The View Beyond
Standing inside the cottage ruin - the view beyond went on for ever without interruption. On a large property North of Adelaide on a crisp day mid-Winter...
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Standing inside the cottage ruin - the view beyond went on for ever without interruption. On a large property North of Adelaide on a crisp day mid-Winter
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Location
This photo was taken on a private property, 100km North-East of Adelaide, South Australia. My husband and I had been invited to take part in an aviation photo opportunity taking place there that weekend. The property was full of surprises, but for me the ruins kept calling me back.Time
We arrived at the property around 10.30am. So many amazing images to capture! I had already taken several photos in and around the cottage and ruins but I knew I needed to go back later in the day. This image was taken around 5.45pm in the middle of Winter. By 6.10pm the sun was below the horizon.Lighting
The view out of the window is looking North so the West setting sun is just catching the edge of the window frame. I only used natural light for this image. I wanted to capture the golden hour glow. The trick was it was quite dark in the cottage and still very bright outside.Equipment
My camera for the day was a Leica V-Lux 4. It was hand held, with out using the flash as I didn't want to blow out the natural colours and tones inside the cottage. My exposure was 1/200sec at f4.0 ISO 100Inspiration
My inspiration for the image was the need to capture the view from within while the cottage was still standing. The other buildings on the property have not stood the test of time so well and this was the only building you could get a sense of what it would have been like to have been living inside and looking out. I wanted to capture that moment while it lasted.Editing
I mainly use Lightroom for post processing - the original image was a little on the dark side so I pulled down the highlights and pushed up the shadows then adjusted the whites and blacks accordingly. I also manipulated the tone curve a little until I was happy with the look. I also warmed the overall colour a little to really emphasize that beautiful time of evening.In my camera bag
I travel really light. My Leica V-LUX 4 is always with me no matter where I go - I am not exaggerating! It is my constant companion! That is pretty much it. I always carry a couple of spare batteries although I can go all day on an average day on one battery but I like to be prepared. I make sure I have a spare memory card too. I don't like flash photography much so I leave the big flash and soft box and tripod and lenses for my husband to put in his camera bag! I do make good use of a white reflector, a gold reflector and a diffuser. My latest challenge has been light painting and that means I now have a new bag of tricks - that bag has a completely different set of toys and tools!Feedback
My advice to capture something similar to this would be to make sure you compose the image as best you can, be patient with the natural light if possible and then be prepared to experiment with the settings on you camera. Then, when you think you have what you are looking for, be happy to play with it in post production until you get exactly what you were looking for. Photography is an art - let your creativity show.
