Water fortress
This little girl was having fun dodging the water walls but found herself stuck in the middle. I had fun watching her trying to work out which wall would open t...
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This little girl was having fun dodging the water walls but found herself stuck in the middle. I had fun watching her trying to work out which wall would open to allow her escape.
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Aug, 2016Views
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People's Choice in Similarity between human/object Photo Challenge
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Outstanding Creativity
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
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Location
I captured this image in Forrest Place, Perth Western Australia.Time
It was around lunchtime on an overcast, winters day.Lighting
All the light is natural disbursed light from heavy cloud cover.Equipment
I used my Nikon D7000 with a Nikkor 35mm prime and a variable ND filter. For a tripod I used the GorillaPod Focus.Inspiration
I wanted to blur the fountain water and thought the little girl was also an interesting subject. I moved several times and took several shots to get this image.Editing
I only processed in Adobe Camera Raw to balance colour and contrast. I then cropped slightly to tweak the composition.In my camera bag
I often simply just take my camera and one lens on my city walks. On this day I planned on using the ND filter so I also packed a gorilla pod. It's easy to setup on a bench or step and is stable enough for just about any style of shooting. I don't have a lot of gear, but what I do have I get the most out of it. I always carry my Nikon D7000. For lenses I pack the Nikkor 35mm or 18-105mm or sometimes a Tokina 11-16mm. For tripods, I find the GorillaPod Focus to be excellent - it straps neatly to my PackSafe shoulder bag. The rest of my kit is just cleaning and cables not too worthy of a mention.Feedback
Play around with exposure times. You'll quickly find the shutter speed that gives you what you need in terms of effects. This image was a 1/5s exposure to give the water some texture and still retain most of the detail of the little girl. I used ISO100 and an aperture of f22. This combined with the ND filter gave me good detail in the marble and the blur effect that makes this image so interesting.
