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Feb, 2020Views
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karensommerslohre
September 17, 2020
Congratulations, John! You're my WINNER in my RED CAR Challenge! Very impressive shot!
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Location
This was taken in front of the Circle R Motel in Salida, Colorado. Salida is along highway 50, one of the prettiest roads in Colorado. I had killed a tire on a back-road the previous day and arrived in town much later than I intended the night before; it was nice to find this across the street from the motel I stayed in! The trip got better from there!Time
This was taken fairly early in the morning as I was leaving town to head north. Thus the shadows from the antique pumpsLighting
light is all ambient. I was shooting into the sun but trying to use the awning as best I could to keep things from being too harsh. Light reflecting off the ground helped to provide a bit of fill light and smooth things out.Equipment
This was taken hand-held with a Canon 80D and Sigma 18-300 SuperZoom.Inspiration
I was just out and about being a tourist - I didn't have a pressing agenda for this day, and was stopping to shoot anything interesting I found along the way. I didn't have to go very far to find this one!Editing
This was massaged in LightRoom to help balance the contrast between light and shadow, and to bring out the colors a bitIn my camera bag
These days my 'walk about' setup is a Canon RP Mirrorless with a 24-240mm lens, but I'll also carry a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses if I'm looking to shoot something specific. I do have a couple of crop sensor bodies if I want a bit more reach, the extra magnification from the 1.6 crop factor helps there. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I often don't plan shots beforehand - I'm a pretty impromptu/opportunistic photographer. I've found I spend the most time with a 16-35mm wide angle, various prime lenses, or some sort of zoom depending on what I'm shooting. I also tend to use super-zooms a lot I don't have to changes lenses out in the open.Feedback
Think about context when composing shots – I purposely parked my truck a distance away when I stopped to shoot the old Studebaker – I didn’t want a modern truck parked in front of the hotel being in the shot and taking away from the vintage setting provided by the old car and gas pumps.
