10 DigitalSLR PhotographyMay 2019
(Aboveleft)“InJanuaryin Senja,Norway,thesundoesn’triseabovethe
horizonandthedayslastfora coupleofhours.Duringthistimethe
lightis astonishing.Youcanshootsunriseandsunsetat thesame
time!Thisis a verticalpanoramamadeoffiveshots.Twomoreframes
weretakenwitha fastershutterspeedtorecoverhighlightsin the sky.”
Nikon D850 with AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. Exposure: Eight seconds at f/8 (ISO 320).
FjordsOfNorwaybyFederico Penta
(Right)“TheWanakatreeis probablythemostfamousphotography
spotin NewZealand.It wasa springdayandthetreehadalready
turnedgreen.I visitedanhourbeforesunrisetoavoidthecrowdsand
tosoakin theplace'smagic.Thesimplestcompositionworkedbest.
Lookcloselyandyoucanseebirdssleepingonthebranches.”
Nikon D850 with AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. Exposure: 15 seconds at f/2.8 (ISO 3200).NightInWanakabyFederico Penta
(Aboveright)“ThismagicalDolomitesmomentis a verticalpanoramaof
fourforegroundframesandfourforthesky.I useLightroomorPTGUI
tomergepanoramas,thenLightroomandPhotoshoptoprocess.
Advancedtechniqueswereused,suchasexposureblending,light
painting,dodging& burning,selectivecoloursandluminosity masks.”
Nikon D850 with AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. Exposure: 1/25sec at f/9 (ISO 400).Cabins In The DolomitesbyFederico Penta
(Top)“Anyonethathaswaitedpatientlyforthenorthernlightscan
understandhowfrustratingit canbe.Wedidn’tgettheshowthatwe
wantedbut,thankstorecentsnowfall,thelandscapewaslikea fairy
taleandthemagicalarcticskygifteduswitha uniqueatmosphere.”
Nikon D810 with AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. Exposure: 13 seconds at f/3.2 (ISO 2000).
The ArcticNightbyFederico Penta