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When autumn leaves start to turn at Little Seneca Lake
Black Hills Regional Park, Boyds, Maryland
When autumn leaves start to turn at Little Seneca Lake
Black Hills Regional Park, Boyds, Maryland
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Black Hills Regional Park, Boyds, Maryland
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Location
Black Hills Regional Park in Boyds, MarylandTime
@ 6:42 pm, just after sundown.Lighting
My favorite type of lighting. Partly cloudy to soften the light and at or near sunset.Equipment
Canon 5DMKII with an EF 17-40 f/4L @ 19mm fitted with a Lee 0.9 soft GND. All mounted on a Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 tripod. Remote release via Promote systems.Inspiration
I was hoping to catch the sunset with the autumn foliage on this afternoon, but those of you familiar with Montgomery County can attest to the insane traffic along I-270. I missed my window, so instead of going to my usual spot along Little Seneca Lake, I went to this location, as it meant less driving and a chance to catch some decent amount of remaining light. I took several frames from various vantage points, but once I saw this sign, I had to take the shot. Thanks to the super wide, this pier looks longer and wider than it really is. Framing it was pretty simple, and I rolled off multiple shots at various exposures.Editing
As the light was less than ideal to get the details and color of the foliage, I shot multiple exposures with the intention of stacking the exposures. I decide to go the HDR route via Photomatix. I selected the most natural tonemapping preset, then tweaked it some more before exporting it into PS5. I then played with contrast and saturation until I found the balance that I was looking for.In my camera bag
Normally the following; Canon 5DMKII, Canon 7D and occasionally a Life Pixel modified T1i. Canon 17-40 f/4L or 24-70 f2.8L, 70-200 f/2.8L ISII, Canon 50mm f/1.4 Lee Filter system, Lee GND filters, SinghRay RGND Yongnou wireless triggers Wrigleys Cobalt gum. Sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on what I want to shoot. On this day, it was just the MKII and the 17-40 f/4L and the 70+200 f/2.8L ISII and my trusty filters.Feedback
As traffic was my Achilles heel, and I missed the the actual sunset, I can only advise to really plan ahead. I thought I did, but it wasn't enough. You need to be able to wing it with a plan B and be satisfied with only a few shots, but make them count. Shooting blue hour and golden hour means that there is very little time to get the shot with the best light. Knowing my equipment and settings really helped me to frame the shot properly and shoot multiple exposure in a very short window of light. So I guess I can also add this advice as well. Know your equipment. Be one with it.
