spin the wheel
Oct, 2019Views
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Location
This was taken last year at the State Fair of Texas.Time
This was taken in late afternoon. It was actually a very nice day, no where near as gloomy as things appear in this shot!Lighting
It was a mostly cloudy day, but they were white fluffy clouds and not storm clouds - this just happened to be shot while a cloud was passing overheadEquipment
This was taken with a Canon 80D and Sigma 18-300mm lens. I was using the superzoon since I only wanted to lug one camera around the fairgrounds that day...Inspiration
The ferris wheel is named the "Texas Star', it's huge and is one of the main attractions of the fair; who could resist snapping a number of shots of it! ;)Editing
This was converted to monochrome and massaged for contrast using Lightroom. I wanted to bring out a bit of contrast between the ride and the cloudy backgroundIn my camera bag
These days my 'walk about' setup is a Canon RP Mirrorless with a 24-240mm lens, but I'll also carry a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses if I'm looking to shoot something specific. I do have a couple of crop sensor bodies if I want a bit more reach, the extra magnification from the 1.6 crop factor helps there. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I often don't plan shots beforehand - I'm a pretty impromptu/opportunistic photographer. I've found I spend the most time with a 16-35mm wide angle, various prime lenses, or some sort of zoom depending on what I'm shooting. I also tend to use super-zooms a lot so I don't have to changes lenses out in the open.Feedback
Contrasting light and dark shots are interesting, but watch your exposure so you don't lose features. If you have too much contrast you can always bracket exposures and combine the shots later so you don't lose detail.
