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Photographer’s Choice – Peyton Hale

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“…most intense sunrise scenarios I’ve seen in years.”

Peyton Hale - Twilight at Edisto Island, SC

Peyton Hale - Twilight at Edisto Island, SC

The world’s population is projected to reach 7 billion by April of this year and yet the earth can still appear desolate, prehistoric, with a beauty almost beyond human imagination. A photographer in the right place at the right moment can attempt to capture this magnificent world. Peyton has come close with this image.
To succeed it can take dedicated effort. Peyton writes, “I departed Raleigh at 12:30 am and drove south 5 hours to Edisto Island, South Carolina arriving shortly before civil twilight. A short stroll through the coastal marshland and a few hammocks and the path opened up to the Atlantic Ocean and a beach lined with these desolate trees down the expanse of the beach. With the cloud cover moving towards sunrise I was presented with one of the most intense sunrise scenarios I’ve seen in years.” Notice the composition, the lines, shapes, patterns and colors that make the image powerful.
Peyton’s camera is the Canon EOS 5D Markll with Canon’s EF17-40mm f/4L USM lens. ISO was set to 320, shutter speed a slow 2.5 sec at f/16. He used a Singh-Ray 3 Stop reverse Grad ND filter to help balance the natural light. There is an article on the Singh-Ray site featuring Peyton which can be viewed here.

Photographer’s Choice – Megan Hutton

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Hand Tinted Still Life, B&W Film

Megan Hutton - Hanging Basket

Megan Hutton - Hanging Basket

Megan captured this well composed still life as an assignment while a student at Wilkes Community. The original was taken on black and white film, scanned to digitize the image and brought into Photoshop where she very carefully hand tinted the various objects. The image has a subdued color which is quite different from that taken with color film or a digital camera. It helps to convey an old world timeliness well suited to the various components. There is no “wow” factor here. Rather it’s a calming and comfortable effect, as the photographer intended.
As a bonus, here’s another photo from Megan. This time it’s a digital image taken in September of 2011 with a Nikon Coolpix P7000. A good example of getting close to your subject. Great detail and lighting.