Blue Dawn

cathgothard in #hive-194913 • 3 years ago

The weather has been pretty unexciting recently, plus work has been busy, so there hasn't been much opportunity to do any photography over the last couple of weeks. I was out on Saturday morning, and there was some nice misty atmosphere, but a completely clear sky. It was very pleasant, but there wasn't enough mist to soften the sun in the absence of cloud. It was lovely to be out though, and sometimes it's just fun to watch the morning unfold, without having to concentrate on making the most of amazing conditions.

So with that, I have broken into my very small archive of photos. My Nikon D750 and I have only been together for 3.5 years, so my back catalogue is small. :)

Here are some images from a morning last February, on a photo wander before work.

Morning Sunrays

Hand held, ISO 200, 65mm, f/9.0, 1/50 sec

The cloud bank rolled onto the horizon at just the right moment, as the sky had been quite plain and cloudless until this point. It created some lovely rays of light...

Cloud can transform a sunrise into something quite spectacular, or completely snuff a sunrise out. This day was one of the good days.

Reflections

Hand held, ISO 200, 24mm, f/9.0, 1/125 sec

The clouds were beautiful as they caught the muted rays of sunlight. I took a shot that dedicated a big slice of the composition to the sky.

Blue Dawn

Hand held, ISO 200, 35mm, f/9.0, 1/100 sec

I think this is my favourite image from the morning. I love the blue hues, and that the sun is hidden behind the ever emerging cloud bank. I had to go home to work, and it was gutting because the cloud was preventing the mist from burning off, and the light was still fantastic as I left the park...

Usually, I'm pretty regimented about using my tripod, but I seem to have done a lot of hand held shooting here. Off course, when the light levels are low, I always use my tripod. However, there is something very liberating about hand held shooting, and the freedom it brings, if there is enough light in the scene.

Almost dare not say it out loud, but the weather forecast looks quite good for tomorrow, so I may go for a pre-work potter.....

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3 years ago in #hive-194913 by cathgothard

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fotostef 3 years ago

Beautiful pictures as always! I love the last one, though :)
Good luck for tomorrow!

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you @fotostef! Really glad that you like them. Yeah, the last one is my favourite as well. Honestly, it was such a beautiful morning. Can't believe I had to go home...

🤞 for tomorrow!! :)

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mmckinneyphoto13 3 years ago

Really amazing landscapes, these scenes look so peaceful and relaxing.

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you very much! It was an absolutely gorgeous morning. The conditions couldn't have been better. :)

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littlebee4 3 years ago

Beautiful photos, so soft. I like the mist and the soft colours.
To bad you couldn’t go out much. Hope you will soon 😊

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you @littlebee4! Soft is a perfect word to describe the morning. The light was so muted and pretty. Yes, hopefully more photography very soon!! :)

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littlebee4 3 years ago

You are welcome @cathgothard 😊 🤞🏻 Fingers crossed…

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you! Yes, fingers crossed!! :) 🤞

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you for the support @teamuksupport ! :)

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nicklewis 3 years ago

Lovely images as always! I’ve had no time recently for “fresh” photography and have been leaning on my archives heavily. I’ll make the time if I can sometime.

I know some photographers who don’t use a tripod at all, ever. They used to but with better stabilisation nowadays… low light though or long exposure, I feel one is needed but sometimes you can get away with it.

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you Nick! Yes, it's not always easy to produce nice images with the frequency that one would like. Time and weather are fickle. :)

I would love to try a mirrorless camera with IBIS. It would be amazing to shoot hand held more. Particularly in an environment that can change quickly. The flexibility must be wonderful....

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nicklewis 3 years ago

It makes a big difference. I still use the tripod sometimes, especially when I want to do some long exposures, it's tricky to achieve those any other way.

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cathgothard 3 years ago

I'm guessing now that you're are mirrorless?? :)

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nicklewis 3 years ago

Yes indeed

I have had my Sony A7R3 since 2018. I did purchase through my business at the time, pricey thing and with two lenses. 24-70 and 70-200 not f2.8 though, that would be nice but out of budget!!

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Lucky you! By all accounts the Sony A7Riii is an absolutely amazing camera. Am very jealous! :)

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you very much @ecency !! :)

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you @ziabutt3836 ! Really glad that you enjoyed my post and my photographs. :)

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cinnartmon 3 years ago

love it!

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Very glad that you like it! :)

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Thank you @cccf and @cliffagreen !! :)

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dyptre 3 years ago

Good luck tomorrow! Also amazing to think you've only been shooting for 3years. That just shows the immense creative vision in you. Congrats Cath!

Also, what's your longest focal length? I noticed these are all rarely wide focal lengths. I'd love to see what you can create with something in the 200mm+ range at this park.

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Thank you Geoff. I've always been interested in photography, and had various cameras over the years. But I didn't know how to use them properly, and would shoot in which ever scene mode seemed appropriate. I decided to get serious when I bought my D750, and then I was hopelessly bitten by the bug. :)

My longest focal length is 210mm. I usually never take that lens out of the bag. But here's a shot that I took at this focal length a few weeks ago.

What about yourself? Do you have a particular focal length range that you prefer?

I'll be doing my weather dance later this evening. 🤞

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dyptre 3 years ago

My longest lens is a 500mm! I use it for birds mostly. But my my favorite focal length for forests is around 135mm on FF. I also frequently use a 50mm focal length as well.

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This shot is at 135mm

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cathgothard 3 years ago

Oooooh! This is very pretty....

Sometimes, I think I am stuck in a creative rut and need to experiment more. Maybe you have given me some inspiration to try some new things.

I'd love to try 500mm. A completely different experience I bet! Probably quite heavy too....

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