Recently, Bill, a friend and fellow
photographer, asked me about how I decide what to shoot. I told him that you must think about
your photos as a visual story. You
may have one photo to tell the story or a series of photos to tell the story. Either way, you must shoot what helps
you tell that story—which, of course, will vary from story to story.
Today’s photo is part of the
Yellowstone story—traffic jam, Yellowstone style. As a photograph, this photo is nothing special, but as part
of a larger package (think, Yellowstone vacation book or slideshow), it helps
tell something about what I experienced in Yellowstone. Something that is unique to Yellowstone.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D200,
24-70mm f/2.8 at 24mm, ISO 200, f/8 at 1/90th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 5—applied Nikon
Standard preset, set white and black points, added clarity, sharpness and
vibrance, cropped into panorama and burned top and bottom of photo using the
adjustment brush.
Yes it does tell a story. Reminds me of a scene I took at the Tetons. But, the people were out of their cars which made me nervous. So, did you take it from inside or outside the car?
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