MatthewStich

Corn field

Corn field

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Aug, 2016

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People's Choice in Harvest Photo Challenge

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Behind The Lens

Location

Penn state university agriculture land

Time

About 30mins before sunset

Lighting

This was shot towards the sun so I knew the corn was going to be dark but made sure I adjusted in camera as much as I could then fine tune in post processing.

Equipment

Nikon d3300, Sigma 18-35mm, and basic tripod

Inspiration

I wanted a strong foreground of the subject so I looked to get the corn as close to the camera as possible.

Editing

I lightened up the corn but this is basically untouched

In my camera bag

I keep a range of filters and cleaning equipment.

Feedback

This is shot with a higher f stop, so i recommend keeping the lens clean (to prevent spots and Keep it the composition simple.

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