Old Dodge
Old Dodge truck parked on the docks at Fishermans Terminal in Seattle Washington on a cloudy winter's day.
Old Dodge truck parked on the docks at Fishermans Terminal in Seattle Washington on a cloudy winter's day.
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Location
The image was captured at Fisherman's Terminal on the ship canal between Magnolia and Ballard just north of downtown Seattle Washington on a cloudy winters day.Time
I had initially gone out to shoot some street images on the city streets and capture people stuff happening around town early in the morning, shot several and decided to migrate away from that location. I thought with cloudy skies it might be a great day to shoot some good boat images while the weather was calm and not raining so I migrated to Fisherman's Terminal, when I found this old truck and started shooting it was about 11:30 AM.Lighting
It was a relatively chilly winter morning with overcast skies and the sun was trying to burn the clouds away however just wasn't going to this day. Therefore the sun gave a dull glow through the clouds producing just enough light to shoot at a low ISO and still capture sufficient detail in and around this particular scene.Equipment
I was walking around up and down the many docks so I didn't have my tripod with me, I was shooting hand held. Was using my Nikon D750, had my 70-120mm f/4.0 lens mounted for these shots. This particular image was shot at 1/80 sec @f/8, ISO 100 at 86mm.Inspiration
As I have inferred in a couple other statements above I was out shooting fishing boats on the docks and capturing whatever else that was happening, floating, docked or maneuvering about. I was walking up and down the docks and as I started down one of the docks this truck was parked at the end of the line of vehicles, it caught my eye as soon as I saw it parked there. It's not often you find an old vehicle that someone actually drives around on a regular basis. I captured the vehicle from all angles including the front looking the opposite direction, this one is probably the best of all of them because I had enough room to capture the truck and the boats docked at the piers.Editing
Everything I post goes through some post processing, all my images start in Lightroom where I do 'Basic' adjustments typically to highlights, shadows, whites and blacks adjustments as well as appropriate white balance adjustment, also I'll check the 'Lens Corrections' profile, chromatic aberration boxes and level where necessary and take out the sharpening that Lightroom automatically applies. From there I took it into Photoshop and applied some curves and levels adjustments for tonal adjustments, added a color adjustment layer, dodging & burning layer and lastly a sharpening layer then back into Lightroom to check the whites & blacks, add keywords, copyright, description, name and save as a JPEG with my watermark.In my camera bag
My camera bag is a Filson shoulder carry camera bag and is packed (Doesn't scream camera). I carry two Nikon camera bodies, four len's, extra straps, rain sleeves, six additional batteries, two filter cases, chargers, two small flashlights with extra batteries, chargers and cables for each camera body, manuals, business cards, cleaning equipment, small notebook and pens for notes and lastly an iPad. I also have a tag along tripod (has it's own bag), 'Bob' with a ball head and an Altura flash device, I'm always ready for anything.Feedback
In any shooting scene it's best to shoot at sunrise or sunset (1 hour on either side generally) however, any time of the day will work as long as the sun is not in a location where it will blow out the highlights, cloudy overcast days are actually excellent for shooting you just need to learn to shoot in manual (learn your camera capabilities) and adjust your settings to accommodate your situation and always shoot in RAW. Take your camera and gear with you every time you leave the house, always have spare charged batteries, clean len's and sensor and be looking for shots wherever you go, you never know when you'll see something that is captivating (That is what I do). Most of all have some fun with your photography.
