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When traveling, its sometimes the odd things that stand out, like this wagon. A short distance behind it was an old shed. With the right angle, and some post pr...
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When traveling, its sometimes the odd things that stand out, like this wagon. A short distance behind it was an old shed. With the right angle, and some post production, the picture takes me back to when there was a horse and its cargo in the fields, harvesting crops and transporting goods.
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cameraNIKON D7100

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 10/1600 Focal Length 180/10 

upload_dateFeb, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

On our way down south along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia we stopped at Mabry Mill, one of the Parkway's main attractions. It was early spring, with not too many people around and a chill still in the air. The atmosphere and season lent itself to the subject and what I was trying to achieve in making it look like a turn of the century exposure.

Time

We arrived at the mill mid-morning and strolled around. I took shots of many of the old pieces on display, but when we arrived at the horse cart and shed, I knew that I could have some fun with different angles and it landed up being midday when we left.

Lighting

The sun was at the right angle- behind the shed from where I was standing when I was taking the shot. The angles of the shadows that were cast were perfect to help create the contrast in light and dark on the shed and underneath the cart.

Equipment

Nikon D7100, with a 18-200mm Tamron lens

Inspiration

Visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway was a time portal. The Mill is one of the highlights and the most photographed stop along the 500+ miles of picturesque landscape, and gets most of the attention. While it is beautiful to look at and photograph, literally behind the Mill are many historic pieces of farm equipment that are often overlooked. Standing there, I was imagining the days when the cart was being pulled by a long forgotten horse, carrying long deceased people with theirs tools to the fields or to the town a few miles up the dirt path. Then it was the only means of transportation anywhere. Today it rests as an antique piece at a tourist attraction... how far mankind has come!

Editing

Post processing in Lightroom 5, using the contrast, clarity, vibrance and saturation toolbars to create the oldish sepia feel.

In my camera bag

To almost anywhere I go I schlepp my Nikon D7100 and my walk around lens, which is currently a Tamron 18-200mm. I also always have a Nikon 55mm prime, an SB-600 and a tripod... oh and my shopping list of the lenses, filters and other accessories I still want. My wife might have stolen this list from me several times :)

Feedback

Firstly- Explore the nooks and crannies of the places you visit and seek out what others might miss. In this case we could have easily seen the Mill, and continued on our way without discovering this gem. Secondly- If the subject is not going to move and model for you, make it model by walking, working the scene and clicking the shutter until you say to yourself "that's the shot!" More often than not- that is the frame I land up working on more in PS or LR.

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