A Wicklow Landscape | Forgotten – Wicklow, Ireland

Behind the Shot

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”535″ img_size=”520×650″ alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”fadeIn” link=”https://johndunne.ie/product/forgotten/”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][ult_buttons btn_title=”PURCHASE A FINE ART PRINT” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johndunne.ie%2Fproduct%2Fforgotten%2F||” btn_align=”ubtn-center” btn_size=”ubtn-block” btn_title_color=”#222222″ btn_bg_color=”” btn_hover=”ubtn-top-bg” btn_bg_color_hover=”#fafafa” btn_title_color_hover=”#990000″ icon=”Defaults-cart-plus” icon_size=”26″ icon_color=”#990000″ btn_icon_pos=”ubtn-sep-icon-at-right” btn_font_size=”desktop:15px;” btn_line_height=”desktop:5px;”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1462789007991{margin-top: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_text]

[easy-social-share buttons=”facebook,twitter,google,pinterest,digg,stumbleupon,mail” counters=0 hide_names=”force”]

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text][dt_quote type=”pullquote” layout=”left” font_size=”h5″ background=”fancy” animation=”fadeInLeft” size=“2”]”The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” ~ Cesare Pavese[/dt_quote]

If you were following me on Facebook or Instagram recently you’ll already know I was out and about last Saturday morning. One of the spots I visited was Blessington Lakes. Not unlike my recent visit to Greystones it has been more then three years since I last shot at the lakes. On January 7th, 2010 to be precise and it was my 1st image of that year entitled A New Dawn which saw me dipping my toe into Long Exposure work. It was a whole 40 sec exposure!

[dt_call_to_action content_size=”normal” background=“plain” line=”true” animation=”fadeInRight”]

HOW I SHOT IT

CAMERA: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
LENS: Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
EXPOSURE: 5 mins
APERTURE: f/14
FOCAL LENGTH: 25mm
ISO: 50
[ult_buttons btn_title=”FIND OUT WHAT’S IN MY BAG” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johndunne.ie%2Fabout-me%2Fmy-camera-bag%2F||” btn_align=”ubtn-center” btn_size=”ubtn-block” btn_title_color=”#222222″ btn_bg_color=”#ffffff” btn_hover=”ubtn-top-bg” btn_bg_color_hover=”#fafafa” btn_title_color_hover=”#990000″ icon=”Defaults-camera” icon_size=”18″ icon_color=”#990000″ btn_icon_pos=”ubtn-sep-icon-at-right” btn_font_size=”desktop:15px;” btn_line_height=”desktop:0px;”][/dt_call_to_action]

Fast forward 3 years and I give you a 5 minute exposure, thanks the use of a 10 stop filter. It had been a beautiful morning and when I arrived along the lakes they were full of families enjoying the sunshine. I decided to take a wander along the shoreline to see if I could find a quieter spot. As I was walking dark and threatening clouds begin to swoop in… excellent I thought to myself. And as this was happening above my head I happened across this forgotten tree trunk floating in the water. It’s pretty hard to turn that compositional element down and so I set up up my camera. You can actually see below the setup image I shared on Instagram from the day.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]