C of Green
Camera used was just a cheap, old, Olympus, water proof point & shoot camera that was thrown into the kayak at the last minute. I was glad I had something t...
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Camera used was just a cheap, old, Olympus, water proof point & shoot camera that was thrown into the kayak at the last minute. I was glad I had something to record this beautiful entrance of greenery. Taken along the Susquehanna River Williamsport PA
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Winner in River Photo Challenge
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brianbaitystudio
July 13, 2018
thank you for your title and story with the location. i feel this is the correct way to submit photos, well done!!
Safetygal
January 28, 2019
Love the reflection on the water - as if you're entering a tunnel into another world. Beautiful! I'm sure you're glad that camera got tossed into your kayak last minute. Nice work!
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Location
I captured this image on the west side of the Susquehanna River during a relaxing day of kayaking. This is a small area the splits off the river known as "the gut" to locals.Time
I entered this area known as "the gut" late morning.Lighting
Although the sun was starting to creep higher in the sky the canopy of trees diffusing some of the harsher light. This added to the calming, almost mysterious mood of being swallowed by the stillness of the water and bowing trees.Equipment
Most photographers like myself have a significant investment in equipment. For this day of kayaking I grabbed an older point and shoot Olympus SW770 camera. Sometimes we can't always have our high end equipment with us, but beautiful images can be captured with smaller point and shoot compact cameras.Inspiration
I was captivated by the stillness and how it appear the bowing trees over the still waters were ready to swallow anything that dared to enter. I included the tip of the kayak to give the viewer the same feeling of being swallowed by the amazing scene before them.Editing
I use several editing tools in post-processing. I import my RAW files to Lightroom and make a few adjustments. After that I am in Topaz Studio where I spend the most time post-processing. I end up with some finishing touches in Photoshop. Most of my life I spent in the darkroom printing for professional photographers. Often you would here professional photographers say a lab can make or break the photographer. In this digital age that has not changed much, but many images are post-processed by the photographer. I see so many nice images photographers have posted only to end up being a ho-hum, spiritless image due to poor post-processing. When I worked with negatives in the wet lab I would have a final print sitting in my work area at the end of the day that I felt was a winner. The next day I would come in and say to myself "What was I thinking"! It is the same with digital post-processing, sometimes walking away and leaving for another day can be your best decision.In my camera bag
I use a Nikon D850 with a variety of lenses new, old and other brands with adapters to fit Nikon and Sony E-mount. I recently had my Nikon D700 converted to infrared. I enjoy using vintage c mount lenses designed for 16mm cine camera on my Sony A7R. The lenses I use with my Sony are Kinoptik 9mm, 32mm, 40mm and 75mm. I also use Wollensak, Schneider and Angenuiex lenses.Feedback
Don't be fooled into always needing your high end equipment to create and award winning image. Amazing images can be created with a simple point and shoot camera.
