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Decaying boat in bahrain
Sep, 2020Views
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Location
The photo was taken in Muharraq, within the Kingdom of Bahrain. Which is known for its cultural history. The decaying boat sits outside of a wooden fishing boat manufacturer, known as Dhows.Time
The photo was captured around 9-10pm just before moonrise. Being that I’m active duty Navy deployed and living in the Middle East, I work a lot and when I get home it’s family time. So night time shooting has become my “me” time. It’s peaceful and relaxing being alone just exploring and shooting.Lighting
I added no light to the photo. The ship bones are lit by the street light behind the camera and is backlit by city lights. The photo is a long exposure, settings were 11sec, f/11, ISO 100.Equipment
For this I used my Canon 5D lV with 24-105mm f/4, shot at 62mm.Also used was my trusty old carbon fiber tripod, couldn’t guess the brand as I’ve had it for 6-7 years. I’ve been looking in to upgrading recently.Inspiration
I happened to be driving home from shooting some other night cityscapes. While driving along the highway, I noticed how the lights shined through the decaying boat. I abruptly turned around. Many of my shots don’t have an inspiration per se, my favorite time to shoot is nighttime. There is something very intriguing and beautiful with long exposures.Editing
I mainly use Adobe Lightroom mobile of my IPad Pro. I start with straightening and crop if needed. Next I use the Dehaze tool to removing some of the haze and glow around lights. It really helps bring out details sometimes lost in cityscape long exposures. Lastly is brighten the shadows within the boat and bumped up saturation a bit.In my camera bag
First off I never leave the house with out my trusty Canon 50mm f/1.2 it will always be my favorite. Recently added the new Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 lll, truly a beautiful lens. Also have a Canon Speedlight because you never know when you’ll need more light. Speaking of never knowing, probably 7-8 years ago I put a roll of medical tape in my bag because you never know when you’d need it. Turned out recently that I finally needed it. I was doing a juxtaposed shoot for a couple and the wife had both her shoes come apart. Luckily I had the tape because if not the shoot would have been over.Feedback
The only advice I will give it to always keep your eyes open and observe everything. You never know what beauty you can find if you’re not looking. Always explore, and most importantly practice, practice, practice. Never get frustrated because your shot didn’t turn out, learn from it.
