Look Closer: Sandhill AbstractPosted by drfl on October 17th, 2011

Completely overcast and rainy conditions can present real challenges for landscape photography. Often, photographers get caught up in the idea that successful landscape photography must be captured with a wide-angle lens. Some of the most successful images, however, are captured with long lenses. This image was captured with a 300mm lens coupled with a 1.4 teleconverter on a Canon 50D. That’s long for a landscape! I really wanted to isolate the abstract nature of the intense red and orange colors of the prairie grass that were emerged during the rain. While I was initially bummed by the rainy conditions, I wouldn’t have seen these colors without it and if it had been sunny, the colors would be contrasty and hard to capture. I found that when I looked closer I could find a more intimate and abstract landscape that I might not have seen otherwise.
Technical Details:
Canon 50D, 300 f/4l + 1.4tc, f/7.1, 1/250 sec.
Cherry County, Nebraska
Also, I wanted to mention that if you have not “liked” me on Facebook, please do by following the link below. I will be adding some unique information, events and deals there in the future.
http://www.facebook.com/JourneyOfLightPhotography










