Mardale Water to Haweswater
5 frame 0.7EV HDR image
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Location
This photo was taken in the English Lake District, hiking down Nan Bield Pass from Harter fell, after a very long and very wet day with some new friends.Time
It was about 5.30pm in February and we had been hiking for about 6 hours in the rain, I had been thinking that it was pointless to have brought the camera as it had stayed in the dry bag all day. The sun was going down and the light was fading when the weather finally broke and the camera could come out to play.Lighting
The sun was low if not at the horizon rear of the camera and behind heavy broken cloud with the odd streak of light poking though.Equipment
I use an Olympus OMD EM5 with the standard 12-50mm f3.5 lens, a great bit of kit and easily taken on any trip in the mountains. I would love to upgrade to the 12-40mm f2.8 pro lens but for now I'm just doing what I can with what I've got! This was shot handheld as a 5 frame 0.7EV HDR imageInspiration
I had been hoping to get the camera out all day but weather hadn't allowed it. When the weather finally gave me the chance I loved the contrast between the warmth of the foreground grass and the cold of the background hills with a dusting of snow.Editing
I took this as a 5 frame 0.7EV HDR to try to reduce image noise as I had to shoot at ISO 800 as I didn't have a tripod with me. I shot handheld in burst mode to limit camera movement then aligned the images in post. A little tweaking of the contrast and some dodge and burn to highlight the rocks and bobs your uncle.In my camera bag
Normally I'll be taking my camera with me on an adventure in the mountains so I take very little with me unless I'm planning on taking a specific shot. I'll take my Olympus OMD EM5 with the 12-50mm f3.5 lens, both pretty weather resistant and a very lightweight combination that still packs a punch for image quality.Feedback
I know the limitations of my camera, what it does well, where it lacks and a couple of tricks to try to compensate for its shortfalls. My advice, although maybe not worth much as I'm only a keen enthusiast, would be to know your camera and equipments strengths and weaknesses and look for shots that plays to their strengths.
