WolfAvni

STUDEBAKER

NIKON D3

Aperture 8/1 ISO 200 Focal Length 80/1

upload_date

Dec, 2016

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Awards

People's Choice in upcycling Photo Challenge

Peer Award

Outstanding Creativity

Emotions

Happy

Behind The Lens

Location

Travelling through the arid western quarter of southern Africa is always an adventure. Mile after mile of seeming emptiness throws up unexpected surprises one after the other. vast distances separate remote settlements with exotic names like Kakamas, or Pofadder. I came upon this garden arrangement at a roadside stall somewhere between Augrabies and Keimoes.

Time

I had been on the road since before dawn and pulled into a roadside side stall that around mid morning (10;30am ) for a coffee break.

Lighting

Tha African sun is harsh ~with a midday color temperature way above 14000K. To soften the hard shadow i used a large folding circular reflector to bounce a stop of light into the RHS.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D3 with an old (circa 1974) analog Nikkor 80~200mm f4 barrel-zoom.

Inspiration

When road-tripping I travel with a brace of bodies and lens combinations on the seat next to me, ready for the grab-shot opportunities that present along the roadside.

Editing

There was very little processing in this image; a light pass of selective NR over the background... and a light touch of selective sharpening (1 pixel width) over the foreground.

In my camera bag

I travel with 2x Nikon d3's. Recently I acquired a third body, a Nikon D3S. I pair them respectively with a Nikon 200~400mm F4, a Nikon80~200mm f2.8, and a Nikon 14~24mm f2.8. They ride on the seat next to me, ready for instant response to whatever serendipitous moment I may come across. Additionally my bag holds a number of specialist items; a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 analog plus reversal ring and ext tubes, as well as a Nikkor 55mm f3.5 macro, for ultra close ups and macro, It also holds an untra-light, ultra-cpmpact Nikkor 500mm f5.6 mirror lens. Becausemuch of my photography is in remote areas, and wilderness, I always make sure to have plenty of extra camera batteries as days may pass between opportunities to recharge. Each camera carries about 32gig on memory card and my laptop with external drives provide about 7 terabytes of download storage and back up.

Feedback

Spending up to a month at a time on the road can become quite chaotic. To keep track of my material in chronological order, I download each day's work into a separate folder at the end of the day.

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