Waiting for the Sun
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This picture was taken during our travel by Shaolinskoe lake in the Altay mountains.Time
There happen a funny story with this photo. The point is I intended to take a picture of a magnificent sunrise. I left the camp early and walked through the bushes to the lake. The moon rose over the water. The view was so beautiful I take plenty of pictures with the Moon waiting for the Sun. Suddenly I realized the sunrise would not be visible here. At the matter of fact Sun had already rose just behind the lonely high mountain on the East. Instead of the sunrise I got the moonrise) And I liked this unexpected turn and the photo. It was on July the 8th, 2015 at 3:13 AM.Lighting
Basically the composition of this photo is all about triangles. So I include three light points: the white peak of nearest mountain, the shining far mountains and the Moon.Equipment
This was shoot on a Canon 500d mounted on the tripod, with an 24mm f /2.8 lens+PL filter.Inspiration
I love the mountains and landscape photos from Geo magazine, I dreamt for months of taking a peaceful nice photo of the mountains reflected in the lake.Editing
Yes, there was post-processing. The landscape I wanted to picture was quite wide. So I took a tripod and take pictures for HDR panorama. Then put it together, add some light for shadows.In my camera bag
When go camping or traveling I usually take tripod, 24mm f/2.8 lens (it is leghtweght, sharp and small size) and 70-300mm f/5.6 lens (useful for faraway mountain peaks and animals), 2 batteries, plastic bag (in case of rain), UV filter and PL filter for 24mm lens.Feedback
Be prepared and in every situation—do your best! Challenges are our opportunities to do something wonderful, opportunities to see new horizons. Never ever don't give up!
