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Looking upstream towards the Devil's Pulpit near Glen Finnich in Scotland

Looking upstream towards the Devil's Pulpit near Glen Finnich in Scotland
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Canon EOS 6D

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Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 20/1 Focal Length 48/1

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Sep, 2017

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Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken after a tricky scramble down to the river below the Devil's Pulpit in Scotland, I'm largely self taught and always open to constructive guidance.

Time

This was taken just before mid-day on a rather gloomy morning, which really brought out the colours of the mosses and mineral stained water of the river.

Lighting

In this deep and narrow channel, the light had to be from directly above at midday, the soft light passing through the trees above made it possible to see the rocks under the water,

Equipment

This was taken with my Mark one Canon 6D, using a Sigma 24 - 70 zoom and an 10 stop ND filter, to allow a 20 second exposure and a polarizer to reduce reflections, all sat on my trusty carbon fibre tripod,

Inspiration

I'd seen similar shots, mostly horribly over saturated and wanted to see for myself the reddish waters of the Devil's Pulpit

Editing

I only adjusted lighting and contrast in the shot and cropped the image.

In my camera bag

I now have a 6D MK II, which lives in my rucksack, along with a Canon 50mm f1.4 lense for that lovely bokeh and a Sigma 24 - 105mm f4 all purpose zoom for general shots, I also carry a Tamron 100 - 400mm telephoto for those occasions that might include wildlife. Hung on the side of my backpack, is the Chinese carbon fibre tripod, which only weighs about 1kg and can get down really low, and can reach over my height. I often carry a collection of ND and ND grad filters for landscapes like this one.

Feedback

At the very least, try to always have a camera to hand so you don't miss a shot and when packing your bag, try not to exclude something that you might need when you get to your location.

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Looking upstream towards the Devil's Pulpit near Glen Finnich in Scotland

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