Bondhus glacier
Bonhus, Norway
Bonhus, Norway
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Location
This shot is taken at Bondhus lake in Norway. You might have heard of the famous Trolltunga? Well, this is pretty close to it. Approx 20 minutes drive from Odda. So if going to Trolltunga, you can combine it with a visit here. Just about 30 minutes to walk. By the way, the hike to Trolltunga is at least 10 hours, and the weather is a real hazzard. So be sure to do some research first.Time
Its shot at the midle of the day since I had to drop of my kids at school and daycare first.Lighting
I was hoping for a blue sky. But the sun would have created shadows if not being straight into the lense. That could have been awsome at f/16 though. Also overcast creates some good ambient light that enhances the autumn colors. I had some sunlight coming though on the right side here.Equipment
I shot this with my Canon 6d and a Canon 16 - 35 f/4 L, tripod as always with me. And if I dont remember wrong I had a Lee polarizer onInspiration
Google "Bondhus" and you will find some shots from this location. Thats what I saw and I just had to go here. And I've been here two times now. I live only 2 hrs drive away. There's a lot going on at this location, so you can stay here for hours shooting. Also at the trail up here there have some interesting locations.Editing
This is a multiple exposure HDR mergend and carefully tonemapped in Photomatix. Then edited in Lightroom and Photoshop. I like natural looking HDR, not the overprocessed ones. So my tip to you is to use Lightrom to merge either 3 or 5 exposures to one hdr file. It gives you a natural looking image more easy than Photomatix .In my camera bag
I always carry my 6D along with a 16 - 35 f/4 L and a 70 - 200 2,8 ii L. In addition a tripod, cable release and my Lee filters. For nightime shots I have my Rokinon / Samyang 14mm 2,8. Depending on where I go I often bring my 100mm 2,8 L macro. If weight and space is the issue I use a 24 - 105 L. Also sometimes my 60D rides along with the 6DFeedback
Doing some research in advance is smart. I often google and use google maps and earth. In addition it's adviced to check where the sun is at the time you plan to arrive. Here, sunset in mid summer would create an amazing light... wich I have to try next year. The dynamic range limits the result of a single exposure in my opinion. So I often do either long exposure or HDR. I sett the bracketing to 5 exposures of -2 -1 0 +1 and +2. Then set the focus and switch to manual. Often I choose manual and focus about 1/3 into the picture. I use small apertures from f/8 to f/11 do get a good depth of field. then I set it to a 2 sec timer. By doing that the five shots are shot in a burst. Thats good for the merge result as deghosting can be a pain in the butt.
