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First light of the day
Sep, 2020Views
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Location
This was shot at the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. it's truly an amazing location for wildlife. I try to make it up there a couple of times a year. It's on the central flyway and it full of wildlife if you're really lucky you can even see some whooping cranes.Time
This was the first thing in the morning and I shot as the sun came up in the east.Lighting
Not really, it was a golden hour with some nice shapes in the clouds.Equipment
I was using a Nikon d750 with a Tamron G2 24-70mm f2.8Inspiration
I have been shooting since I was 14, and 40 years later I am a guess a bit more pragmatic about how I do things. I find peace as I shoot, and nature shows me so many cool things. But I am getting older and I feel more of a sense of urgency so I try to target areas I know I will find things. So I try to target Wildlife refuges and learn the lay of the land and I see patterns. Then frequent them as much as I can. Animals are creatures of habit. So when I am out there for one type of thing, I am also seeing great landscapes along the way!Editing
I shoot in raw, and I kind of have a process I go through. I use Lightroom for file management, but I do all the editing in photoshop many just because of old habits I guess. A camera can only do so much so when I shoot something I then come back and edit things in a way to bring back what I am seeing in my mind. Van Gogh said that he would dream about painting and then paint what I dream. This also speaks to what Ansel Adams talk about pre-visualizing a shot then going out and finding something that fits my vision. It's amazing sometimes I will come across something that fits that vision exactly. I mention it because sometimes you shoot what is revealed to you, sometimes you have to create to fill that vision.In my camera bag
I carry a Nikon D500, D750, and 2 D7200 all with battery grips. Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II LD, Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD, Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 DI USD, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR Lens, Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X M100 AF Pro D, Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR Lens, Nikon 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF NIKKOR. I aslo carry 8 100X150 ND filters for Landscapes.Feedback
Get out and shoot! The only way you're going to get great shots is to go after them. I work in the same area that I have seen animals Some days I see a lot some days I don't see anything. The key is to put yourself into the situation to get the shot. It also has been kind of a cause of mine lately. I teach a course and I am absolutely shocked by how many people don't know the basics of photography. They labor under the misconception that cameras and better cameras make the photographer. It's knowing what your shutter speed and aperture do, and that knowledge of how they work will do wonders for your photography. Photography is an art form, and a knowledge of composition and how people look at photography is a must. We live in a world saturated with photos. What we need to come up with is a way to get people to stop and take a longer look.
