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Canon EOS 80D
Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 250/1 
East Lansing, Michigan, US
Oct, 2019Views
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Winner in Mascot Photo Challenge
Peer Award
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Location
This photo was taken at Michigan State University's "Green and White" spring football game in spring of 2019.Time
I shot this in mid-day sun.Lighting
Lighting was all natural, with bright sunlight.Equipment
I shot this photo hand-held with my Canon 80D and EF-S55-250mm zoom lens @ 250mm focal length, f/8, ISO100, and 1/250s exposure.Inspiration
My wife and I were attending the Green and White game, and this was one of many shots I took that day.Editing
I used Luminar to finish the photo.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 couple ND filters, 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.
