 6d with a 24 - 105 mm zoom and I was at about 70 mm at the time of the photo. The photo was handheld and un-touched with the exception of a few tweaks in Lightroom, ON1, a Portland based company,.Inspiration
The Oregon coast, well Oregon actually is a wonderful place to be wandering around. There are so many options and points of interest to photograph. I have been learning photography for quite a number of years and in the last few years, here in Oregon, I have never had a bad day to take photos. Wow what a great pastime.Editing
As I mentioned earlier I use Lightroom for my whole process. I go from Lightroom to On1 and sometimes Photoshop and back to Lightroom. The same for my printing and for emailing. The 6d does not require a lot of watching over. It is very nice to me. The way I see a photo is not necessarily the same for someone else. Photography is very personal. What you see is 98% of what the 6d and I saw at the time.In my camera bag
I have the Canon 6d with a Black Rapid strap, and generally mounted with my 100mm macro lens. In the bag with that is a set of extension rings, my 24-105 zoom along with a 17-40 macro and to top it off my 70-300 lens. They are all Canon lenses with the exception of the 70-300 and that is a Tamron lens. Spare battery and miscellaneous stuff that I seem to think I need. When I am going to hike very far, though, the bag goes on a diet.Feedback
I see photography as being a visual art. If you don't have the eye too see a photograph the camera isn't going to see it either. Get familiar with your equipment and learn how to use it. Take lots of photos and then take lots more. It isn't like the film days. Look at the clouds and see what you can see in them, it helps you see things differently.
