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(Right)“A groupofustravelledtoIcelandin Januaryin searchofsnow,
butarrivedtosummertemperatures!Thiswasallquicklyforgotten
oneeveningwhenwesawa KPalertandracedtoStokksnes.It was
otherworldy:therewerestarsreflectedin thestillwater,wehaddown
jacketsonandcamerabagslikeoxygenpacks;wefelt like astronauts.”
SonyAlpha7 III withFE28mmf/2lens.Exposure:1/15secat f/2.8 (ISO 6400).
AstronautsbyElliotSimpson
(Belowright)“I'vealwaysdreamtofvisitingYosemiteafterseeingit in
magazinesandonlineformanyyears.It wasa realtreattowitnessthe
parkwithmyowneyesandCaliforniareallyliveduptoit'sname.We
wanderedin awelookingoverthevalleyandwatchedpeopleslack
lineasthesunset.Thiswastheperfectendtoourtimein Yosemite.”
SonyAlpha7 III withFE24-70mmf/4ZAOSSlens.Exposure:1/250sec at f/7 (ISO 100).
Golden StatebyElliot Simpson
(Left)“I sawtheweatherwasgood,packedandsetoffforSnowdonia
fromLondon.I wasdelayedandwasrunninglate– bythetimeI
arrivedit hadcloudedoverandwewerepushedfortimetomake
Snowdon'ssummitforsunset.Sweatingbuckets,weeventuallybroke
thecloudstowitnessthebestcloudinversionI'veeverseen.”
Sony Alpha 7 with Vivitar 70-210mm f/4 lens. Exposure: 1/100sec at f/4 (ISO 400).
Cotton CandybyElliot Simpson
(Above)“DuringmyroadtripthroughCalifornialastyear,I stoppedoff
in MonumentValleyfora nightonthewaytoUtah.I wokeuptothe
soundofthunderandsawonehellofa dramaticscene– thickblue
cloudwithlightningstrikingthemagnificentmonoliths.I'dnever
photographedlightningbeforesoit wasa learningcurve.”
Sony Alpha 7 III with FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS lens. Exposure: 30 seconds at f/11 (ISO 100).
The WildWestbyElliot Simpson
July 2019DigitalSLR Photography 13