Powder In The Park
Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 8/10 Focal Length 160/10 
Jan, 2020Views
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Location
I can see this park out my back door, located on West 8th Street in Watsontown PA. The park is caddy corner from my barn/studio.Time
My wife left for work that morning around 5:45 AM and she called me soon after she left to tell me the fresh powdery snow in the park was gorgeous. Threw on a jacket, grabbed the Nikon D850, 14-24mm lens and a tripod and rush out into the windy cold to capture the beauty.Lighting
Lighting came only from the lights in the park and along the street.Equipment
I used my Nikon D850 camera body with a Nikon 14-24mm lens. Camera was mounted on a light weight tripod.Inspiration
Definitely the call from my wife is what inspired this photo. She was very excited about the beauty in the park just outside our back door. When I returned from shooting this image, feeling chilled from the low temperature and wind blowing snow on my face, I appreciated my morning coffee more than usual.Editing
I use several editing tools in post-processing. I import my RAW files to Lightroom and make a few adjustments. After that I am in Topaz Studio where I spend the most time post-processing. I end up with some finishing touches in Photoshop. Most of my life I spent in the darkroom printing for professional photographers. Often you would here professional photographers say a lab can make or break the photographer. That still stands true in today’s digital environment, most photographers now post-processed their own images. I see so many nice images photographers have posted only to end up being a ho-hum, spiritless image due to poor post-processing or even over processing. When I worked with negatives in the wet lab, I would have a final print sitting in my work area that I felt was a winner, the next day I would come in and say to myself "What was I thinking"! It is the same with digital post-processing, sometimes walking away and leaving it for another day can be your best decision.In my camera bag
I use a Nikon D850 with a variety of modern lenses as well as vintage film camera lenses with adapters to fit Nikon and Sony E-mount. I recently had my Nikon D700 converted to infrared. I enjoy using vintage c mount lenses designed for 16mm cine camera on my Sony A7R. The lenses I use with my Sony are Kinoptik 9mm, 32mm, 40mm and 75mm. I also use Wollensak, Schneider and Angenuiex lenses. I also enjoy free-lensing also called lens-whacking with a Helios 44m, some Russian lenses and any other vintage lenses that will produce nice flares and pleasing bokeh.Feedback
Listen to whoever contacts you to inform you of a photo opportunity. I find many times I have passed up grabbing my equipment and going to a location where someone has informed me of unusual beauty ready to be captured. I often regret those opportunities I passed up because it was "inconvenient" for me or I was just plain lazy. Sometimes those unexpected, inconvenient last minute shoots can be rewarding.
