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Lake Vrnwy Wales
The castle on the water is a water collection station. The photo originally shot with film on a trip to England, Scotland, and Wales. ...
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The castle on the water is a water collection station. The photo originally shot with film on a trip to England, Scotland, and Wales.
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emusicster
August 13, 2018
This photo was taken with a Minolta XG7 film camera. The camera still works as of the time of this writing. If I remember correctly I used a 50 mm lens to capture this scent from the top of a hill near my lodging.
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Location
I was touring England, Scotland, and Wales for the first and only time. This lake fascinated me and demanded a photo. I took it handheld from the yard of the Inn uphill from the lake.Time
It was evening, and the light was just right, coming in from the left so everything was all aglow.Lighting
I sort of shoot what I see. I had passed up many opportunities to photograph this lake while we were staying at the Inn. The late afternoon presented everything for a nice composition. The light from the left provided by an afternoon sun was perfect for this shot. Even the fisherman's hat is visible as a white dot against the dark water beyond the point of a tall pine tree, but the boat is almost lost. Nothing requires things to be recognizable. It is more interesting to search for them.Equipment
This was shot with a Minolta film camera, and the image was digitized later. We didn't have the technology we have today to shoot for the internet, and I just wanted a remembrance. I have a cropped image of The castled water intake hanging on my wall at home. The fisherman, barely visible in this image is more apparent in the wall hanging. As I said before, this was a handheld shot with a film camera that is in the possession of my grandaughter. It is still functional, and a good learning tool for her. It was shot aperture priority, with no flash, and no tripod. I may have used a fairly fast shutter speed and a low f stop, not recommended for this landscape, but it worked in that it focused at infinity so the camera captured everything in reasonable focus, albeit a bit soft.Inspiration
The little castle, an architectural jewel, built to house a water intake just made this photo. Barely visible is the streak on the water beyond the castle that ran almost the length of the lake. I suppose it is a temperature differential but not sure. Also the little fisherman and the sheep on the hill were interesting as well is the mountains in the background. This is a beautiful lake.Editing
This was commercially processed. I digitized the print many years after it was taken once I had the technology to do so. Now I post process almost everything to some degree, and shoot raw exclusively. ON1 has made it a snap to create images, but the learning curve is a bit high. I even used something similar to digitize this print. A lot of my images are done in order to post to Viewbug as a learning exercise.In my camera bag
I had only the little Minolta XG7 film camera at the time. What is a bag? I never use one. I keep a Nikon D3300 with a Tamron 24\70 available at all times. Some times I change it to a Nikon 35mm lens. I have a Canon EOS and a 300 mm telephoto lens available, but don't use it in favor of cropping in post. I just like having stuff out and available. I own a very nice tripod, that I've used twice in my whole life, but that may change in favor of my using it more. I have a set of macro adapters, but find them almost useless. Maybe next spring, I will get close to some bugs.Feedback
Great Britain is a wonderful place to visit. The people are gracious and welcoming. I spent a week there with my wife, her mother and a friend. There were many opportunities for photography that I missed due to an inability to see. One must learn to look for light and composition. This was perhaps the best shot of the trip, but there were others. My travels have yielded many opportunities for nice photos, and I have passed up way more shots than I took. There are a million ways to ruin a shot, and only one to capture that nice image. Don't let that ruin your enjoyment of a place. Take your camera with you, and use it. You will be glad you did.
