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joonasnieminen
 
joonasnieminen June 15, 2016
Amazing!
fullframefotos
 
fullframefotos June 15, 2016
wow that's magical!
waynecook
 
waynecook June 15, 2016
Gorgeous! Finally, someone gets it! Welcome to VB!
andikhariyanto
 
andikhariyanto June 15, 2016
Is that a castel?
Very nice.
Carpediem-jacro
 
Carpediem-jacro August 31, 2016
Majestic!
davidsloan
 
davidsloan September 09, 2016
An exquisite capture, love it.
SummerSmile
 
SummerSmile September 11, 2016
Amazing!
sarahlharden
 
sarahlharden September 11, 2016
Amazing photo - where is this?
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on a trip to the Black Forest in southern Germany.

Time

I took this at sunset, after walking around the castle, I decided I wanted to take the photo from a different perspective. We drove for around 20 minutes to a small village where you could view the castle with the sun setting in the background.

Lighting

I decided I want to capture the sun setting over the castle, and luckily we arrived behind the castle just in time to capture the shot above.

Equipment

This was shot using a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced with a 4 stop ND filter.

Inspiration

I had seen some great pictures of german castles so I wanted to get one for myself. Using my newly purchased drone it gave me the perfect perspective to capture the image I wanted!

Editing

Yes, I processed the photo to give it a HDR look and stitch together 5 photos to create the panorama. I also add some sharpening and some colour noise reduction.

In my camera bag

I normally carry a Nikon D750, Tamron 15-30, Tamron 24-70, Sigma 150-600C and where possible my DJI Phantom 3 Advanced for aerial shots.

Feedback

My only advice is make sure you try capture aerial photos during Golden Hour, it makes a huge difference to what you capture!

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