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Johnsalterego

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Aug, 2017

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in Dallas' Klyde Warren Park - the park is downtown, built over the top of a freeway to add some green space.

Time

This was taken very near noon. The park boasts a food-truck park, I was there to eat lunch!

Lighting

This was taken on a hot Texas summer day, with no clouds - light was very direct and harsh (seriously considered walking through the fountain myself...)

Equipment

This was taken with a Canon 70D and Tamron 16-300mm lens

Inspiration

I love Klyde Warren Park with it's food trucks. It's also a great place for street photography, so a shot of the kids playing in the fountain was a natural

Editing

This was desaturated in Lightroom, along with a bit of color/texture massaging

In my camera bag

These days my 'walk about' setup is a Canon RP Mirrorless with a 24-240mm lens, but I'll also carry a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses if I'm looking to shoot something specific. I do have a couple of crop sensor bodies if I want a bit more reach, the extra magnification from the 1.6 crop factor helps there. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I often don't plan shots beforehand - I'm a pretty impromptu/opportunistic photographer. I've found I spend the most time with a 16-35mm wide angle, various prime lenses, or some sort of zoom depending on what I'm shooting. I also tend to use super-zooms a lot so I don't have to changes lenses out in the open.

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Experiment with monochrome if you don't already, you might be surprised how the character of the shot changes

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