Heathland Sunset

Canon 5D, Canon 17-40mm f4 lens @ 24mm, ISO 100,
Gitzo 1548/Manfrotto 501 video head.
Two exposures blended, levels, hue/saturation.


Hi,
One from a couple of days ago. I was actually out looking for deer, I didn't find any so decided to shoot some landscapes instead.
I forgot I didn't have my ballhead with me so had to make do with the video head. What a frustrating head to use for landscapes .
I had to adjust the tripod legs for left to right adjustment and for up and down movement I had to tip the tripod forward and hold it in place to stop it tipping over, not ideal with a 2 second exposure .
Got there in the end though, just

LARGER VERSION


All comments always welcome and appreciated.

Great shot !
Maybe the sun a little more left or right ?
Just a thought.,
Good stuff.
JohnR

Lovely shot and colours

Truly vibrant, especially the larger version.

great stuff Justin, love the lightfall

Agree with John, in that the sun is too central but beautiful colours and exposure across the scene.

Chris

Unfortunately the sun couldn't be in any other position, at least not from this viewpoint, as there was unwanted elements I wanted to exclude on either side of the frame.

Hi Justin

A beautiful scene well taken - I don't have a problem with the position of the sun!

David

Hello Justin.

Very nicely taken.

The composion is fine for me and I would'nt change a thing.

Colours look a bit weird

Seriously, a shot I really like Justin. Wish I could get a landscape image like this

Like the processing too

Excellent. I like it just as it is.

Colours look a bit weird

What a lovely looking image Justin. Now if you had seen a Deer you would more than likely have missed this one.

Major.

That's true Major. But imagine a deer in the foreground instead of the tree sapling. I'd be grinning for a month

Wonderful and very well composed picture. I like it a lot.

The larger version is a must see, the little one had me thinking
something wasn't quite right, cracking shot.

Tim

Hi Justin,

Superb shot, I love it! Position of the sun is ok with me.

Cheers,

Lewis.

really like this alot,, must have a crack at landscape one day.. juts need a wide angle lens.


Mark.G

Excellent, and well done battling with the head etc..... paid off.

I really like this Justin. How on earth did you get a vertical format on that head without a collared lens or is it a crop from a landscape format?

Robert

What a frustrating head to use for landscapes.
I had to adjust the tripod legs for left to right adjustment and for up and down movement I had to tip the tripod forward and hold it in place to stop it tipping over, not ideal with a 2 second exposure .
Got there in the end though, just.

Hi Robert,

See my description above.
The image was shot in vertical format but I had to attach the quick release plate at a right angle to the base of the camera, which wasn't really a problem. It was the tipping forward of the tripod that was a bit of a pain.
Head swapped over now for the Arca B1 ready for next time.




PS Did you see my answer to your recent monitor question. It was posted quite a while after you originally asked the question, so I don't know if you saw it or not.

I can only echo the above comments, a beautiful scene.

Fran