Love and Peace
Please see "Behind the Lens" below!
Please see "Behind the Lens" below!
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Jul, 2017Views
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Winner in Time to play Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
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Outstanding Creativity
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Top 30 rank week 2
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Behind The Lens
Location
Shale Hollow Park, of the excellent Preservation Parks of Delaware County in Ohio. It was the second visit on my first day of discovering it!Time
Late afternoon on a beautiful summer day.Lighting
My first visit that day was in the morning, and the way the sun streamed through the trees was enough to convince me to come back during the second half of the same day. I wanted to use only natural light, and I was lucky the way it hit the toy van just right as if it was lit from the inside.Equipment
My old Nikon D3100, with the AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6G. Hand-held, as I was experimenting with the elevation and angle of the shot I was looking for. I worked up quite a sweat, as my model noticed and didn't feel shy commenting on...Inspiration
My family had recently moved to Ohio. I wanted my seven-year-old daughter to be excited about it, and earlier in the day I had discovered the wonderful Shale Hollow Preserve not far from our house. This idea came to me when I observed that the dress she was wearing that day had a "young hippie" vibe. I had given her this miniature camper van as her first toy since we moved, and it has become a favorite of hers.Editing
No cropping or anything major. In Lightroom I made slight adjustments to increase exposure and decrease highlights.In my camera bag
Along with the Nikon D3100, I have the kit 18-55mm lens, the kit 55-200mm telephoto lens, and my go-to Nikkor 35mm prime lens. I keep a neutral-density filter on hand, as sometimes you just gotta shoot at high noon. Cleaning wipes are a must, and I've also learned the hard way to keep an extra SD card in the bag after too many embarrassing instances of leaving the one I had in the laptop at home.Feedback
Don't be afraid of back light, especially if there is some kind of filtering effect (natural or man-made). You'd be surprised at the drama it can add. Use aperture to create depth, even in a tight scene. Also, it helps to have a model who takes direction from her dad well. ;)
