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Bourkes Luck potholes

Super cool to see what nature can create with a bit of water, stones and sand

Super cool to see what nature can create with a bit of water, stones and sand
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Aperture f/2.2 ISO 25 Shutter 1/35 Focal Length 83/20

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Oct, 2018

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on a roadtrip through South- Africa.

Time

After a long day in the bus, we finally arived at Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve.There are a lot of bridges and look-outs to admire the weird rock formations. Because it was late in the afternoon, the light was softer and not as harsh. That made the different colours of the rock stand out more.

Lighting

When on a road trip with a tour guide, there isn't always time to go to places as long as you would like or at the best time of day. Just go with the flow and try to work out what does work at that specific moment. If your goal is to take a photo exactly the way you have it in mind, you might have to stay at that specific place for a couple of days, since you can't control weather. Choices....choices...

Equipment

It was shot with a Canon EOS 700D (that sadly passed away a coupe of days later due to heavy rain fall) and a 18-55 mm lens.

Inspiration

I was looking for a way to show how the water and sand move together to make the potholes. If I would have had a ND filter, I'd probably had used it to show the swirls in the water. But I didn't have one, so I thought of another way to show how beautiful it was there. I shot this photo more or less straight down from one of the bridges.

Editing

As much as I love photography, I don't like the post-processing.I hate sitting behind a computer; I'd rather be out in the field! Since I always shoot in RAW, I need to process my photo's a little. I use Lightroom to do so....a very, very old version of it. I've been thinking about taking a course in post-processing, but I just commit to spend the time.

In my camera bag

That's always the question, isn't it? It depends on where I am and what I want to shoot. When on holiday, I usually take my camera (obviously); a Canon Eos 750D and my 18-55mm and 55-250mm. A pola filter is always in the bag as well. This gear might not be the fanciest, but the main issue is that I have to carry it around all day and these lenses weigh nearly nothing. Depending on what I'll be doing that day, I'll also take a tripod with me and a 50mm lens. If I go on a macro-quest near my home, I take my Tokina 100mm macro lens and sometimes the Laowa 15mm macro or an old Sovjet Helios lens. The rest of the bag will then be filled with flash lights, a flashtrigger, spare batteries, a reflector, diffusers, tripod(s) and a garbage bag to sit on.

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Go out, get inspired by nature and experiment taking photo's from different angles and with different compositions. And don't forget: having fun and being there is more important than a stunning picture!

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Bourkes Luck potholes

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