Behind the scenes: Newington cranes

In this post, I walk you through the composition, capture and development of a photo of the cranes at Newington Armory.

The photo

The location

Newington Armory, on the Paramatta River.

The original

Shot with a Canon RP + 35mm lens.

1/20s • ƒ/9.0 • ISO 100

The lighting in the original was not great, but the composition was promising.

Colour and contrast

I got home, sucked the photo into Lightroom, dropped the highlights to -100, pushed the shadows to 100, and a decent photo revealed itself. (This is why you should always shoot raw.)

You may now notice a big fat tripod that rivals the cranes in its scale. I have excuses: the photo was taken at the end of a 20km ride (and I’m not a fit person, so that’s like 400km for anyone else). As such, I was exhausted and not making good decisions. I…