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Castle Waters

Powerhouse at the Singer Castle, Thousand Islands NY

Powerhouse at the Singer Castle, Thousand Islands NY
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Oct, 2021

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Awards

Winner in Castles and places like them Photo Challenge

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Emotions

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken October 2021 while boating on the Saint Lawrence River, at New Yorks Thousand Islands. This is the Bolt Castle Power house.

Time

This was taken in the afternoon while on our way to Singer Castle where I spent the night with friends. We had the entire castle to ourselves.

Lighting

It was a gorgeous day with some nice clouds and afternoon light.

Equipment

I used my Nikon D850 with my 80-400mm Nikon lens. Hand held while in a small boat.

Inspiration

I was amazed this was just the powerhouse that provided electricity to the huge Bolt Castle. The tree on the far left side seemed to be bending towards the powerhouse.

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 my Nikon. I really 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. I recently had my Nikon D700 converted to infrared, but I have a lot to learn about infrared post-processing.

Feedback

Personally, I must take a deep breath and slow down. I’ve struggled with mental focus my entire life; I have to really concentrate on slowing down my mind as well as not getting discouraged while shooting. I still think of the acronym FAST - Focus, Aperture, Shutter and Think. I enjoy exploring several different camera points of views to find something that may tell an interesting visual story. Post-process is as important as the capture, invest in creative editing software then learn your software. There are many free tutorials out there that can teach you and give you the edge you have been looking for in your images.

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Castle Waters

Powerhouse at the Singer Castle, Thousand Islands NY

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