coveredbridge-dreamy
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Behind The Lens
Location
Somewhere in Maine. We were staying in Portland so it would have been not too far from there.Time
I can't remember but I think it was afternoon.Lighting
I used a tripod and a cable release and auto bracketing. I wanted to control the shutter speed and aperture so I could capture the detail of the inside of the bridge.Equipment
This was actually black and white film using a Canon Elan II (Fall of 2000). I was taking a photography course so I processed my own film and did my own printing and then scanned it. I used a a tripod and cable release and only used natural light, no flash. And on landscape photos, I always manually focus. It's probably also important to note that I printed it on fiber paper with a warm tone. The film was T-Max 100, if I remember correctly.Inspiration
I was taking a photography class that semester and we had to do a theme for our portfolio and I chose bridges. I love taking photos of bridges and you don't see covered bridges in Texas.Editing
I think I did the toning in Photoshop after I scanned the original image. I used Auto FX Tone, Tint and Color to create the soft focus/dreamy look.In my camera bag
A cable release and, at that time, I had several colored filters I used with black and white film. Now I just have a neutral density and a circular polarizing filter. I carry my tripod with me everywhere.Feedback
I find auto bracketing to be very useful, even with a digital camera. I only had one chance at getting that shot that day since I live in Texas and I didn't want to risk getting home and having the wrong exposure (using a film camera). I had to do some burning and dodging when I was printing this in the darkroom.
