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Quake Lake

Nov, 2019

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on the west shore of Quake Lake, Montana.

Time

It was taken during the early part of June. I have been by this particular lake many times on my way to Yellowstone. This time as I was heading this way, it happened to be near sunset on a very cloudy and overcast day. This place has always had an eerie feel to me, and this time it looked even more so than usual.

Lighting

The only thing of note is that mother nature was being very kind to me this evening.

Equipment

This was a series of 12 photos stitched together taken with a Nikon D800 with an 85mm 1.8 prime lens.

Inspiration

The following story Clipped from https://www.visitmt.com/listings/general/lake/quake-lake.html is what inspired me to make this photo. On August 17, 1959 an earthquake in the Madison Canyon River Area, near West Yellowstone, formed Quake Lake. The earthquake created a massive landslide of about 80 million tons of rock, which stopped the flow of the Madison River in the Madison River Canyon gorge. The landslide caused 28 deaths, flooding and about $11 million in damage to the forests and highways in the area.

Editing

Besides the fact that it is a stitched photograph done in Photoshop. I made a few alterations to contrast and brightness. Then I added a sepia tone to the overall photo.

In my camera bag

First and foremost, I have my Nikon D800 with my trusty 85mm, 1.8 prime lens. I also keep a Nikon 70-300mm, 5.6+ telephoto lens, Then my Tamron 60mm, 1.4 Macro lens. I enjoy this lens so very much. Then an old Nikon 55mm 1.4 prime manual lens. The final is an Old Nikon 25mm 1.4 prime wide-angle manual lens. As well I have my Seconic Light meter, color passports, misc, filters, and polarizers. Finally and certainly not least are my lens cleaning tools, spare batteries, and cards.

Feedback

The best advice I can give is to know your target. Be it an enormous lake or a portrait of a person, it does not matter. The more you know, the better of an idea you will have of capturing the picture you want. As well as tons of patients and persistence, it took me 12 years to get this picture.

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