{"id":246,"date":"2012-10-14T21:40:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T21:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?p=246"},"modified":"2012-11-17T14:23:01","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T14:23:01","slug":"llyn-september-2012-photos-and-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"Ll\u0177n September 2012 &#8211; Photos and Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a small selection of images from the September 2012 Ll\u0177n Trip:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-246 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=238'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6711-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=239'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6735-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=240'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6851-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=241'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6903-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=242'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6922-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=243'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6973-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=244'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6994-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/?attachment_id=245'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6993-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There are a few lessons to be learned, and things to remember next time.<\/p>\n<h2>Morfa Nefyn<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6711.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-238\" title=\"Morfa Nefyn Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6711-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6711-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6711-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6711.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For these wide-angle shots with a subject in the foreground, it&#8217;s always possible to get closer. This could have been much more striking if the yellow buoy had been bigger and closer to the camera.<\/p>\n<p>The camera could also have been better positioned lower down.<\/p>\n<h2>Emma Portmeirion<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6922.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-242\" title=\"Emma Porthdinllaen\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6922-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6922-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6922-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Headroom!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Emma Porthdinllaen<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6735.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-239\" title=\"Emma Portmeirion\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6735-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6735-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6735-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6735.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>A number of these portraits had shadow problems. Things to remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Think about the light before taking the picture.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget about fill flash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Criccieth Castle at Twilight<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6994.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-244\" title=\"Criccieth Twilight\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6994-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6994-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6994-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6994.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s a pity the castle is so over-exposed in this picture. The shoreline, sea and sky look nice, but how to stop the lights from burning out?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meter the castle properly, then bring everything else up a bit in Lightroom?<\/li>\n<li>ND Grad on the sky\/castle?<\/li>\n<li>Exposure blending\/HDR? This is probably the one to try.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Criccieth Seascape<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-245\" title=\"Moonlight on Cardigan Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6993-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6993-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6993-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gallery.pufferface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_6993.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Don&#8217;t forget to try the Long Exposure Noise Reduction feature next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a small selection of images from the September 2012 Ll\u0177n Trip: There are a few lessons to be learned, and things to remember next time. 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