Pink and blue evening
Windmill at Hauville in Normandy, lucky picture taken on the way home. Couldn't help stopping for a shot !
Windmill at Hauville in Normandy, lucky picture taken on the way home. Couldn't help stopping for a shot !
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Location
I took this photo on my way home, coming from my father's in Rouen. This famous windmill is situated near the "Forêt de Brotonne" in the Seine valley in Normandy.Time
If I remember well it was in January this year and I was extremely lucky to drive by just as the sky was going pink before getting dark. I had to park quickly because I knew I would only have 2 or 3 minutes to take some pictues...Lighting
I have several photos of this mill and very often I must say I've been lucky with the light. (there must be 2 other photos of this place on ViewBug) The light is important but the silhouette of the tree and the house next to the house helps make a good picture.Equipment
I used a Canon 70D with the convenient EF-S 17-85 mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM (although I would like to have a sharper lens with less distortion)Inspiration
Driving home, I wasn't expecting to take photos that evening but I know that you must always have your camera with you and I realised was well inspired to have it with me when I saw this beautiful sky...Editing
I don't often do a lot of post-processing, just what I still do with my B/W "film photos" (I still have and use SLR cameras, process my B/W films and enlarge them myself.)In my camera bag
I used to have a Canon 50D and I now have a 70D with the 17-85mm lens mentioned above but I wish I had a full frame camera. I also have a Canon 50mm macro lens. (My Sigma 70-200mm F1:2.8 can't get in the bag, it's too big !) ;)Feedback
Take your photos in the morning or in the evening when the light is interesting and walk round your subject to try and find the best composition possible.
