Hovering signal
Battling a headwind at about 1,900m on the east side of Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand. This lenticular cloud signaled that worst weather was on the way...
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Battling a headwind at about 1,900m on the east side of Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand. This lenticular cloud signaled that worst weather was on the way
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Big too - I had to stitch several portrait format shots to be able to capture it in one image
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In November, spring, at 1,900 metres on a climb to Whangaehu Hut, Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand.Time
Morning, after sunrise.Lighting
The lenticular cloud was so big that it completely obscured the sun. This gave the halo effect captured.Equipment
A Lumix TZ2200 with a 24-360 lens. This image is a stitch of 4 portrait shots. The zoom setting was 24mm, ISO 125, F8 and shutter 1/400 sec.Inspiration
Mother Nature doing her thing – lenticular clouds are always fantastic, but this one hovered over me like some alien craft. It was so big that I had to capture it by stitching 4 images together.Editing
Adjustments in Camera RAW to bring out the details and texture in the image. Stitching the 4 portrait shots together. Then polishing in Photoshop to optimise clarity and sharpness.In my camera bag
I love the mountains, so as little as possible - at present a Nikon D750 camera body, a Nikkor 24-120 small zoom and the 55-300 bigger zoom, a spare battery and beaten up lightweight tripod - good for hiking. If I'm going for a summit then it's even less - a compact Lumix TZ2200 with mirrorless through the lens digital view finder, full manual operation and RAW file capture - absolutely great when you still want to control your photography but need to keep moving and can't afford to have stuff hanging off you.Feedback
Be open to capturing an image using several shots – stitching can be liberating.
