Symmetry
Aug, 2018Views
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Location
The photo was taken in the Bathgate Hill, West Lothian.Time
It was somewhere around mid to late afternoon. It was very overcast with the sun trying to shine through the cloud cover. This created a lovely somewhat eerie light.Lighting
As mentioned previously the sun was trying to get through the cloud cover, and this gave the whole landscape a dappled light quality, like you get from trees in a woodland, but in this instance there were no trees to be seen. The cloud was acting like a diffuser filter, just hitting the field and hay bales in certain areas.Equipment
This was shot handheld on a Canon 70D with a wide angle 10 - 18mm lens. I just happened to have my kit bag with me. As I had been photographing a theatre production rehearsal that morning. It was pure chance!Inspiration
Driving past and spotted the symmetrical configuration. I couldn’t let it pass, so turned around parked the car and quickly took the shot. Sometimes things are just luck and chance. You can spend hours waiting on the right light, framing and composition. And other times it is just there in front of you.Editing
I really didn’t have to do very much post-processing for this shot. Which for me is most unusual. I love playing around for hours on occasions. However, for this shot, I developed the raw file reduced the saturation a tiny bit and brought out some of the detail in the foreground.In my camera bag
I used to carry most of my kit in my bag any time I went out. I only do this now when I am going on a shoot for the theatre company I work for. The rest of the time, I now prefer to determine what lens I am going to use before going out and then working around any problems that come up during the outing. It makes me focus on what I am doing and more aware of the limits I need to work around. It’s a great way to test your skills.Feedback
Normally I would say, you need to plan ahead and have an idea of what you want to capture. Landscape photography can take time and patience. But in this instance, I would say - make sure you carry a camera at all times, because you never know when a/the shot may pop up. Always be armed.
