Misty Sunrise
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Location
I was visiting a friend in Prospect, Nova Scotia, Canada on a typical trip where I bring my camera (Nikon D700 at the time, now a D800) & lenses if I can justify the weight or the luggage.Time
I woke up one morning to this dense fog on the bay. I know that lighting like this typically only lasts a minute or two MAX at that time so I ran in and grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots until I got the reflections right in the water.Lighting
The most intriguing thing about the lighting was the tree reflections in the water and the fog being in the trees and rocks beyond the island. The sun shone so brightly it was difficult to get a shot without some lens flare. I guess I snapped at the right time. I feel you can only be as good as with talent but there's always a little luck and mystery at how things can just come together. Its up to the photographer to capture the moment and translate to the viewer and I love how lighting is appeasing in this image.Equipment
I haven't used any piece of equipment other than the camera and lens (Nikkor 70-200 VRII with the D700). I don't tend to use a tripod even though some photographers swear by it. I find breathing slowly a few times and snapping on an exhale keeps me stable enough to get clear shots even at 1/15th shutter speed. Maybe not at large print but I don't print large that often.Inspiration
What inspired me was the lighting and fog. That perfect combination of blurry dream kind of vision that you can have but lucid and somewhat aware. I find it left me with a sense of knowledge that something was across the shore but the fog was so dense that if you didn't know, you couldn't know! It was so interesting because I'm not used to seeing this effect.Editing
Well, I only use Lightroom so post processing, indeed. However, I never Photoshop or erase things that are there by cloning. I prefer to keep my images pure because that's my style. There is an art in cloning and replacing parts of the image but I'm just not into that, or, perhaps I'm just not into that at this point in my photography 'career'. I've accented the temperature towards the warmer side of the scale but that's pretty much it. A little adjustments for blacks and curves but only slightly to give the correct vision that I saw when I took the shot.In my camera bag
Nowadays, I pack my D800 and its a difficult choice between which lenses. It really depends on what I plan or think I'll want to use. I have lenses ranging from macros 75mm f2.8, prime 50mm f1.4, 24-70f2.4, 70-200 f2.4 and a 14-24f2.8 so it really depends on how much luggage I want to carry but rule of thumb, always the 55mm prime. Its so compact and useful! I wish I had a 24mm prime, probably the next lens I'll get. Animal/Birds, I always use the 70-200 but generally its 70 and below so 24-70 is my lens of choice.Feedback
Of all the equipment I can have, location and lenses, the most important factor is instinct. Whatever you feel is best and can produce whatever you think is possible is what you should shoot. This talent/capacity/ability can take time to acquire because society 'teaches' us to do rather than feel, but, if you can tap into that feeling, you should be able to produce images that are surreal without the need for HDR or other techniques with artificial mechanisms where they are arts in themselves and stay true to the experience. There's nothing like being able to translate a surreal experience through a photograph, digital or film. Even when post processing. Post processing is whatever the creator chooses to try to translate to the viewer and that is art no matter the quality of the output. So keep outputting and showing people perspectives. That's all!
