NAMAQUA SANDGROUSE
NAMQUA SANDGROUSE
(Pterocles namaqua)
the challenge when shooting back-lit subjects, is to get enough detail in the shadow without losing all...
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NAMQUA SANDGROUSE
(Pterocles namaqua)
the challenge when shooting back-lit subjects, is to get enough detail in the shadow without losing all the highlights. How much detail is enough and what is the accurate mid-point of the luminancel range ? Every image is different, but by shooting hi-key (expose shadow values as if they were the mid tones), the Kalahari dawn opens in a palette of softest pastel. I could just chase that sweet light my whole life long for those few moments when it finds me. Here we met up in the dawn, on the side of the Kamqua dune road
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(Pterocles namaqua)
the challenge when shooting back-lit subjects, is to get enough detail in the shadow without losing all the highlights. How much detail is enough and what is the accurate mid-point of the luminancel range ? Every image is different, but by shooting hi-key (expose shadow values as if they were the mid tones), the Kalahari dawn opens in a palette of softest pastel. I could just chase that sweet light my whole life long for those few moments when it finds me. Here we met up in the dawn, on the side of the Kamqua dune road
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Aperture 63/10 ISO 250 Focal Length 400/1 
Dec, 2016Views
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