Horse On The Prairie
Made this shot on my way home after getting my camera sensor cleaned.
Made this shot on my way home after getting my camera sensor cleaned.
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Location
This photo was taken about a five-minute walk down the hill from where I live.Time
It was a dry, sunny Sunday [late] afternoon in the middle of July. I had just had my camera sensor cleaned and was on my way back home, cycling up the hill. It had just gone past 19:30.Lighting
The lighting and position of the horse was already in my favour. The sun was setting just to the left of me, so I needed to set the exposure time to 1/50 in order to keep the ISO speed at 100. I just needed to get myself in a position that complemented the subject and keep as still as possible while pressing the shutter release.Equipment
I used my Nikon D3400 and AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm VR II lens and lens hood. No other equipment was used.Inspiration
My only inspiration for making this shot was being in the right place at the right time. I ALWAYS have my camera with me (I call it my American Express), so I'm always ready to whip it out. Besides, I was eager to test out my clean sensor.Editing
I do post-processing (in Photoshop) on pretty much all the shots I intend to make public, even if it's what I call 'the basics': duplicate the [smart] image, then to the duplicate I apply a high pass filter, set the blend mode to overlay, apply a Camera Raw filter, set the texture as far in the minus quantities as necessary (to reduce the sharpness of the High Pass filter), add warmth and a fair amount of luminance, after which I add my logo. In this instance, as it was quite a dry period, there were a lot of particles floating in the air, which were picked up in the shot. As natural as it is for that to happen, they felt quite distracting to me. So, in addition to 'the basics', I non-destructively removed the UFOs (undesirable floating objects) using the Photoshop Spot Healing Brush tool.In my camera bag
I always have my Nikon D3400 camera and, depending on my last 'session', my NIKKOR AF-P DX 18-55m Kit lens or my AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm VR II lens attached; in any case, both lenses are always in my bag. I also have a remote shutter release, an extra battery and a lens cleaning brush/cloth.Feedback
Animals, for the most part, aren't posers. So a great deal of patience is required. Also horses use their tails a lot to fan away insects, so try to get the tail in action, if you can. I'm never afraid to make as many shots of the same subject as I feel is necessary. You'll know when you've nailed it.
