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Autumn morning from the front porch



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Nikkor 20mm prime D850
hand held

Nikkor 20mm prime D850
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19 Comments | Report
Alwolfe Platinum
 
Alwolfe October 27, 2017
Beautiful autumn photo!
prayerofserenity
 
prayerofserenity November 29, 2017
Wonderful composition!
Jonrunar Ultimate
 
Jonrunar November 29, 2017
great pic
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pajoshi December 16, 2017
awesome shot!
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p_eileenbaltz March 20, 2018
Congratulations on winning another award for this stunning image.
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole March 20, 2018
Beautiful!! Congrats on your challenge award!! : )
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Mganon June 07, 2018
Congratulations!
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JM18Photography June 07, 2018
Beautiful, congratulations!
americorocha
 
americorocha June 08, 2018
Bonita composição com uma luz fantástica
TomasTar
 
TomasTar June 08, 2018
Awesome
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ReneeBlake June 09, 2018
Beautiful !
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kellumbear June 09, 2018
Absolutely beautiful! Congrats on your victory!
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chelseawells June 10, 2018
So beautiful!
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JayneF June 14, 2018
Amazing
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel September 10, 2018
Alluring fall photo
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katieweberweisbecker October 04, 2018
Really lovely
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lissavanderveer January 15, 2020
Beautiful capture!!
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texaaronpueschel July 16, 2020
This one gets it! It is a winner. It has the sparkle of autumn.
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neesonpa1 October 06, 2021
Awesome
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Behind The Lens

Location

I stepped out the front door of the farm house one morning. It was cold & I didn't take time to dress warmly, as I wanted to catch the sun while it was still low in the sky. Completely unplanned, I just happened to see it through the tree. I shot with a high f-stop to get as much in focus as possible knowing that I would lose some sharpness, but I didn't have time to figure out the focus stacking feature. The camera was still new to me and the lens had just arrived.

Time

In the morning shortly before 9am.

Lighting

Just natural light.

Equipment

Nikon D850, with a nikkor 20mm 1.8G ED lens. Hand held at 1/40 second, iso 64, . F/16, manual mode.

Inspiration

Waking up to see the somewhat rare sunrise here in the cloudy season of the Willamette valley.

Editing

I shot raw, and upped the shadow slider slightly on the shady side of the maple tree. I also corrected the perspective as the wine barrel (home to a hive of honey bees) was looking a bit Pisa-like from the wide angle lens. No photoshop.

In my camera bag

Usually my D750 but for the last couple of months the D850. Usually with either a macro setup (Nikkkor 105mm micro or 200mm micro + flash etc) or a telephoto. I usually keep the Nikkor 20mm 1.8 in the bag and a 1.4 converter in my pocket. I have a carbon fiber Manfrotto tripod for carrying, and a heavier 055 Manfrotto with a gimbal which I don't use that often as the 500mm FL is light enough to hand hold.

Feedback

I would say just keep a camera handy at all times. I've missed a great many good photo ops in the past because mine was out of reach. For a similar effect shoot quickly into the sun at a high f stop. The sun here was also shaded by the leaves,

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