In The Grip Of COVID (Sawbridgeworth)

            This is an image that I have been chasing for quite some time.  I even had a trip to London when we were not in lockdown, intending to capture an image that represented and communicated how COVID made me feel.

I ended up with just street shots of an empty London. I enjoyed the day out and had some OK images, but it was not what I was seeking photographically.  Then, on Tuesday last week, I want for a wander in my local town to exercise, get out of the house and I took my camera.  I captured a few shots of Bell Street in Sawbridgeworth the main high street. As I walked back, I preconceived the image you see here.

Another trip back and more shots and I was able to create this cityscape (town), panorama, street, portrait image.  Rarely, am I as pleased as I am with my COVID image idea.  Mainly because I was able to recreate the vision I had imagined.  It took a few days work, but I got there and thoroughly enjoyed the process.

The original TIFF file is a monster but contains so much detail.  If whilst you Explore Flickr you come across my image and you like it (or don't) please leave a comment.

TECHNICAL
Canon EOS 5DS R
ƒ/8.0
Lens Canon 24.0 mm F1.4 & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Exposure: 5 image HDR - 250 ISO - 5 section panorama so 25 images for the background
Probably 40 different layers in Photoshop
Ambient and one Profoto B10 used to the right of my foreground subject using the LED light probably at around 30%
Any questions regarding the image, please ask.

   

Taken in: UK / England / East Hertfordshire District / Sawbridgeworth (show map)

Taken on: January 5, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R, f/8.0, 5 sec, 24mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens:	EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	5
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.2 (Windows)
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