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F22 | 12mm | 1-10s | ISO 100
F22 | 12mm | 1-10s | ISO 100
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Location
This photo was taken at the Markham Fair Ground just Northeast of Toronto, Ontario. This is not the usual places I drop by while on route to work to take pictures but that morning I decided to check it out.Time
I was on route to work, which I usually head out around 7:45am and the Markham Fair Ground is within 10 minutes away, by the time I arrived, walked around and finally located the spot, it was around 8am. I knew this place has many fences of which was what I was looking for as my subject, and didn't take long to find the right one to capture.Lighting
It was a cloudy and almost overcasting morning, to obtain proper exposure in the lower half of the scene it would likely over-exposed the sky, hence I used a graduated ND filter, aIso expected there would be some post-editing work to bring out more contrasts within the details,.Equipment
My primary camera body the Nikon D7100 was used, along with the Tokina 12-28mm F4 lens, tripod, and graduated ND filter. Instead of a remote shutter release, I utilized the timer feature within the camera to capture this photo.Inspiration
I've always admire stunning landscape photos and photographers able to travel around the world capturing these at gorgeous scenes, but knowing I cannot afford or have the ability to travel I will make use of whatever is available around me as subject and make the most out of it. Aiming to use my wide-angle lens to create a photo with lines, perspective from outdoor, I decided to hunt for fences as my subject. And while I was composing I figured I'd go outside of the norm, rather than one-directional leading lines I went with a curve with interests within and along, supporting with a slight moody sky.Editing
It is very common to see a fair amount of post-editing work with landscape photos, however on this one I would say it was towards the minimal side. While the photo was taken with a graduated ND filter, much of the details, balance and contrasts were preserved and only requiring slight adjustments to color temperature, brightness, highlights and shadows. I utilized the Silver Efex for black and white conversion, and from within I further enhance the contrast with the built-in color filter feature.In my camera bag
My primary camera body the Nikon D7100, along with shutter release, lens cleaning cloth and blower, and of course extra batteries and a tripod on the side. Lenses do varies depending on what is in the plan for the day, I am more in favour of my telephoto zoom the Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6E and Sigma 105mm F2.8 OS Macro as I enjoy much of photographic wildlife in closeup and macro. However as you can see in my work I do a bit of everything from portraits to landscape, and this photo was shot with my Tokina 12-28mm F4 lens at the widest focal length.Feedback
I always remind myself when taking photos, composing and proper supporting background for the subject is utmost important. At the same time like anything in life as well, going above and beyond sometimes require thinking outside of the box. I've been inspired by many landscape photos and understand the use of leading lines, while on scene and exploring the perfect spot and composition for this photo, I had to say that the effort of exploring possibilities was critical to make this one a success, and this shall always be on the top of the photographing to-do check-list.
