This is a photo of some of the excellent architectural detail work surrounding the south door of the Codington County Court House in Watertown, South Dakota. While our LATI photo students were photographing interior details, I stepped out to get these details, knowing that the strong, angular morning light would help dramatize them.
Canon 5DIII 1/4000s f/2.8 ISO200 140mm
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The “golden hour” is generally defined as the hour of sunlight just before sunset. It is particularly conducive to natural light portraiture, though other things, including landscapes and cityscapes, look better in this light, too.
I also think that there is a golden hour in the morning. But to catch it on a summer morning in South Dakota means being out sometime around 4:30 am, which is not exactly “golden” for most portrait subjects. But I will say that Lonesome Lake, where I took this photo, is flattered by this light. Even my 59 year old face might have been improved by the soft cloud and fog filtered light present on this morning. 🙂
Canon 5DIII f/16.0 ISO100 85mm
I can’t help it. Here’s a photo of Glenyce Jane Shephard striking a pose with her grandma Deb. Great faces. And wonderful catchlights in Glenyce’s eyes.
Canon 5DIII 1/100s f/3.2 ISO400 100mm
I won’t say much about this photo though I will suggest that this is an example of HDR (high dynamic range) photography doing what it is supposed to do: allow the camera to render the complete tonality of a scene that varies from very dark to very bright.
Like yesterday’s post, I have a colored version of this but I prefer the black and white version, in part because the other Utah capitol photo I have posted is black and white, too.
Canon 5DIII 1/400s f/6.3 ISO400 24mm
Why take a perfectly good colored, fall foliage photo and turn it into an antique-looking sepia-toned print? I guess I was playing. And I am more interested in having you see the incredible symmetry of nature than I am about have you see the bright color.
Canon 5DIII 1/200s f/3.5 ISO400 100mm
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I spent about two hours on Antelope Island on my recent visit to Antelope Island. I’ve already commented about my general experience there so I guess I’ll keep this post simple: this is native grass, backlit by sun framing part of the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch mountains in the background.
Canon 5DIII 1/60s f/18.0 ISO320 100mm
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