Sunset at Historic Yates Mill
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billhoward_9294
February 24, 2017
Super nice shot. As soon as it popped up I knew where it was before reading the title. Great capture.
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Location
I took this photo at Historic Yates Mill in Raleigh North Carolina.Time
This was taken right after the sun fell below the horizon in the center of the frame.Lighting
Due to the mill being backlit by the sun, a longer exposure was used to be able to capture enough light to offset the contrast between the bright sky and shaded front side of the mill.Equipment
I used a Nikon D7200 with a Tamron 10-24mm lens at 10mm. I have the camera mounted to an Induro CT314 with their BHL2 Ball Head. I use a RRS L-plate to mount the camera to the Ball Head. Breakthrough Photography X4 ND filters were used to increase the exposure time.Inspiration
The clouds were heavy, detailed, and moving quickly earlier in the day so the plan was to go out and take some very long exposures of the mill and convert them to black and white. Once the clouds lost texture I was starting to head back to call it a day. As I was walking back to the car, I had a feeling that it was going to turn into quite the sunset and I stopped for a second about where this shot was taken to deliberate whether to stay or not. I've shot at Yates Mill a few times but always from different angles. When I stopped, I immediately saw the shot and decided to wait the two hours until the sunset.Editing
I do the majority of the post processing in Lightroom since I'm able to work in RAW. Once everything is how I want it, I bring it into Photoshop to make some fine tuned adjustments that can't be done in Lightroom. Due to the difference in lighting, I brought in one shot exposed for the sky and another exposed for the foreground to blend the two together.In my camera bag
Most of the time when I'm out shooting I have a ton of equipment with me. I always like to be prepared and not have to say, "I wish I would have brought this or that with me." Quite a few of my shots, I wouldn't have been able to capture because I used equipment that I hadn't planned on using. Camera: Nikon D7200 Lenses: Tamron 10-24mm, Tamron 17-50 f2.8VC, Tamron 28-300 USD VC, Tamron 150-600 USD VC Support Gear: Induro CT314, Induro BHL2 Ball Head, RRS L-Plate Filters: 2 sets (one for backup) of 3 and 6 stop ND, a 10 stop ND, CPL Misc: Tripod tools, ~40 ft of paracord, Lens wipes, lent free cloths, a towel, and then other random location/weather specific gear All of that fits easily inside (with room to spare) a F-Stop Satori Exp bag.Feedback
When trying to capture an image like this, you want to do your best to compose the shot so that the other elements in the frame are drawing the viewers eye to the subject of the shot rather than becoming distractions and pulling attention away. In this shot, it was easy to determine the subject. In other landscapes it can be more difficult to pick out a subject. This is something I am still working on in my landscape work. If looking out at a scene you want to shoot and a subject doesn't immediately jump out at you, it's best to just pick something that could be interesting and work on composing your shot around that element. That will allow the shot to have a more cohesive feel to it and could compel someone to spend more time viewing it rather than thinking it's a pretty shot but just move on.
