Another shot of
New Zealand! And what a shot?!?
Even though it might
not look like it, this is one of the shots that took me
hours to process.
Normally I don’t need more then let’s say
10-20 minutes. But this one was heavy.
But I should first let you know how this
photo came to life:
I was
driving down from
Abel Tasman National Park to
Queenstown in my little
Daihatsu which I borrowed at the south Island of New Zealand. I
haven’t seen people for about
three days. Remember, when you
drive a
car in
New Zealand in
winter and you are at the
western side of New Zealand’s
South Island you are really
lonely.
As I drove down the road and listened to some nice
Audiobooks which possibly
kept me alive from dying of not being around people, I came across this
long street. At the end of the street there were
mountains. It had
rained for
days so that there where
black clouds just in front of the
massive mountains. At the top of the mountain I could see
just a bit of light.
I was so
impressed of the
whole scene that I just
stopped at the
middle of the raod, turning on my
full beam to take a picture of that scene. The
problem with the photo was the
large contrast in here.
I
couldn’t take
HDR because I
wasn’t so sure about the
setup of
shutter, aperture and ISO settings.
And as I used the full beam
I was honestly
blind. My
Iris was completely
opened. My
eyes were just
not able to tell what to do.
So I set up my
tripod there haven’t even seen a passing car and took approximately 5 shots of the scene. This is the outcome. A
dramatic photo which is
more luck then
skill.
I hope you like it!
There is
another funny side story which I want to tell you:
As I
stood there having the cars engine and lights running I was wondering
if I hear someone snorting. But there was
no one. After my second shot
I heard water rippling in my
left ear.
I was a bit
shocked as the whole
scene was a bit
daunting and as I was
on my own and
no one knew where I was exactly.
So I
turned to my
left and
stared into
50 eyes.
On my left side
stood a whole
herd of
cows watching the play.
I don’t know
why but they all
started to pee.
I was
laughing out
loud because all of this was just
bizarre.
That’s it from me and my
strange adventures!
See you around, take care and have a blessed weekend!
Love,
Ben
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