RyanPatrickTaylor

Lighthouse

NIKON D3300

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Aperture f/3.5 ISO 3200 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 180/10

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Mar, 2016

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My Golden Retriever stares out at the lake after a swim, he sadly has passed away and this was a picture I took of him that reminds me of his spirit.

Took this at my cabin up north. The Milkyway is easily one of my favorite things to photograph.

On the first night in a new place, I dragged a friend along as I took an Uber outside of the city to try and capture an image of the Milky Way. I was

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this picture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin during my first academic year at the University there. My friends wanted an example of the photography I liked to, so I asked when and where.

Time

I took this at 12:26 AM on December 11th, 2016. We had been driving around town for awhile and my friends told me about a little lighthouse that they really liked the location of. It was a chilly night so they ended up sitting in the car as I stood outside and took a few pictures.

Lighting

I hate using the flash on my camera. I always use natural lighting and play around with shutter speed, ISO and the Aperture in order to get the lighting I want. That's why I love astrophotography so much, what you see with your eyes and what your camera sees are two completely different things, and learning how to manipulate your camera to turn a dark night into a beautifully lit scene is an amazing thing to me.

Equipment

This was shot on the Nikon D3300, with the 18-55 mm kit lens while resting on a tripod. I used: 18 mm focal length, ISO 3200 and an exposure of 15 sec at f/3.5.

Inspiration

I wanted to take a really nice picture of the stars to show my friends. They had never seen someone do astrophotography before and one of them was interested in learning about photography.

Editing

I used Adobe LightRoom, which is what I use for almost all of my images. I don't do anything really spectacular when it comes to editing. The big thing I did with this image was use the dehaze tool to clear up the sky and then the noise reduction tool to help give the clouds that silky texture.

In my camera bag

I currently only have a D3300 to shoot with and I typically carry a 14mm Rokinon lens and 50mm Prime Nikon lens to do landscapes. And I use either a 50mm or 85mm prime Nikon lens and a 70-300mm Nikon lens when I am doing portraits. I almost always carry my tripod just in case.

Feedback

To take a picture like this look at the sky, see if there are clouds. If there are see how fast they are moving. The way the weather acts plays a huge role in what you end up with. When it comes to lighting be conscious of your environment. All of the lighting for the lighthouse you see here was from a nearby street light. Long exposures will amplify these variables so be sure to match your settings to the environment.

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Lighthouse

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