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A beautiful sunset explodes and light's the sky and foreground at Mt Walker Australia. Just a beautiful reminder why I love Australia....
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A beautiful sunset explodes and light's the sky and foreground at Mt Walker Australia. Just a beautiful reminder why I love Australia.
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5 Comments | Report
ge1701
 
ge1701 June 19, 2016
A stunning shot!! U always have great photoraphy!!
bathsalt
 
bathsalt February 24, 2017
Awesome photo
NurTucker PRO+
 
NurTucker April 02, 2017
Amazing capture
terrinesvacil
 
terrinesvacil December 26, 2017
Beautiful
fredericconsejo
 
fredericconsejo January 26, 2018
your photo is great but why don't you use it in a related challenge
MrSPhotographyAustralia
MrSPhotographyAustralia January 26, 2018
I'm confused, could you explain a bit more please?
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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was captured in a small rural area called Mount Walker in Queensland Australia. It is a beautiful area made up mostly of large farming land.

Time

This was captured during the last minutes of the sunset. I often find the best colour's are the minutes directly after the sun drops below the horizon. That moment is when the colour's change so dramatically during just a few short minutes.

Lighting

With this shot I set my exposure level to the logs in the foreground. Because the sun was gone I knew that I wouldn't blow out the sky no matter the exposure exposure. If it was earlier and brighter I may have needed a flash to bring the much darker foreground out. Luckily for me bumping the iso to 320 did the trick without impacting the sky at all.

Equipment

In this shot I used my Nikon D750 and my favorite lens the Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8. I set it all up on a Pro Master tripod which I am enjoying as it is very fast and easy to set up as well as the tripod's legs can click out to allow long exposures from ground level. And finally I controlled the camera with a Pixel Oppilas wireless remote which allows me to avoid unwanted vibration or movement of the camera during any exposure setting.

Inspiration

What inspired me? I don't really have a single answer for that. I could say it's the windmill and foreground, or the sky. But I think as a photographer it's a matter of scoping out locations and when the time look's right you just go for it. I had to guess this day I would get a good sky and after a 25 minute drive I was rewarded with this stunning view. So I guess my inspiration was that nature was going to put on a beautiful show and I wanted it bad enough. If the sky didn't go well then the option of B&W still had very nice possibilities.

Editing

Yes I raised the shadows a fair bit to allow the logs and foreground to match the brightness of the sky. And by raising the clarity a tad it really helped add a little extra depth. The colour didn't need much but i did lower the orange tone a tad because it was a little over-saturated in the grass. A few clean up spots here and there and this is the end image.

In my camera bag

Normally I carry my Nikon D750 and also a D7100. For the full frame I have the 24-85mm f/4.5 Nikon lens and also the Tamron 15-30mm f.2.8 Wide angle. For the D7100 I have the 10-20mm Tamron f/4.5 wide angle as well as the 18-200 f/4.5 tamron sports lens. My Pixel Oppilas wireless remote works on both cameras which is very helpful and I also have a Patchmaster lightning trigger in my bag. Then I have all the standard cleaning gear one needs and ofcourse a little hand held LED torch which is great for light painting.

Feedback

I would suggest get in to position early and explore the angles and directions to shoot. Test out a fair few shot's to see how the foreground vs sky will look, and don't be afraid to try exposures that seem a bit high or low. I often find having the camera just below the horizon view line helps add depth. And if you can shoot a longer exposure or higher iso to keep more of the image then be sure to. Also I aimed my focus square half on the logs and the other half above which gave me a balanced focus. But always shoot both under and over exposed because when editing you may find one easier to work with compared to the rest. But most of all just enjoy it and at some point remember to stop and look with your eyes as well.

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