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Ecovision Award
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Winter 23 Award
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Top Pick 2023
Summer Views Award
Contender in the Visual Poetry Project
Flawless Summer Award
Picture Perfect Award
Spring 23 Award
Gem Award
Achievement in Originality
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Curator's Selection
Top Shot Award 22
People's Choice in long exposure Photo Challenge
Winner in The Wonderful Lake District Cumbria England Photo Challenge
Winner in Jetty sunsets Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 59
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Eddieuuu071
July 24, 2020
What a wonderful photo! Thank you for entering my challenge “Best of 2020”. Good luck.
CatBro
September 25, 2020
This was a hard contest to pick a winner, but your photo has so many beautiful elements, just stunning, congratulations
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Location
The photo was taken at Ashness Jetty on Derwentwater in the English Lake District.Time
I went out with my son who has just got a CSC and is keen to learn photography. We wanted to catch a long exposure evening sunset so we went out about 9 pm on a July summer evening.Lighting
The lighting was natural but the 10 stop ND filter helped bring out the reflection in the lake.Equipment
I shot the picture with a Nikon D750 fitted with a 35mm prime lens. I used a Kase 10 stop ND filter and tripod.Inspiration
I love the Lake District National Park, it does not have huge mountains but the landscape is beautiful having been shaped by nature and farming. I was itching to try out my new ND filter and the lakes seemed the ideal subject.Editing
The processing consisted of some minor tweaks in Lightroom then I put it through NIK colour efex software to bring out the details and colours.In my camera bag
Generally I carry the Nikon D750 and a 24-120mm zoom lens which I support on a monopod. This is great when going on walks in the hills as it is not to heavy or bulky. However, when I have something specific in mind I have a set of Nikon prime lenses and my trusty Gitzo traveller tripod.Feedback
I can recommend the Kase 10 stop ND filter it is the only one I have found that does not produce a nasty colour cast. Using a tripod and remote release is also essential for this type of shot. You have to remember to switch of the lens image stabiliser when using a tripod and I use mirror lock up for good measure.