Lake Oberon
Lake Oberon, Western Arthurs, Tasmania.
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Crispy
www.crispyscapes.com
Jun, 2015Views
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Location
This image was taken at Lake Oberon in the Western Arthurs, Tasmania, Australia. It's about a two day hike to get to this location, with virtually no flat terrain. So although the km's might not be massive, the elevation change is. This area is also known for it's brutal weather, gale force winds hit these mountains frequently. Although thankfully during the seven days I was in the Western Arthurs, It only rained one day, which is extremely rare but It helped that we purposely went during the driest time of the year (February).Time
This image was taken at sunrise. Our campsite was setup next to the lake and a bit of rock climbing was involved to get to this vantage point, so an early start around 4am was needed. We camped here for five days so we had the best chance of getting a good sunrise and sunset. Every morning (except for one rainy morning), we did this trek up to the top and thankfully this morning, we were blessed with this beautiful light.Lighting
All natural lighting from the sun.Equipment
On all my multi-day hiking trips, I like to keep my gear as simple and light as possible. So I took my Sony a7R and the Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f/4, which I love! I really like this setup, so compact but still produces amazing image quality and works well for me. I took my customized Induro CT114 and an RRS BH-30 ballhead. I had six batteries with me, as well as a battery pack (backup and to charge my phone). I also used a small IR remote to trigger the camera.Inspiration
What inspired me to get to this location was the desire to capture scenes experienced by very few people. Getting to this location had been my dream for a few years and all the preparation and exertion to get here, makes the shot so much more special for me but it's also a unique shot that very few have captured. For this specific image, I was draw to this composition straight away with the three pandanis in the foreground, Lake Oberon and the distant Western Arthurs ranges. I knew were the sun would rise, so I continued to shoot this composition each morning until I could get a nice sun star, as well as the nice morning glow on the pandanis and rock face.Editing
Bit hard to summaries my processing but in general two images were blended, one for the sky and one for the foreground. Specifically to keep the sun star exposed correctly and not blown out. I did all my RAW corrections in adobe camera raw (WB, exposure, lens correction, etc) and imported the image into photoshop CC. Then I did further colour correction, contrast adjustments, sharpening and so on.In my camera bag
I like to keep my gear light and simple, so even my car shooting setup is pretty minimal and fits in a tiny shoulder bag. I always take my Sony a7R and usually carry my Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f/4, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 (for astro), Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 (mainly for portraits), Voigtlander 90mm f/3.5, Induro CT114 + RRS BH-30 tripod and standard accessories (memory cards, batteries, IR remote, etc). I used to have a much larger setup using the Canon 24mm TS-E with a metabones adapter and Zork rear shift adapter (parallax free shifts and rotational panos) but I recently sold that. Before that I had an even bulkier setup, using the Nikon D800E and Zeiss 21mm. Overtime I;ve been trying to get my gear as light as possible but not sacrificing image quality. I'm a bit of a gear nerd haha. For more info on my setup, check out my website gear page here: www.crispyscapes.com/gearFeedback
It's really worth the effort taking your camera on hikes. Get out there and try find new, unique landscapes to capture and share with others. It's such a wonderful blend of hobbies and so rewarding in the end, to come back with these special images others can enjoy.
