Moored And Ready For The Night.
Z422 has been moored for the night, but still keeps her crew safe.
Z422 has been moored for the night, but still keeps her crew safe.
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Jun, 2019Views
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I was on a boating holiday with my friends on the Norfolk Broads, UK. This was the first night of our trip, we decided to have a mooring that was off the main river, our boat was secured and was being made ready for the night. I've been involved with photography since school, shooting and developing on 35mm B&W film. I have been involved with digital for a few years and before this trip I passed a course in digital photography with the open university (OU).Time
This is one of my favorite sun rise/set photos. Our boat didn't have navigation lights, so we had to be moored before sunset. Once the boat was secured, I grabbed my camera, jumped ashore and on turning around was presented with this shot. The time was 5:57pm on a warm and sunny Monday 24th June 2019.Lighting
This is one of those lucky shots, where you are in the right place, at the right time. The sun was setting over my right shoulder, I took a few frames at the time. It wasn't until I got back to the digital dark room a few days later, when this shot stood out as the light of the setting sun was illuminating the wood of the mast.Equipment
I shot this on my Canon EOS700D, 18-35mm f3.5-5.6 Lens, UV filter and battery grip.Inspiration
During our trip I wanted to capture our time away and I was interested in close-up photograph on the boat such as capstans and knots for example. The Broads have high reeds on both river banks, so when navigating there was very few opportunities for landscape photography (although I did take my tri-pod, just in case). I jumped off the boat to shoot the sunset over the water with the reeds left and right (that was a good photo), as I turned around I was presented with this picture.Editing
I'm using Canon's 'Digital Photo Professional 4' which I find suitable for my current level. I cropped the image tighter around and centering the boat, loosing the unnecessary sky and grass. There was a 5 mph speed sign in the back ground, by copying a selected source and brushing out the sign was soon gone. That done - the Contrast, Shadow & Highlights were adjusted and finally the saturation was increased with a little extra green (as it's pleasing for the human eye).In my camera bag
This is my first true system as they say. So I have my Canon EOS700D with battery grip connected the body all the time, loaded with two batteries. I also have a battery carriage that takes 6 x AA batteries (that has got me out of trouble a few times when camping and have run out of charge). Two lenses; 18-35mm f3.5-5.6 (that's always on the body and has an image stabilizer) and a 75-300mm f4-5.6 lens. Two speed lights with radio triggers for off camera firing and a diffuser sock (I need another sock, its awesome to soften the light). A UV filter and polarization filter (the UV is always fitted as a norm) and finally a remote trigger, for those long shutter moments.Feedback
This was a lucky shot being in the right time and place, of which every photographer will have. My best advise would be to know your camera and how your equipment works. Knowledge is the best bit of kit in your bag and understanding when to use or not use the settings on your camera. Taking a course will help you understand the technical aspects of photography, but get out there trying new techniques and have fun with it. Keep shooting and enjoy your photography.
