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28 Comments | Report
vicgoodfellow
 
vicgoodfellow February 26, 2018
Superb capture
John256
 
John256 March 02, 2018
Beautiful photo, love the sun beams over the lavender.
heatherfortnam PRO
 
heatherfortnam March 08, 2018
I love the color in this
MarkMcElligott
 
MarkMcElligott March 18, 2018
Stunning
donaldgbrown PRO
 
donaldgbrown March 22, 2018
congrates on your win ... awesome capture
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots March 22, 2018
Amazing capture. Congrats.
MJKPhoto
 
MJKPhoto March 22, 2018
Absolutely stunning!
cheriejordan Ultimate
 
cheriejordan March 22, 2018
I'm breathless! Awesome lighting and color!
VioletStevenson
 
VioletStevenson March 22, 2018
Lovely. Congratulations.
jamiesarkett
 
jamiesarkett March 22, 2018
gorgeous - Congrats :)
outside Ultimate
 
outside March 22, 2018
all of what they all said! great job!
thunderlake Platinum
 
thunderlake March 22, 2018
Masterful!! Well deserved award!
heatherfortnam PRO
 
heatherfortnam March 22, 2018
Congrats on your win!
leitins
 
leitins April 11, 2018
Super shop
smshaffer PRO+
 
smshaffer May 16, 2018
Beautiful composition
Kens_lens_photographics
 
Congrats on being a finalist!
Alwolfe Platinum
 
Alwolfe May 24, 2018
Absolutely gorgeous!
Sylviapace
 
Sylviapace July 19, 2018
Wow! Congrats!!
PhillipJGordonPhotography
 
PhillipJGordonPhotography September 21, 2018
Outstanding!
Mspower
 
Mspower March 31, 2019
Awesome picture
tracyburroughsbrown Premium
 
tracyburroughsbrown April 12, 2019
Great colors, beautiful photo
tracyburroughsbrown Premium
 
tracyburroughsbrown April 26, 2019
Winner, congrats on your challenge. Now I want to go and find a field to do photos in.
moanabennett
 
moanabennett April 26, 2019
Congratulations well deserved
Such a peaceful photo
sigridbh
 
sigridbh April 26, 2019
Magnificent- congratulations on your challenge win !
PhotographybyTessa
 
PhotographybyTessa September 25, 2019
Beautiful photo 👏🏼
CG
 
CG January 24, 2020
Stunning Composition
JohnSmall PRO+
 
JohnSmall Feb 20
Absolutely stunning image
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 Feb 21
Super beautiful!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the Lavender Fields farm in Utah, USA.

Time

Sunset was setting it must have been around 8:30 pm because this was in the summer.

Lighting

I set up my shot at least 45 minutes before and waited until the sun's light just dusted the tops of the lavender bushes. I only had about 5 minutes to capture that horizontal light.I did change the white balance to a cooler color. Originally the image was coming out too brown and by adjusting the white balance I was able to get the blue back into the purple tones of the lavender.

Equipment

Nikon D800 Nikon 24-70 Lens I used a tri-pod but no flash or other lighting equipment

Inspiration

I love finding patterns in nature and have driven by this farm a few times and loved it! It was far from my home so I promised myself that the next time I planned to be in the area I would bring my camera and wait for a sunset.

Editing

Yes, I increased the contrast and added some magenta tones into the lighting. I also bumped the exposure.

In my camera bag

Nikon D-800, 85 Prime, 50 Prime, Tripod, Reflector, extra batteries, spare sd cards, and a lens cleaner.

Feedback

Set up your shot way before you need it. Find your favorite angle with trial and error first and 10 minutes before the actual shot observe the lighting. I used f-20 to achieve this sun burst. I didn't want the sunburst to have sharp points because I wanted the warmth of a hazy sunburst. I also shot several exposures to make sure that I had the right exposure in the sky and the ground. Have fun, enjoy being there. I was in heaven during this photo shoot.

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