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Sun flowers given to me for my father's Memorial. Shot in memory of him

Sun flowers given to me for my father's Memorial. Shot in memory of him
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upload_dateMar, 2014

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6 Comments |
GuacInk
 
GuacInk April 11, 2014
thank you! =D
estervandermerwe
 
estervandermerwe April 13, 2014
great shot
GuacInk
 
GuacInk April 13, 2014
=D
hkphotography
 
hkphotography August 03, 2014
Nicely done
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 August 03, 2014
Beautiful ")
CarolSadler PRO+
 
CarolSadler March 03, 2015
Beautiful photo and lovely lighting!

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Behind The Lens

Location

Palmdale, Ca in my mothers back yard

Time

Sunset

Lighting

With interest of preserving the beautifu sunset in the background amd properly exposing these sunflowers, I used an external flash which I pointed at a wall 2 feet behind me. This allowed the light to reflect in a difused way and helped properly expose both the subject and the background.

Equipment

I used a Canon 20d on a tripod with a 55mm 1.8 canon lens as well as a speedlight flash attached on camera.

Inspiration

These flowers were given to me in mourning of my fathers suicide. This image was taken on the day of his memorial with the notion of "even though it gets dark, the sun keeps on rising"

Editing

I processed this photo in lighroom, I focused on bringing iut the beautiful color and detail in the clouds as well as the flowers and tried to make the picture look like it was on fire.

In my camera bag

A canon 6d body A canon 20d body A canon rebel xti 2 speedlight flashes One flash transmitter Two 16 gb sd cards One 60 gb sd card 3 tripods

Feedback

Really utilize the environment around you. Are you close to a wall? Will bouncing the light off the wall difuse the light? Try taking multiple shots with the flash at different angles and with different shutter speeds. It is normal to try shooting the same subject multiple times before you get one amazing shot that you are looking for.

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