This another entry of mine for the Photochain's Weekly contest.
Theme: Mother Nature.
Just as we arrived at the north side of the St. Ilija hill, and the noon sun was passing overhead, I noticed this stunning view stretching over the top of the surrounding pine woods.
The low morning haze was so thick, that one could clearly see the line on its upper end. I'm not sure why this effect is so pronounced at this time of the year, but I suspect it's due to the rapid change in temperatures (early mornings at this time of the year - early spring - can see below zero Celsius temperatures, and by the time it hits noon it's already 18 C).
great snap @omnimacedonian love the contrast between the forest and mountains/clouds. Looks similar to what @tattodjay did. Love it!
Btw is that lowered exposure in post or did it came out that way?
Thanks for stopping by @runicar :) I'm glad you like it, I tried really hard on this one, I want to improve my landscape photos. :)
I used gradual filter for the sky in post, since this is how it actually looked like. The whole sky in the raw file was completely blown up.
It really shows! We can always strive to improve our work, but sometimes the only way to get better images is to buy a better camera/lense. I just realized that with the limitations of my kit lense :(
THe gradual really adds a lot of drama to the image, good job!
Having gear is fun and all but at the moment I haven't reached the limits of my kit yet, so investing would be rushing it a bit.
Also, being on the verge of a
realbankruptcy, the only thing I can afford to invest in now is work, practice, some more work and some more practice :) I'm shooting and editing like a maniac lately, even while working (my work allows for it, yay), so I'll be around, improving, and posting :)In the mean time, hopefully I'll get back on my feet so I can invest in some gear as well...
Thanks for the thoughts and nice words man! :)
Same here with no cash (except the SP I own that I don't want to spend as I think of it as a kind of retirement fund) as I'm a jobless student in a broken and corrupt country close to yours; Croatia.
Sad to hear that you are in that position but imo, all of us get some kind of obstacles in life to pass, that build us as a person. This is just a hurdle you will jump over soon. Just have to be patient and persistent.
In my case the obstacle is that I don't even want to work a shit job for 400€ a mont. I would rather spend my day improving my photography/videography/editing skills than to spend 10 hours going to work/working/coming home. I would rather be poor and improve my skills to the max and then maybe in the end make myself a job from the skills acquired and open up a firm.
But then again I hate the state and taxes so I don't know how I'm going to go about not paying taxes but still, better than working for someone else. Anyway, best of luck man! Don't let the bad times bring you down as they will lift you up, higher than you ever were, in the end when you pass that obstacle.
Haha as if I wrote this. Well, bro, I'm doing the same, tying to improve and be on my own eventually, rather than going outside to work. It's just not worth it.
But either way, I'm fighting man, I'm getting myself our of this. If I ever encounter any work possibilities, I'll let you know. Since we are both learners, maybe we can do a collab some day down the line.
Keep it up, respect for the spirit! :)
You mean going to another country to work? That would even be worth it if you were going with a couple of people. Rent is expensive AF. Even though my friend is doing a great job in Ireland alone. Everything can be done with a bit of hard work and persistence.
Ofcourse, and I'll do the same if I find something, especially if we can collab. What's hard for us photographers is that we need to build a bussines out of it. Competition is rough and you need to be a real expert to do it so it will take me a year or two to get on that level.
Especially with videography + need a ton of gear if I want to do it professionally (lights and gimbal being the most important then lenses, lenses and more lenses :)
But overall we will get there, I'm sure. BTW how old are you? I'm 23
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Thanks @richybamz, I appreciate it! :)
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