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cameraCanon EOS REBEL T4i

settings Aperture 8/1 ISO 250 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 150/1 

upload_dateDec, 2016

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People's Choice in People Paddling Or Rowing Photo Challenge
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Reflections On Lakes Photo ContestTop 30 rank
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4 Comments |
DexHortonPhotography
 
DexHortonPhotography June 05, 2018
Fantastic shot! Thanks for entering the Quiet Sports Challenge!
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Johnsalterego June 05, 2018
Thank you!
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vitor September 09, 2019
Marvelous photo!
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LookSee September 17, 2020
Congrats on your Win in my Challenge! Keep up the good work! :)
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Joviaal September 18, 2020
Hi John, Congrats on your win. :-)

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#Caddo lake #canoe #boat #water #reflection #mono #river #state park
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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken along the Caddo river in Caddo Lake State Park. Caddo Lake was the only natural lake in Texas, but they've since built a proper dam to replace the huge natural log jam that initally form it.

Time

This was taken in late afternoon on a nearly cloudless summer day

Lighting

The sun was still pretty bright, it wasn't close to sunset yet

Equipment

This was taken with a Canon T4i and a Tamron 18-250mm lens

Inspiration

This was my first time camping in this park and just wandering around seeing the sights when I came across the people paddling.

Editing

This is an older shot taken before I learned to shoot in RAW - since the original was done in JPG I didn't have a lot of wiggle room for processing; other than conversion to monochrome not a lot was done to this shot

In my camera bag

These days my 'walk about' setup is a Canon RP Mirrorless with a 24-240mm lens, but I'll also carry a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses if I'm looking to shoot something specific. I do have a couple of crop sensor bodies if I want a bit more reach, the extra magnification from the 1.6 crop factor helps there. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I often don't plan shots beforehand - I'm a pretty impromptu/opportunistic photographer. I've found I spend the most time with various prime lenses or some sort of super-zoom so I don't have to changes lenses out in the open.

Feedback

always shoot in RAW if you have the software to work with the photos, you can always convert to JPG later - the extra data makes a big difference when it comes to processing your shots!

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