By the Mist
This was next to the water in Whitehorse in December.
This was next to the water in Whitehorse in December.
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Location
This was taken in Whitehorse, Yukon in early December of 2016. This is by the water, downtown, not far from the MacBride Museum.Time
It was taken at 1:01pm when there was still some daylight. At that time of year, that far north, the days were pretty short; the sun was setting around 4:00 in the afternoon and it wouldn't start to shine until around 10:30am, if I remember correctly. It was also around -27 celsius (plus the windchill), so I was not taking too many shots; my hands were cold and I was worried about the camera, too.Lighting
To be honest, I had just acquired a camera and was snapping shots that just looked good to me. I tend towards a cloudy sky, as it has texture that is appealing. I did my best to capture what looked good to me.Equipment
I have a Canon SL1. It is relatively affordable, lightweight, and user friendly. I have only just started building my camera kit, but I have been lucky to pick up a nifty fifty and a 55-250mm zoom lens. I am taking my time getting to know these lenses, while still working with the kit lens, as well. Between these three lenses, I can do most of what I want, at this stage of my photography. I am going to build up my skill and see how far I can get before starting to work with a flash. I am working at getting a better understanding of balancing the settings to achieve different effects, just from distance, aperture, lighting, etc. I have a very basic tripod, but have not started using it, yet.Inspiration
I like lines and vanishing points, so when I saw the hard lines of the railing and the benches in contrast to the soft snow, mist, and cloud textures, it seemed as though it might work nicely together. I was lucky to capture the shot, as I hadn't had much knowledge about my camera, at that point; I was just following my eye.Editing
There was no post-processing on this. I am still a novice and am trying to learn my way around the camera and see what I can capture, before delving into post-processing, but I do look forward to when I feel I am ready to start enhancing and manipulating the images that I capture.In my camera bag
I don't have anything fancy, at this point. I just have my Canon SL1 mounted, by default, with the kit lens. I pack my 50mm, as well as my 55-250mm zoom lens, just so that I am ready to capture what I want and how I want it (or at least try to). I generally have an audio recorder with me, as well, to capture some great ambient sounds of different places where I am, from nature's chorus to urban roars.Feedback
For me, the one disappointment of the digital age is that we are denied the sense of touch. The digital world is a smooth one, and I like a variety of textures: we live in a sensual world, after all. As such, I like to try to capture some kind of texture in my images, from wood grain, to skin, to trees and water, clouds, etc. If you are lucky enough to travel to places where not many people venture (as I sometimes am), then take advantage of that and share what you see with the world. If you are not able to travel outside of the familiar, then find something unfamiliar in it. Look for the perspective that is yours, embrace it, and capture it. I try to capture not just what I see, but what I feel and/or imagine, when I look at something and photograph it. I don't know if I have succeeded in doing this yet, but I am working on it. Ultimately, it is important to capture the things that please me, so that when I see the result, it brings me back to the reason that I had wanted to take the photo in the first place.
