Outback sunset
Summer storms in outback Australia
Summer storms in outback Australia
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Inland South Australia east of Port Pirie. We were travelling from Queensland to South Australia through outback Australia. We traveled for three days through drought and dust, seeing many houses as this one. Some of these houses were lived in surrounded by dust for miles. This house is on a wheat farm after harvest, but the view is a common site in this area.Time
This photo was taken mid afternoon with a storm brewing, but as so often happens, you may get a dry storm with thunder and lightning, but no rain.Lighting
I wanted to make this photo dark and moody to add to the already somber feel of the area. Driving through outback and country Australia can be very depressing when you see all the abandoned farms and houses, and the farmers trying to survive years of drought. As with landscape photography, only natural lighting was used, then I edited the photo in Lightoom and Luminar 4.Equipment
I do not have a fancy camera, I used a Nikon 5600, with a Nikon DX 55-300 Lens. I find this lens works really well when travelling in the car taking photos as we travel.Inspiration
I love taking photos of rural and outback Australia to share. Outback Australia can be so beautiful, so diverse, and so cruel and dangerous at the same time. So many Australian's never get to see outside the cities and beaches, where I am lucky I have had the opportunity to explore this beautiful country. I love taking photos of the true Australia to share for people to see.Editing
I have done the normal processing you do with a photo, but then I went into Luminar 4 to emphasize the already moody sky. In Lightroom I increased the highlights and darkened the photo to add to the moodiness of the landscape. I reduced the contrast and cropped the photo to emphasize the house and it's surroundings, to add to the feel of the already sad picture.In my camera bag
I always carry with me my Nikon 5600, my 50mm lens and my Nikon 55-300. These are my everyday go everywhere favourites. You just never know when you are going to find that one photo or scene you just have to capture. Other than that, if I am going out for the day I always take my camera bag and tripod which contains all my lens, being a macro, a wide angle lens, my lensball, spare batteries, and the usual. I have a telephoto lens which unfortunately I do not get to use that often.Feedback
When you want to take a photo showing sadness and desertion like I have in this photo, just make sure you include a story with your picture. You can see in the picture how the house is surrounded by junk which is also been left to rot just like the house. The wheat has been cut and left to die. There is nothing in the picture which would make you feel good or happy. Should I have made this photo nice and bright, and cropped the photo to only include the house, your viewer would not get the opportunity to fully appreciate the sad situation you are trying to capture.
