Row Boat on Baron Lake Long Exposure
Apr, 2017Views
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Contest Finalist in Boats and Vessels Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Lakes And Reflections Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Vessels Photo Contest
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Location
We have a family cottage up in Niles Michigan. This rowboat has sat on our beach for 20+ years. I came out one early morning to this really grey, foggy backdrop. The lake was like glass. We had a huge rain overnight and the beach was flooded. The reflection of the boat caught my eye. I set up camera right on our deck and captured this shot. I must have taken 200 pictures of this spot.Time
Early morning right at sunrise.Lighting
With the clouds and fog, the light was really even. It helped with capturing the reflection.Equipment
I used a Panasonic Lumix G9. This was one of my first shoots with a mirrorless camera. When I came outside with my camera, I was just going to play around with some shots when I saw the boat. I didn't have my tripod with me and grabbed our minnow bucked, flipped it over and put it on our deck. I used that to set the camera on for the steady long exposure.Inspiration
Ever since I was little, the cottage and the lake were a place of serenity for me. It was here that I first experienced the Northern Lights, spent endless sunrises sitting at the end of the pier just enjoying the calmness and most importantly a place where I can find my center. I have always tried to capture what I am feeling when I am here.Editing
For post, I use Lightroom to bump up or down the exposure and tweak the contrast/highlights. Most of my pictures from the cottage don't involve a lot of post processing.In my camera bag
I try to leave the house with a light bag. I have a backpack with my Panasonic Lumix G9. 3 Rokinon lenses. 100-300, and then 2 Prime (50mm & 85mm). I recently purchases a fisheye lens and that's now in my bag. I have a few ND filters also. I have a footed monopod combo that straps to the side. Lastly the usual SD cards and batteries.Feedback
Patience. When I go to our cottage, I go out every morning right before sunrise and sit on the end of the pier with my camera in had. I just start taking pictures. I would say out of the 500 or so I take, only a handful will be good. Keep shooting, it's always that shot that you don't remember catching that will be your award winner.
