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Lensball experiments at sunrise
Lensball experiments at sunrise
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mmfisk
April 15, 2018
I LOVE your photography skills. I'm especially fascinated with your crystal ball shots. I bought one but haven't had a chance to do much with it. Your photos have inspired me. Thanks for sharing your work.
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Behind The Lens
Location
Lion Island lies at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney. There's a long rock shelf looking out towards the sea, just inland from the island and it's a perfect spot to watch the sun rise.Time
Dawn is one of my favourite times of the day. Everything is quiet and hushed just before sunrise and then, suddenly, there's light coming over the horizon and the birds start calling and everything changes.Lighting
The light changes rapidly as the sun rises, so you're constantly checking and adjusting settings to try for the perfect exposure and colour balance.Equipment
This shot was taken from low down on the rock, using a lensball to refract the sunrise. I shoot with a Canon 5D and used a Sigma 20mm lens.Inspiration
I love watching the sunrise, whenever I get a chance to get out early. I've been experimenting with a fisheye lens for a while, but came across some other images of shots using a glass ball and thought I'd give it a try.Editing
I don't usually do a lot of post processing, but I do find the 5D tends to give a dark, somewhat underexposed image, so I've adjusted curves on this one and slightly boosted to spot of sunlight in the ball (dodge).In my camera bag
I do lug a fair amount of kit about when I go out. In addition to the 5D body, I carry a range of lenses, starting with the trusty 24-105mm kit lens that came with the camera; a 140-400mm Sigma big zoom, a 20mm wife-angle Sigma for landscapes and a fish-eye and a lensball for special effects. I always carry a spare battery and a couple of torches, a bunch of spare memory cards and a tripod.Feedback
Focussing is tricky with a lensball. Auto-focus tends to get a bit baffled, so I always switch to manual focussing. The aim is to get a balance between sharp focus in the ball and a faded, bokeh-type effect in the background - but still keep the background clear enough to be recognisable. Oh, and watch where you put the ball - it can roll off in any direction, even on a nice flat-seeming surface.
