Land's Ford Crossing of the Catawba River in South Carolina
This was one of the few places that you could cross the Catawba River in the 1700's on foot, horseback, or with a horse-drawn wagon and was the crossing point for the Philadelphia Road to Atlanta.
Two photos, one tree. All combined in Photoshop to retain the details in the sky and Sun as well as shadows and foreground. Taken on Canon Powershot G11.
Last edited by Colin Southern; 22nd May 2011 at 12:47 AM.
I threw myself on the floor so that I could frame the sun behind his head.
Camera details ~ Canon EOS 450D + 18 - 55mm lens.
I was already shooting with with my flash exposure compensation at -1.
First curtain and in shutter priory which meant my shutter speed was 1/125. F4.
I'd taken a few more shots and had moved over to the right a little more but this first shot was my favourite.
The others gave me too much flare from the sun on the left of his head.
Of course all the while I was talking to Ruben (he does not like posing at all) and saying things like "whats that?" "where's the bird?" "look" so he would pose for me, bless him
no PS required except for a little noise reduction, the lens is a kit lens and I was shooting at 400 ISO. My single focal point was his head. AF mode was Al Servo.
Last edited by Colin Southern; 22nd May 2011 at 12:47 AM.