The Ancient Dam

 

I shot some landscapes of this cool old dam in Hidalgo, Mexico. Mexico has a massive plateau stretching hundreds of miles across the middle of the country. This plateau has been witness to civilizations coming and going since before Rome was an empire, and all those people left things behind. Some of it, like this dam, is still in use. The location and subject were amazing, but the light was tough. I did get an image out of it, and this video is all about doing that.

Enjoy!

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  1. Very nicely done Gavin!! I particularly appreciate your statements about doing what we can with what is offered at the time. And, yes, we can always come back.
    Muchas gracias!!
    Be well and be safe!!

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I'm from WA State USA and started studying photography in 97. I started work as a pro (using that word loosely because I sucked) using film at age 16. I learned fast but was not as easy to find training then. Sometimes I beat my head against the wall until I figured stuff out.

As digital dawned I went all in and got to study with masters like Ken Whitmire. In 09 I founded the Pro Photo Show podcast. I started promoting tone-focused editing. When Lightroom arrived, I started developing tools to make editing and workflow better.

20 years of study and photography around the country earned me a Master of Photography (M.Photog) from PPA. I got to see my workshops and tools featured in publications across the industry. Once I even won the prestigious HotOne award for my "EXposed" light and tone workshop.

Wanting something calmer, I moved to Mexico in 2017. It's a land of magical light. I'm here now exploring light and trying to master my weak areas. I make videos of that for my Youtube channel, sharing what I learn. I hope you'll stick around and be part of Light Hunters Tribe... Gavin

Gavin Seim

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