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an apple in the darkness



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cameraNIKON D5100

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 500 Shutter 1/250 

upload_dateMay, 2014

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12 Comments |
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal June 04, 2015
Congratulations on your award!
Romans_photography
 
Romans_photography June 05, 2015
Thank you, thank you !
Jillybean56
 
Jillybean56 June 05, 2015
Wonderful shot, congratulations.
westi PRO+
 
westi June 06, 2015
Congrats! This shot is mesmerizing!!!
Romans_photography
 
Romans_photography June 07, 2015
Thank you all for all the positive feedback!
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi June 11, 2015
congratulation. beautiful. How did so many droplets stay on the skin?
Romans_photography
Romans_photography June 11, 2015
A simple trick, sparkling water :)
gabajo
 
gabajo June 27, 2015
AMAZING Capture! BRAVO!!!!
Eric_Salter
 
Eric_Salter June 30, 2016
Outstanding, what an amazing picture.
Romans_photography
Romans_photography June 30, 2016
Thank you :) !
frenchiepooh
 
frenchiepooh July 05, 2016
Congrats... sublime details
Romans_photography
Romans_photography July 06, 2016
Thnks :) Did my best !
edandaniphone PRO+
 
edandaniphone October 19, 2016
Such a cool image.
jamiesarkett
 
jamiesarkett November 23, 2016
Wow !!!
ameliaelizabethmabeldove
 
ameliaelizabethmabeldove March 16, 2017
Amazing photo

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Tags

#apple #water #bubbles #oxygene #healthy #red #fresh
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took the picture at home, on the kitchen table :)

Time

Evening, night - it was completely dark outside

Lighting

That might be funny but I used second hand old Nikon Speedlight SB-24 (which was introduced in 1988 and it works perfectly) and table lamps. No professional (expensive) equipment at all !

Equipment

The picture was taken with Nikon d5100 and an old Nikon Speedlight SB-24.

Inspiration

Well, idea of taking a photo itself. I was trying to catch a picture of an apple (and other fruit and vegetables) in somewhat extraordinary composition. Bubbles and water seemed to give it a fresh look.

Editing

Simple photoshop actions. Little of sharpening and contrast but not much at all.

In my camera bag

Nikon d5100, standard kit lens 18-55, telephoto 55-300 and prime lens 50mm (last one is borrowed - still working for my own :). Additionally, 2 spare (always charged) batteries, second SD card, and some AA batteries for the speedlight. Quite amateur set must I say.

Feedback

Think what you want to capture, get the image in your head first and then take the means necessary to make it live. You are not limited by your equipment - no professional studio ? use table :) not good lightning? take table lamps and so on and on. In this case I took the apple, sparkling water, glass container, table lamps, black background and started shooting. Simple as that!

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