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Birds Hill

Field Trip #3!

Story by Willis College October 20th, 2015

Friday, October 16

Guest instructor Daniel Menheer was back for another fall adventure! Students traveled to Birds Hill Provincial Park and were given strict time limits to photograph three spots with specific requirements.

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Getting all the angles

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Framing

A composition technique

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Still more angles.

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It's fall, after all...

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A tripod left behind…

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The beach

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Pro tip:

In a single capture, filters can aid in properly exposing for a bright sky with a dark foreground.

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The bog

Last stop: the poplar bog.

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Footnote: Photos by: Simeon Rusnak & Bram Singleton
Birds Hill Provincial Park, Oakbank, MB, Canada