david.richter
+ magical_glimpse_of_light
:: the_details ::
Canon Rebel XSi | 13mm | 0.6s | f/22 | iso 100
+ 2-stop hard-edge gradual neutral density filter HiTech
+ 3-stop soft-edge gradual neutral density filter Cokin 121s
+ vignetting
+ glow effect to make the foreground look like a painting
Single RAW exposure converted and processed in PS3 Extended.
:: more_details ::
A little about the photo first before I start my "Photographing in a group" write-up. LOL
This shot was taken during my walk yesterday. Oh first off, did I tell you it was pretty warm yesterday... about 64 degrees and one may think spring is finally here. I personally can't say for sure. April has always been a month of unexpected snowfalls and why should it be different this year? Anyway, it wasn't my intention to shoot at all yesterday but took the camera with me --- just in case. Friday we had clear blue skies which really is any photographer's dream... NOT! So I was pretty happy to see we had some storm clouds along with some amazing cumulus clouds moving in around 10am. Well, sunset was not before 7.45pm and all the praying (well, rather a strong hoping! haha!) didn't help and on point 7 the clouds started to vanish. I mean really vanish!!! Within ten minutes I saw a blue sky and a big ol' 'mountain' sitting right under the sun. Praise the lord! I still was hoping for a pretty cool sunset --- as you can see, I didn't have such luck but I got some rays shooting over the clouds. I set up, mounted a 2-stop hard-edge and a 3-stop soft-edge gradual neutral density filter in front of the wide angle to capture those rays or rather one big beam! LOL In post, I tried a new technique I picked up from an article on the "Nature Photographers" site written by Marc Adamus and Floris van Breugel. Since the foreground was pretty uninspired to say the least I wanted to give their "glow" technique a try. Basically you blur the highlights which makes the picture look a little like a painting. Don't really know if that's how it's supposed to look but I think I will experiment with this technique a little in the future....
Guideline for Photographing in a Group - or How You Should Not Do It!
You would mean I have learned my lesson from the outing on 4000ft. but I didn't!!! I am a rebel, what can I say. But seriously, is there an etiquette when being with a group? I think so but it's like with everything --- you learn (or don't learn) by your mistakes.
1. Do not, in any case, pay attention to people photographing directly from the trail!
2. Get in front! (If this means wading out 216 miles in 30 degree water a la Chaybert --- do it! If you have the right equipment (snowshoes, waders, wings, etc.) --- do it!)
3. Be the first to set up the tripod. It's after the easy principle, FIFO! First in, first out. It really is as easy as that.
4. Get involved! (I really don't have a clue what this means but it sounded pretty cool.)
5. Never get close to elderly people! Please don't be offended if you're 60+ and read this. I am not disrespectful and if you do not ask stupid questions while standing next to me you can easily exclude yourself from the list unless you previously left footprints in the fresh snow or let your dog do it for you. Then you're really screwed.
6. This is more of a security advice for yourself. If you're a bit clumsy on your feet (may this be natural or due to the fact you drank too much beer the other night --- see No. 8), watch your feet so that you do not run the risk of knocking over a $50 grand Hasselblad. You know who you are. If you're a category "5" person, don't get near me!
7. Bring the longest lens you own or rent a piece of glass... (and claim it to be your own... Remove stickers if necessary!). Since most photographers you'll be around are men (I claim this on the fact that landscapes are not as cute as babies and women don't like to camp in the wild.) you will encounter a behavior often referred to as "lens-envy" which is quite similar to another phenomenon related to this one but I don't really want to dig deeper.
8. If you're camping out with at least one other person make sure to bring beer and food for the evening at the camp fire. Chips and chocolate bars won't work. Warm dinner! (Maybe it's just me...)
9. It's not a requirement but advisable to bring a spear or any other legal weapon of your choice. It's fun to play around with it like a nine year-old and they can come in pretty handy as well... considering all the options above you might know by now what I was thinking of.
10. If you're with a group you don't like (this is most likely to happen when you walk along a trail with your tripod and camera bag (Please take note, you do not even have to have the camera around you neck.) and you run into some folks with P&S cameras who immediately think you will guide them to your secret spots) you have three options. Send them into the steep path into the canyon, send them around the next big rock or read No. 9 again. Case 1: They will probably get killed on their way down --- you win. Case 2: You can hope a wild animal like a bear or mountain lion awaits them --- you win. If 1 or 2 didn't work out for your satisfaction you might want to consider option 3 but be warned. They might have read this... haha!
11. If you're with a group of photographers you like (yes!) it's unlikely you need to follow all these rules because most of the time you will be busy shooting, hiking, eating, laughing, drinking, or... there are a few more options but I don't want to go into detail here as this was considered to be a short and handy guideline. Happy shooting!
