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snow covers Burney Falls SP. Rare to see this much snow in this part, though I certainly had my share on the way in...also once I arrived. Worth it though....
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snow covers Burney Falls SP. Rare to see this much snow in this part, though I certainly had my share on the way in...also once I arrived. Worth it though.
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tracygrossoflanagan
March 19, 2014
Absolutely stunning image!!! Great capture !!! Good luck and congrats!
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susanhuckins
April 02, 2015
Stunning image, so well captured. Good lighting, focus and presentation. Susan
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Burney Falls SPTime
EveningLighting
It was not great lighting, I'm not sure that's worth sharing, but the light was fading quickly as the sun had just gone down. The storm had left very dull grey skies, and any light that was available was minimal and not impressive.Equipment
Canon 5D, 17-40L lens, Induro Tripod, Polarizer.Inspiration
Growing up near this park, and having photographed it numerous times. I had never seen any really impressive images of it in the snow…so I made it my mission to capture one…and waited until the biggest storm of the year to set out to do so. For me it was as much about stepping outside my comfort zone as trying to capture a truly original image. This was one of the coldest (temp was 0 when I arrived in the park) most uncomfortable shoots I've ever done. A large clump of snow fell off a tree and went down my back, as well as landed on the back of my camera rendering the eye piece useless (hard to remove snow from an eye piece with gloves on) I had to take the photo entirely by sighting up the lens with a composition I had done before. I had only1 chance to get the photo right as the cold was causing the mist from the falls to freeze on things and the minute I took the lens cap off I would only get one chance to shoot it before the polarizer would be frozen with waterfall mist, and I'd be unable to take another shot. Thankfully I got it right.Editing
Yes, some curve adjustments, and slight color changes to make the image feel cooler..so it fit more with what was actually seen.In my camera bag
2 camera bodies, 3-4 lenses, filters, cable releases, extra gloves, and maybe a candy bar or snack,Feedback
This is one of those instances where I tell people that knowing how to use their camera on manual settings is vital. I had to set up the shot with the lens cap still on, and knowing the lighting and where to start was critical to make sure I had a long enough exposure to get motion blur, but not too long so that I let the lens freeze up with mist. Like I said, I really had only one chance to get this right, and if without knowledge of how to set up my camera, I'd have been at a loss.
