Horseshoe Falls
Mt Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Mt Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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I took this photo on a Holiday to Hobart, Tasmania (Australia). On the last day there we went out to the Mt Field National park to take photos - it was very cold and overcast, just right for this picture!Time
I believe this was mid afternoon, but because of the weather it looked and felt a lot like duskLighting
The lighting for this wasn't thought about in advance, but it worked out well. The overcast meant that there were no shadows with enough light to get the scene but little enough that I could get the long exposure without an ND filter (which I didn't have).Equipment
This was shot on my Nikon d750 with a brand new Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2 lens. The camera mounted was on my old Manfrotto tripod.Inspiration
When I go on a holiday, I am always looking for anything to photograph. Tasmania has some of the best wilderness areas in the world, so the landscape itself inspired me - it would have been a big fail not to get a shot like this!Editing
As I shoot raw, this was processed in lightroom, but nothing special was done - not even a gradient filter was needed!In my camera bag
My backpack has: Nikon d750, Nikon 50mm 1.8, Sigma 85mm 1.4, Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2, Tamron 80-200 2.8 G2, Remote shutter control, Spare batteries and cards, and my battery charger. After this trip I added a Hoya variable ND filter - just in case.Feedback
Finding weather conditions or time of day when there is no glare of strong shadows will help in getting a shot that looks like this. Also using a longish shutter speed to get the blurry water - so it help if there is no wind too! It's also really important not to overexpose the bright parts - mainly the water - as you loose all the detail, but also the light filtering through the trees in the background - if you don't have an ideally dull day like I did, it probably requires an ND filter.
