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Pump Jack Sunset
I’m cropped right into an image shot at 400mm here. I’m REALLY pleased with the quality of the RAW image, it’s tack sharp at 100%, and even at 300% there is no camera shake and very little visible noise. The Canon 100-400 v2 is a beast of a lens!
What I’ve learnt though, is it performs much better at the highest possible shutter speed, which makes it perfect for scenes like this with no foreground, where I can shoot wide open.
As far as the subject goes here this is a typical prairie winter scene, coupled with a stunning sunset which often seems to accompany the extreme cold we are getting right now; this was shot in about -23C...the gloves did NOT stay off for long!
I had some shots where the sun pillar was directly over the pump jack, but this was my favourite of the session as a truck had just kicked up the gravel on the range road behind the pump. I’m finding this technique quite useful, we seem to rarely get mist around here, and this is a way injecting a bit of mood into the image.
As far as the edit goes, I hardly touched it. Brought out the white in the snow a bit and added a bit of clarity. Actually desaturated it slightly as the orange was too intense and looked a little garish.
Pump Jack Sunset
I’m cropped right into an image shot at 400mm here. I’m REALLY pleased with the quality of the RAW image, it’s tack sharp at 100%, and even at 300% there is no camera shake and very little visible noise. The Canon 100-400 v2 is a beast of a lens!
What I’ve learnt though, is it performs much better at the highest possible shutter speed, which makes it perfect for scenes like this with no foreground, where I can shoot wide open.
As far as the subject goes here this is a typical prairie winter scene, coupled with a stunning sunset which often seems to accompany the extreme cold we are getting right now; this was shot in about -23C...the gloves did NOT stay off for long!
I had some shots where the sun pillar was directly over the pump jack, but this was my favourite of the session as a truck had just kicked up the gravel on the range road behind the pump. I’m finding this technique quite useful, we seem to rarely get mist around here, and this is a way injecting a bit of mood into the image.
As far as the edit goes, I hardly touched it. Brought out the white in the snow a bit and added a bit of clarity. Actually desaturated it slightly as the orange was too intense and looked a little garish.