A Photo Almost a Decade in the Making

One of the more practical threads running through the video is how Vila handles gear in the field. The 35-150mm is too large for his tripod without a tripod collar, which mounts from the back, but it gives him stable long exposures up to 150mm. He stacks a 6-stop and a 10-stop ND filter for a combined 16 stops of light reduction, targeting roughly a 1-minute exposure for the jetty shot. He also uses APS-C crop mode on the a7R IV mid-shoot to effectively extend his reach on the 35-150mm…

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