R.J. Mani took first place in Grade B in our recent ‘Winter’ competition with the clever shot above. This is how he made the image:
After announcement for winter competition for January I was a bit stuck, as for me winter was always snow and ice and this was impossible for me as we only got flood and rain here. After brain storming and internet search I decided to do a indoor shoot in front of the fire which we do in winter time here.
For this composition few things were needed like bottle of wine, winter feel looking socks and beautiful fireplace and fire. My wife and I manage to get all in order and used studio light shooting from the right back. Camera was placed in line with the middle of the fireplace with 50 mm lens tethering straight to the laptop in Lightroom. The camera was also placed on tripod with 2-second timer. After some trial and error I managed to get the right shot I wanted.
The image was processed in Lightroom with a minimal touch of clarity, contrast, temperature and crop.
Camera: Canon 6D, EF 50mm F/1.8 STM
Setting : Manual mode, 1/5 sec at f/8.0 ISO 640, centre weighted metering, Manual focus.
– R.J. Mani
See also:
How I took that Shot – Fidelma Read
How I took that Shot – Keith Johnson
Competition Gallery
Competition Results and 2016 League Table
Joe had his own stand, and was busily demonstrating his inventions to an eager throng. Obviously Joe is a talented Engineer… “Not just a pretty face” as they say. I don’t know if he had many buyers, but he made at least one new friend, in the shape of a gorgeous terrier pup, which would easily fit in your pocket… I think Joe was tempted! {;o)
The place was packed, and there was lots to see and do. I had a fast trot around the cattle, sheep, dogs, hens, and a menagerie that would have warmed the cockles of Noah’s heart. Noah’s carpentry skills were not required however, as the weather stayed dry for the afternoon, and Arks were not in demand. Mind you, one hapless volunteer who was getting “dunked” on a regular basis in aid of charity, would probably have appreciated a nice dry boat.
As I was a “man with a mission”, I headed for the jumping arena to try and learn the photographer’s art of “freezing motion”. I spent the rest of the afternoon playing with “Tv”, “Av”, and “M”, and after many horrible blurry shots, I eventually managed to suspend horse and rider in reasonably sharp “suspended animation”. I repeated this success many times during the afternoon, and having convinced myself that I could now do it more or less at will, I headed for home and a nice “cuppa”.