It was the primary week of November and out of the blue I had a realization that I nonetheless was not capable of publish any fall foliage pictures from this yr. I went by the pictures I took this fall however I didn’t like something.
I knew I needed to act, the colours of the autumn had been about to vanish.
I packed my gear and went for looking. I used to be rewarded with the calm day with none wind and clear reflections within the water of the river. I made a decision to take full benefit of it concentrating all my efforts on capturing the attractive reflections.
Loc: 45.429432, -73.680719
Capturing
The taking pictures was not sophisticated in any respect. There was no wind, the sunshine was defused by the clouds which resulted within the decreased dynamic vary of the scene. The one problem was to search out an fascinating composition.
My objective was to seize the church throughout the river with its reflection within the water. I additionally wished to make use of the tree and the foliage within the foreground because the pure body for the composition. I walked round with the tripod and took in all probability 3 or 4 variations of the shot from totally different angles.
Once I was again residence in entrance of the pc, the featured shot was an apparent winner.
Digicam: Sony a6000
Lens: Sony 16-70
Focal Size: 16mm (Hyperfocal Distance: 1.6m )
Capturing Mode: Aperture Precedence (A)
ISO: 100
Aperture: F8
Shutter Velocity: 1/25s
Bracketing: 3 (-1, 0, 1)
Tripod: FEISOL Match CT-3442 – Verify my FEISOL Match CT-3442 Overview
Ballhead: FEISOL CB-40D
Processing
I’m taking full benefit of Fast Enhancing PLUS workflow.
I used the Level Lobos preset from my Panorama Assortment first and dialed it right down to 90% later.
Subsequent, I used TOOLKIT to spice up distinction and readability.
The Lightroom Enhancing Method: Level Lobos 90% (13, 17, 32)
Photoshop: colour correction, distinction, cleansing. I additionally used the Warp Instrument to regulate the weather of the composition.
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