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Composite image of country road and sunrise in rural Georgia.

Composite image of country road and sunrise in rural Georgia.
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upload_dateApr, 2018

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is a composite shot consisting of four elements 1) The cabin and road 2) The sunlight and clouds and 3) the crows 4) fog. The cabin is in rural Georgia near where I live. I frequently take Sunday drives in the country looking for elements of the ever diminishing countryside that I wish to preserve in my photography. I have a pretty good view of the eastern sky from my bedroom window and will drive to a favorite spot to capture the morning colors. Crows are everywhere and I added the fog using photoshop.

Time

The cabin and road were shot in the early morning as was the sunrise.

Lighting

I love the soft glow of morning light and the drama light/clouds can add to a photo.

Equipment

I always use a tripod and always bracket my shots because I often find under- or over- exposed shots can be very interesting or can be combined as layers with 'correctly; exposed frames.I used my Canon EOS T3i 18-200 lens at 57mm, f10, ISO 200.

Inspiration

I take morning rides in the country to see what I can find that represents a fading Americana and that part of our countryside that is being eaten up by subdivisions and strip malls.

Editing

The cabin was still occupied and way out in the boonies. It was mysterious as it was, but I felt I could add some dimensions to it by adding the "god-light", birds, and fog. I work in layers and masks - I adjust hues, saturation, and contrast to get the effect I am looking for.

In my camera bag

I carry two cameras: the EOS with an 18-200 lens (although not full frame, I love the lens' versatility and the pivotal live view screen) and a Canon 6D full frame with a fifty mm prime and a 70-300 for those long shots. I carry two tripods - a lightweight Amazon basic (great for travel) and a much heavier duty Vanguard with ball head for more versatility. Lens cleaner and microfibre cloth, extra batteries and sim cards and most importantly of all, gardening knee pads! I often shoot low to high and look for odd angles.

Feedback

I drive around in a convertible so I can see a lot of what is there around me. I use my gps set to "Least use of highways" and head for a remote town. Wake up early and take the sunrise whenever it looks promising- I have 11,000 shots and counting. If you don't know how to read a histogram, put that on your list of things to learn. Lastly, I am 70 years old and started taking pictures seriously only 3-4 years ago. You are never too old to learn. Get out there and shoot, and then get lots of opinions about your work. There is no right and wrong with art, but often someone will see something in a shot that you completely missed because you are too close to it. Feedback is a gift.

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