AA4Q6902
Aperture f/4.5 ISO 640 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 70/1 
May, 2015Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken at Ellendale, in the south of TasmaniaTime
The photo was shot around lunchtime.Lighting
The day had started with heavy fog and a very limited view. As the sun rose, the fog cleared and it became very bright. I fitted a circular polariser to cut through the glare from the water and car windscreens, which also gave the colour in the sky a lot more vibrance.Equipment
This was shot using a Canon 1Dx, 70-200 F4 with a Hoya circular polariserInspiration
I wanted to capture the essence of the event, which is a statewide car rally. Instead of focussing primarily on the car, I wanted to capture the location first most, to capture the beauty of the landscape.Editing
The glare was still al little bright, so I reduced the highlights slightly and cropped marginallyIn my camera bag
2 x Canon 1Dx, Canon 5D MkIII, Canon 70-200 F4, Canon 70-200 F2,8 II, Canon 100-400 F4-5.6, Canon 24-105, Canon 10-22, various primes (35, 50, 100), several Canon flashesFeedback
I checked out this location several days before at a different time of day to when I would be shooting it. I used an iPhone app called Light Tracker to determine where the sun would be at the time I would be shooting. This enabled me to work out the best angle in relation to the sun. At the time I was scouting the location, it was over cast and the test image looked completely different. It always pays to have a back up location in mind, if the weather decides to be nasty. When I arrived on the day, several hours before the cars were due, it was foggy and the forecast looked gloomy. I had a secondary location nearby in amongst tall trees, where the misty weather would of added a stunning element, but as the fog lifted and the day became warmer, I opted for this location, as not only would the back up shot been in heavy shadows from the trees, but obviously this location became stunning.
