Sun Rays Over Devil's Lake
The sun finally made a brief appearance as I waited for sunset.
The sun finally made a brief appearance as I waited for sunset.
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Location
This photo was taken along the shore of Devil's Lake in Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo, Wisconsin.Time
I had been at this location for about an hour, waiting for the sunset. At around 6:30 pm, the clouds started to open up a bit and allow the sun to peek through, and I was able to capture this image.Lighting
The lighting in this image was all from natural sunlight.Equipment
This was shot with my Canon 80D, with my EF-S 10-18mm wide angle zoom set at a focal length of 18mm. I had a 10-stop ND filter affixed to the lens as well. Aperture was f/8, ISO100, and shutter speed was 8 s.Inspiration
I had been at this location MANY years prior to this visit (about 30!), and I'd remembered the gorgeous sunsets. I happened to be back in the area, so I wanted to try to capture a sunset. Fortunately nature obliged me this day, and provided a wonderful sunset.Editing
Yes, I post-processed the image in Luminar. I adjusted the sky to bring out the sun rays, and to enhance the clouds.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with five lenses (Canon 50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom, and Tokina 100mm macro prime lens). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter and circular polarizer. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc., and I carry a Godox V860-II speedlight with MagMod Sphere & MagBeam flash modifiers with color gels and gobos.Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.
