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Limey and the Sunset

Limey on one of his trips with me to catch the sunset. Sat on the post the whole time I was out there.

Limey on one of his trips with me to catch the sunset. Sat on the post the whole time I was out there.
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NIKON D5100

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 500 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 900/10

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Jul, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

Back fence of our horse farm with a "not to be forgotten" sunset in background. Limey, the subject of the photo, used to follow me regularly on my nightly sunset runs. More often than not, he ended up being the star of the show. He sat on this same post for the hour or so that I was out there that night.

Time

I believe the photo was late May of 2015 at sunset.

Lighting

This particular shot was just taking advantage of the situation. I was quite the novice at the time, still shooting JPEGs but delving into manual mode more and more. Knowing I could never get anything more than a silhouette of Limey with such a bright background, I tuned the camera for the sunset light.

Equipment

I have a Nikon D5100 with a Nikon 18-200mm lens, no tripod on this shot. Camera and lens combo has been (and continues to be) the staple of all my photography. While the lens has many shortcomings, its versatility keeps me tied to it.

Inspiration

I take a lot of shots opting to filter after the fact. While that does lead to a fair amount of work afterwards, it works for me as I consider myself an opportunist and have yet to actually setup a shot. If it catches my eye, I take a shot of it. This one was no different, I likely have about 100 or more shots of Limey from that evening, some came out good whilst most ended up in the garbage bin. For me, luck is pretty well the name of the game.

Editing

I post process all of my shots that I keep. This one was quite light on it though given it started as a JPEG which limits the possibilities. I mainly worked on the lighting and contrast. I don't believe I did any post sharpening on this shot.

In my camera bag

Not much, like I mentioned above, I have a D5100 along with a Nikon 18-200mm and a Nikon 35mm prime. The rest is extra batteries and memory sticks.

Feedback

Hmm, not sure there is much that I can offer. As noted, I am an opportunist. I will say, shoot in RAW to give yourself the most possibilities in post processing. Learn to operate your camera in manual mode, auto works but I found it to be extremely limiting and unpredictable. When taking shots of moving subjects, follow through with your movement and your shots will come out much sharper than simply higher shutter speeds. Take lots of shots and analyze what works and why!

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Limey and the Sunset

Limey on one of his trips with me to catch the sunset. Sat on the post the whole time I was out there.

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