Maddy and grandpa
Maddy our for a ride with her grandpa Roger.
Maddy our for a ride with her grandpa Roger.
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Location
I took this photo at the Six Gun Territory in Williston, Florida in 2015. Maddy and her grandfather Roger joined about fifty other riders ("train robbers") in a spectacular simulated train robbery. I shot from quite a distance with a 300 mm setting and had to enlarge and crop quite a bit from the original images.Time
The day was overcast and there was a light drizzle of rain falling when the photo was taken.Lighting
The lighting was perfect for the outdoor images that I took that day because being overcast, there were no harsh shadows to be cast by the sun.Equipment
I used my Nikon D7100 DSLR set to shutter priority with a Nikkor 70 - 300 lens. The shot was hand held with VR activiated at 1/125 sec, ISO 100, f 5.6 at 300 mm focal length.Inspiration
I attended the Six Gun Territory event specifically to see Maddy ( she is also my granddaughter) ride and participate in the shootout.Editing
I took the photo as a raw (NEF) image and converted it to black and white using Photoshop CS6 with the Nik Silver Efex Pro plugin.In my camera bag
My camera usually has the Nikkor 18 - 140 mm lens because if its versatility. In this image I used my 70-300 mm lens because most of the shots were taken at a long distance. In my bag I carry a polarizing filter, a remote shutter controller, a wired shutter controller, and a 48 mm macro lens for my third lens. I also carry a 4x4 foot piece of black cloth to provide a dark background for macro images of insects and flowers. Also in my bag is a bean bag that my wife made that I use to provide a steady support for my camera on a solid surface when I don't have my tripod with me.Feedback
Whenever I shoot images at a distance as this image was, I try to use the lowest possible ISO to reduce noise because invariably I'm going to have to enlarge the image considerably.
