Golden, CO Panorama
Taken in Golden, CO.
Taken in Golden, CO.
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Location
This is on top of a lookout point above the city of Golden, Colorado.Time
This was taken in October of 2013 at around 11 a.m. I was visiting a friend who lives in Golden and we had just driven up to the lookout point after checking out some folks hang-gliding off the other side of the mountain. Being from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I wasn't used to the thin air. I used taking photos as an excuse to catch my breath!Lighting
I was such a beautiful day that day. The air was crisp and it was a bit chilly. Lots of high, thin clouds and a few puffy ones. The sun was almost directly overhead. I had to wait for one of the puffy clouds to float past or there would have been a shadow over the city below.Equipment
I shot this with a Canon 7D and a EF-S 18-135mm lens. I didn't have a tripod, so I balanced the camera on the railing.Inspiration
Everything in Golden is inspiring! As far as this photo, though, I just loved the transition between the mountains and the city below and the way it is sort of nestled at the bottom of the mountain in a valley.Editing
This is actually a panoramic composite. I used the hand rail to steady the camera while I took several shots from left to right. I used Photoshop CS to stitch them together and did a very slight exposure correction. Once I got my exposure corrected, I created a duplicate layer of the entire composition and applied a high-pass filter with a radius of about 3 pixels and used the Hard Light transfer mode at about 40% to bring out some more detail in the city below.In my camera bag
It was a pleasure trip so I was travelling fairly light. I had my Canon 7D, an 18-135mm lens, a 50mm lens, a flash mount, dual battery pack, a tripod, and a monopod.Feedback
When taking outdoor shots I tend to try and be wary of clouds and shadow. The sun was pretty bright that day... when it is bright out I tend to use 1/60 shutter speed or higher and close down the aperture (f18 or higher.) I avoid anything above 200 or 300 ISO.
