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I allways carry my little Lumix pocket camera with me, in case I see something wonderful like these clouds, at the right spot......
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I allways carry my little Lumix pocket camera with me, in case I see something wonderful like these clouds, at the right spot...
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Sep, 2015Views
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People's Choice in Clouds Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Clouds & Hills Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Cloudscapes Photo Challenge
Winner in Cottony clouds! Photo Challenge
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InnateArtist
October 01, 2015
Beautiful capture and composition. Really gorgeous clouds with the highlights and shadows ;) Joanne
Sanyoka
October 03, 2015
I love clouds and the wide horizont. Congratulation .It's a beautiful shot !
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KevinGPhotography
October 07, 2017
Once again congratulations Eelco on winning the Cottony Clouds Challenge, love it!!
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken in Hargen aan zee in Holland on a lovely late summers day.Time
It was about 1 pm.Lighting
Nothing special about the lighting, it is a natural photo taken on a beautiful sunny day.Equipment
I only have a Lumix DMC TZ60, all my photo's are taken with this little miracle of a camera... The best thing of this camera is that it is very easy to take with you, because it practically fits in your backpocket. I am saving money to buy something professional though, because it will open new possibilities for sure and I am always looking for new challenges.Inspiration
I like the beach at the end of summer, a time of year when you don't see many tourists walking around. The wild structures of the dunes and the wonderful incoming clouds caught my attention, I tried to capture the wind and the salty wilderness of this typical Dutch landscape.Editing
This is a natural photo, no post-processing was done.In my camera bag
I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand how it works first...Feedback
If you want to show nature itself in a small and crowded country like Holland, you have to choose the right time of year to avoid the presence of human activity... I wanted to show the dunes as they are; windy and wild. The structures of the dunes and the clouds where lovely that day, I waited for the moment the sun created hard shadows to complete the whole picture. If you look at a subject to photograph, you have to try to realise what you want to achieve, Try to find the good light, the right point of view and the best composition... And most of all, take more shots with slightly different settings so you can choose the best one, once you got home and opened your laptop, the magic of today's world begins... I allways crop it later into the size and composition I like best. Crop the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them!
