Teton Photography Club |
I recently joined the Teton Photography Club which is based in Jackson WY. The February monthly meeting will feature photos from a number of members, The photo above is my submission for this event. Those photographers who were not able to attend in person were asked to present a short video describing the photo. What follows is the transcript of my video. |
My name is Rick Budde and I am an
amateur photographer from St. Louis Missouri who is
fortunate to live in Driggs during the summer months. I
have pretty much always been a photographer who takes a
bunch of pictures and gets a few good photographs. Regarding the photo that I have
submitted: It was taken on June 09, 2017 in
Teton Valley Idaho just off Highway 33 right before you
cross the Canyon Creek Bridge. The clouds were very interesting
that day and I drove up that way with the main intent to
capture photos of fields of
canola in bloom. After doing
that, I headed back towards Driggs and as I crossed the
bridge I decided to take a quick drive along the dirt
road to the south that parallels the creek. After a
short distance on that road, I spied this composition.
The hay bale and the wonderful skies called out to me. My first shots were of just the hale bay and the skies. As I studied the location a bit more, I decided that I could improve my composition with the inclusion of the railed fence as a foreground element. Thus the final photo has foreground, mid-ground and background elements. The photo was taken using a 24-70 lens on my Canon 5D Mk IV. The camera was supported by a ball head on a tripod. The exposure settings and focus were established using Live View. The settings were: 34 mm, f/11, ISO 100 at 1/125 second. The RAW photo was post processed in Lightroom. |