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caroljohnson_1561
August 22, 2016
this is one beautiful photo its so relaxing to look at defiantly one for the wall well done
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Location
This photo was taken in Northern California at the Philbrook Reservoir in the Butte Meadows area about an hour North East of Chico California. This particular pic is about 3 years old.Time
It was sunset when I took the pic.Lighting
I had to set up fast as it seemed my lighting was fading faster then I could get set up. It took me awhile to get dialed in as I am no pro, but once I did I kept clicking away.Equipment
I used a Nikon D-7100 with 18-140 F 3.5 kit lens that came with my Nikon when I purchased it new. I don't remember what my exact settings were, but I used a 3 second exposure with layered Cokin filters to get the dramatic colors.The whole set up was on a Manfrotto tripod facing west.Inspiration
I love sunset and sun rise pics to begin with, but I had just purchased my first set of Cokin filters and wanted to take them for a test drive. The sunset that night was dramatic enough and with the Cokin filters I was able to really make this particular photo stand out.Editing
I lightened it up just a little along with some added vibrancy in Lightroom 5In my camera bag
Depends on what I have planned. This pic was taken roughly 3 years ago and at the time I didn't have nearly as much gear then as I do now. For landscapes shots these days I will take my Cokin filters, along with my trusty 18-140 kit lens, and my 10-24 wide angle. I also might toss in my 35 mm and / or my 50 mm lens as well. If I'm planning on some wildlife shots I will pack my 80-400 F 5.6 and my 200-500 F 5.6 lenses. I just shot my very first wedding and for that I primarily used my 80-200 F 2.8 lens along with my 35 mm and my 10-24 wide angle lens. Of course my tripod goes with me.Feedback
I'm hardly the one to hand out advise to other photographers, but for this pic my I.S.O was 100 for the life of me I can not remember what my Aperture setting was, but my shutter speed was 3 seconds. At the time I got this pic I didn't really understand the relationship between shutter speed and Aperture setting so I really just kind of played with it until I hit upon the winning formula. Basically I just got lucky. If I had to give anyone who reads this any advise at all it would be know your gear, watch Youtube videos and most of all understand the relationship between Shutter Speed, Aperture setting and ISO. Just that last part alone will dramatically improve the quality of your pics 10 fold. Also one last bit of advise. if your planning on getting into photography either as a hobby or a profession do yourself a huge favor first. Win the lotto, because nothing in photography is cheap...........................................