Happy Sunday ya'll!
www.davidrichterphotography.com
www.davidrichterphotography.com/blog/
Don Omar - Virtual Diva
+ magical_glimpse_of_light
:: the_details ::
Canon Rebel XSi | 13mm | 0.6s | f/22 | iso 100
+ 2-stop hard-edge gradual neutral density filter HiTech
+ 3-stop soft-edge gradual neutral density filter Cokin 121s
+ vignetting
+ glow effect to make the foreground look like a painting
Single RAW exposure converted and processed in PS3 Extended.
:: more_details ::
A little about the photo first before I start my "Photographing in a group" write-up. LOL
This shot was taken during my walk yesterday. Oh first off, did I tell you it was pretty warm yesterday... about 64 degrees and one may think spring is finally here. I personally can't say for sure. April has always been a month of unexpected snowfalls and why should it be different this year? Anyway, it wasn't my intention to shoot at all yesterday but took the camera with me --- just in case. Friday we had clear blue skies which really is any photographer's dream... NOT! So I was pretty happy to see we had some storm clouds along with some amazing cumulus clouds moving in around 10am. Well, sunset was not before 7.45pm and all the praying (well, rather a strong hoping! haha!) didn't help and on point 7 the clouds started to vanish. I mean really vanish!!! Within ten minutes I saw a blue sky and a big ol' 'mountain' sitting right under the sun. Praise the lord! I still was hoping for a pretty cool sunset --- as you can see, I didn't have such luck but I got some rays shooting over the clouds. I set up, mounted a 2-stop hard-edge and a 3-stop soft-edge gradual neutral density filter in front of the wide angle to capture those rays or rather one big beam! LOL In post, I tried a new technique I picked up from an article on the "Nature Photographers" site written by Marc Adamus and Floris van Breugel. Since the foreground was pretty uninspired to say the least I wanted to give their "glow" technique a try. Basically you blur the highlights which makes the picture look a little like a painting. Don't really know if that's how it's supposed to look but I think I will experiment with this technique a little in the future....
Guideline for Photographing in a Group - or How You Should Not Do It!
You would mean I have learned my lesson from the outing on 4000ft. but I didn't!!! I am a rebel, what can I say. But seriously, is there an etiquette when being with a group? I think so but it's like with everything --- you learn (or don't learn) by your mistakes.
1. Do not, in any case, pay attention to people photographing directly from the trail!
2. Get in front! (If this means wading out 216 miles in 30 degree water a la Chaybert --- do it! If you have the right equipment (snowshoes, waders, wings, etc.) --- do it!)
3. Be the first to set up the tripod. It's after the easy principle, FIFO! First in, first out. It really is as easy as that.
4. Get involved! (I really don't have a clue what this means but it sounded pretty cool.)
5. Never get close to elderly people! Please don't be offended if you're 60+ and read this. I am not disrespectful and if you do not ask stupid questions while standing next to me you can easily exclude yourself from the list unless you previously left footprints in the fresh snow or let your dog do it for you. Then you're really screwed.
6. This is more of a security advice for yourself. If you're a bit clumsy on your feet (may this be natural or due to the fact you drank too much beer the other night --- see No. 8), watch your feet so that you do not run the risk of knocking over a $50 grand Hasselblad. You know who you are. If you're a category "5" person, don't get near me!
7. Bring the longest lens you own or rent a piece of glass... (and claim it to be your own... Remove stickers if necessary!). Since most photographers you'll be around are men (I claim this on the fact that landscapes are not as cute as babies and women don't like to camp in the wild.) you will encounter a behavior often referred to as "lens-envy" which is quite similar to another phenomenon related to this one but I don't really want to dig deeper.
8. If you're camping out with at least one other person make sure to bring beer and food for the evening at the camp fire. Chips and chocolate bars won't work. Warm dinner! (Maybe it's just me...)
9. It's not a requirement but advisable to bring a spear or any other legal weapon of your choice. It's fun to play around with it like a nine year-old and they can come in pretty handy as well... considering all the options above you might know by now what I was thinking of.
10. If you're with a group you don't like (this is most likely to happen when you walk along a trail with your tripod and camera bag (Please take note, you do not even have to have the camera around you neck.) and you run into some folks with P&S cameras who immediately think you will guide them to your secret spots) you have three options. Send them into the steep path into the canyon, send them around the next big rock or read No. 9 again. Case 1: They will probably get killed on their way down --- you win. Case 2: You can hope a wild animal like a bear or mountain lion awaits them --- you win. If 1 or 2 didn't work out for your satisfaction you might want to consider option 3 but be warned. They might have read this... haha!
11. If you're with a group of photographers you like (yes!) it's unlikely you need to follow all these rules because most of the time you will be busy shooting, hiking, eating, laughing, drinking, or... there are a few more options but I don't want to go into detail here as this was considered to be a short and handy guideline. Happy shooting!
Happy Sunday ya'll!
www.davidrichterphotography.com
www.davidrichterphotography.com/blog/
Don Omar - Virtual Diva