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Taken on a trip to Mortimer bay in Tasmania, I was devastated because I lost my 10 stop ND filter on the way to location. However, I managed to get this one :)...
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Taken on a trip to Mortimer bay in Tasmania, I was devastated because I lost my 10 stop ND filter on the way to location. However, I managed to get this one :)
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Location
This Photo was taken at Mortimer Bay, near Hobart in Tasmania.Time
This Photo was taken in the early evening. After spending the day at the local markets I decided at about, 4 PM, that it was time to try and find my location. I arrived at about 5, keen for shooting a lovely sunset, however, the weather did not agree with me on this idea and this was my only opportunity to shoot this location. Not wanting to let it go to waste, I decided to experiment with the lovely leading line of the fence going into the bay, and ended up with this shot.Lighting
this shot was taken with just ambient light.Equipment
I used my Pentax K-50 with a 50mm f1.8 lens, as well as a gigaT-Pro wireless shutter release and tripod, I was planning on using a 10 stop ND filter to smooth the water and the clouds and create a very moody feel, however, on arrival at the location I realized that the filter was missing from my bag. After searching high and low, I accepted that it must have somehow fallen out of my bag at some point in the day. This was a real shame, as it was an integral piece of kit for the pic I was planning. I tried getting the shutter speed as slow as possible without the filter, but it was still missing some key interest, that was when I decided to get in frame and act as a focal point. This idea stuck and ended up being the shot I took away from the location.Inspiration
I was looking for photography locations in Tasmania, where I live, and saw a wonderful shot of Mortimer bay that really stuck with me, after about a week of reading up about the location etc, I decided that I would drive the roughly 4 hours to have my own shoot at the lovely location. Them image I ended up with was very different to the one I had imagined taking, but it was still a very worthwhile experience.Editing
I don't usually to extensive post processing, for this shot I adjusted white balance and contrast in Lightroom, and then used several graduated filters on the sky to darken it slightly.In my camera bag
Generally in my Bag I will have two bodies; my Pentax K-3 ii, and my Pentax K-50. I then have a Pentax 50mm f/1.8, a Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 and a sigma 70-200 f/2.8. I also have a cheep tripod, a polarizing filter, a shutter release, spare batteries and some lens cleaning cloths.Feedback
The key features of this image for me, are the silhouette, the leading line, and the blue cast. For the silhouette, I recommend about a 2 second shutter speed, to create the blurry, rippling effect that mirrors the water; also make sure that the background of he silhouette is lighter that the subject, otherwise it wont stand out and will be a pretty boring image (generally). Leading line has more to do with the location, I find it is always a good idea to scout locations before even taking a camera to them, and them come back when the light is right and when you already have a composition in mind. The blue cast can be achieved in post production, but also the time of day can play a major factor in the colour of the image.
