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THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF A PREVIOUS POST. I had many inputs from friends that thought I should remove the distractions of a white car and people behind the ...
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THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF A PREVIOUS POST. I had many inputs from friends that thought I should remove the distractions of a white car and people behind the wreck, so I made that adjustment here.

The Peter Iredale was a four-misted steel barque sailing vessel that ran ashore October 25, 1906, on the Oregon coast in route to the Columbia River. It was abandoned on Clatsop Spit near Fort Stevens in Warrenton about four miles south of the Columbia River channel. Wreckage is still visible, making it a popular tourist attraction as one of the most accessible shipwrecks of the Graveyard of the Pacific.

D810 with 24-120 f-4G ED VR Lens at 38mm, 1-125 VR On, f-8, Auto ISO 140, Manual Mode, hand held.Processed in Capture NX-D and PSCS6 Extended using Picture Postcard Workflow.
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The Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel that ran ashore October 25, 1906, on the Oregon coast in route to the Columbia River. It was abandoned on Clatsop Spit near Fort Stevens in Warrenton about four miles south of the Columbia River channel. Wreckage is still visible, making it a popular tourist attraction as one of the most accessible shipwrecks of the Graveyard of the Pacific. We were on a road trip around Oregon with our then 8 year old grandson and had planned out a number of kid friendly sites that were no more than one days drive apart.

Time

Since this was a family trip, not a photo trip while alone, there was no detailed planning as to the exact times that we would arrive at a location to maximize the shooting situation. In this case we planned to stop off here before going to our hotel in Astoria Oregon as they were close together and we were coming up from Portland. We arrived here on 8/8/16 and I shot the image at 4:49 PM

Lighting

As stated above I had no idea as to what conditions I would encounter when I arrived. We lucked out in that the tide was out, it was not raining, but it was grey and overcast, so except for the rusting hull itself it was fairly dull and flat.

Equipment

For this shot I used a Nikon D810 with a 24-120 f/4 zoom at 38mm, f/8, 1/125, VR on, ISO 140, hand held.

Inspiration

I have seen hundreds of images of The Peter Iredale in the past, but had not realized that it was in Oregon, and when I saw that it was near our planned itinerary, I knew we had to go both for my grandson and for me as well. While conditions were not ideal, I was not sure when I would be back as this location is days away from where I live in California.

Editing

The most important thing in this image is the rust. I knew I wanted to bring out the variations in color and make it pop against the dull background. Since I use Dan Margulis Picture Postcard Workflow within Photoshop CS6 Extended, which does the majority of the work in LAB color space, I knew it would bring out the detail and color variations I wanted. I had walked completely around the ship to look for the best vantage point to take the image and there were a number of people in and about the wreck. I waited for some to disperse, but decided to see if I could shoot with some hidden within. As it turned out there were a few body parts that still showed in the structure and I had to clone them out. From my vantage point there was a at way in the distance that I decided was a distraction and I had to remove that as well. Finally I decided to enhance the color of the sky a bit to tie it all together.

In my camera bag

The contents of my bag varies depending on what I intend to shoot and I have a wide collection of lenses. But for travel, I have generally settled on a Case Logic Sling Bag with my D810, 24-120 f/4, 16 mm fisheye f/2.8 and either my 17-35 f/2.8 zoom or my 300 mm f/4 PFed VR lens with 1.4, 1.7 and 2.0 TC. I also carry a small tabletop tripod, but if I am driving I take my Gitzo tripod. Of course there are also filters, polarizing and ND and some cleaning supplies, batteries, charger, head lamp, etc.

Feedback

If you can consider using the Photographers Ephemeris for your location to know what kind of lighting you will encounter and check the weather and tide conditions, otherwise you will have to work with what you are dealt like I was, but I got lucky. Make sure you walk all around your subject looking for different points of view and distances to decide which view and which lens will give you the image you want. In general get close. If I had taken this shot from far away, it would not have been as interesting. Look out for distractions, and either get rid of them if you can or have a plan to remove then later if changing viewpoint won't do it. Finally decide what is important for the image and make use of filters, or other tools that will enhance those things. Do not oversaturate your image. With PPW it is very easy to create neon results, but I think a lot of images are overcooked and ruin what could be a good image. It is always a good idea when you are post processing to put the image aside for awhile when you think you are done and then come back and look at it critically. Does it still look good to you or did you overdo something and make it unnatural? If so fix it.

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