Little Maquoketa River Valley, Iowa
A photo left over from last week. When I left the house and drove down quickly into our valley it still looked like we would have an interesting sunset to watch. It didn’t happen, the cloud in the background was faster and changed the scene. I wasn’t too sad, the sun sets 365 days every year somewhere in the world… The houses down there are not that pretty but can tell certainly a story about a little village that has seen better days.
I actually like the muted light on the landscape and tried to keep it for the final image. It was important the bright roofs of the buildings do not overpower the soft colors in the sky and I underexposed by -0.66 EV. In post process the shadows in the trees and also the field in the foreground were brought back slightly, and that’s how I envisioned the final photo when the shutter button was pressed.
Nikon Z6II, Nikkor Z 24-70, f/4 S, @ 39 mm, 1/400s, f/8, ISO 400