Mulafossur waterfall
Mulafossur waterfall on the Faroe Islands
Mulafossur waterfall on the Faroe Islands
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This photo was taken at the Faroe Islands, during a photo workshop with professional photographer Marco Grassi, back in 2018. It was my first time participating to a workshop and I don't regret it at all. I learned a lot during those days and Marco brought us to the right places at the right time.Time
It was at sunset, after an afternoon photographing puffins. I thought that we could not go to a place that would top what we had seen earlier and then Marco brought us there. This place is one of the most famous views of the Faroe Islands and it really deserves it.Lighting
The sky is fast changing at the Faroe Islands, it was mostly covered but we got lucky and the clouds parted enough to allow the light of the sunset to come through.Equipment
The lense was the Canon 16-35L, the camera (Canon 6D) was mounted on a tripod to take a long exposure. I wanted to have that flattening effect on the sea.Inspiration
I love long exposures of the sea so, when Marco brought us there, I thought it was the perfect place to take one. As the sea was already calm, it was also the perfect moment to do it. We came back at the end of the workshop and the weather was completely different: the wind was strong and the sea was very agitated. Then was not a good time for a long exposure, capturing the waves made for a very different picture!Editing
There was quite a lot of post processing to get this one! I had to take several exposures to get everything lighted correctly. Then, I used HDR to merge the shots but, as the clouds were moving, the result was really weird so I had to correct it in Photoshop. Of course, there was also tweaking of the colours, lighting, etc.In my camera bag
It really depends of where I'm going and what type of picture I'm going to take. If I know I will shoot landscape, I will take the 16-35 and, just in case, the 70-300 (you never know when you are going to need a telephoto lense). If I'm out to shoot wildlife, then I will take the 150-600 that I bought to go to Kenya. As it is quite large, I only take it with me on those occasions.Feedback
For that kind of picture, you need to prepare it. You need to know where you have to go and get there in time to prepare everything so that, when the light is right, you only have to shoot. If you have to look for the right spot when you arrive, you risk missing the perfect lighting conditions. Look at pictures of the location on the Internet and try to guess from where they were taken. If you can't go there before the shooting day, then look on Google Earth. Of course, for this specific picture, the preparation was done for me :D
