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May, 2016Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
This image was taken at Stratham Quarry in Gooseberry Hill, Perth, Western Australia. I'm at the top of the quarry looking towards Perth with the sun directly behind me. This shoot was part of a Sigma Lense Day through Midland Camera House. You rocked up with your camera body and Sigma provided all the glass for you to use as you wished.A great way to try before you buy.Time
This was taken as part of an early morning shoot with a group of like minded people on the 03/04/2016 at 8:49AM.Lighting
A brilliant, clear, cool morning where the sunlight made everything pop.My camera was set to manual WB, colour space set to Adobe RGB, picture control set at Vivid, Sharpness 9 and Hue +1. I used Aperture Priority f6.7 at 1/1500sec, ISO 200 and Centre Weighted Metering. Active D-lighting set at Normal with Exposure Comp at 0EV.Equipment
Camera is a Nikon D3S with a Sigma 35mm f1.4G Art Series lense ( awesome combination ). The shot was hand held. No filters used.Inspiration
There are just so many photos you can take of a rock wall (quarry). I decided to shot around the edges of the now abandoned quarry. To me the dead tree represented not only the demise of the quarry but also it's surrounds. By putting Perth in the background it gives a sense of distance, and perhaps scale, to the location of the quarry. The photo is titled " Death On The Scarp".Editing
The idea of the shot was that at the end of the day you went through your images and picked what you considered was your best image. This was then downloaded straight onto Russell's (owner Midland Camera House) laptop. This was my image for the day so no post processing. I won best photo of the day as Judged by Russell and the rep for Sigma Lenses.In my camera bag
Nikon D3S and D700 with Nikon 20mm f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 24-70 f2.8, 80-200mm f2.8. Tokina 19-35mm. Manfroto tripod. Cokin P series filters.Feedback
Whenever you get to a new place to take photos just let your eyes adjust to the light and colour that's in front of you. It only takes a few minutes but it will give all the info you need to compose your shot. Take your camera off auto and set everything manually. This will teach you how your camera reads the light ( each camera and lense see's light slightly differently). Don't be afraid to experiment and get what you want in the camera, not in post processing.
