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This was actually taken outside on a bright sunny day with only my camera and macro lens. I under exposed enough to reduce as much of the available light as pos...
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This was actually taken outside on a bright sunny day with only my camera and macro lens. I under exposed enough to reduce as much of the available light as possible and just leave the highlights that were being created by a strong direct sun
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cameraCanon EOS 60D

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/2000 

upload_dateJul, 2014

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5 Comments |
iceman2
 
iceman2 July 18, 2014
Excellent B&W capture with great clarity and contrast!
AndrewNygren
AndrewNygren July 18, 2014
Thank you very much
vojce
 
vojce September 18, 2014
fantastic shot,bravo
stamatispappas
 
stamatispappas September 18, 2014
Excellent piece of art!
DeeanaArts
 
DeeanaArts December 06, 2014
Wow Reminds me of Robert Mapplethorpe.. Brilliant [=
Timbo
 
Timbo May 20, 2015
You nailed this shot.... Just excellent....

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photograph was taken at Beth Chatto Gardens in Essex Uk

Time

This was taken at about 4pm on a late spring day.

Lighting

This was actually taken during the day with natural light. The plan was to underexposed enough to eliminate the background entirely (not fully achieved!) and to leave just the highlights and midtones on the lily to try to acheive dramatic contrast.

Equipment

I used s canon 60d handheld and a sigma 105 mm lens

Inspiration

I have seen many really great low key photographs and I just wanted to see if this effect was achievable with just natural light and no studio environment.

Editing

Yes, the contrast was adjusted to try to reduce the background further and I also done some standard sharpening, both were done in Photoshop

In my camera bag

1 camera (not through choice!) which is a canon 60d and 2 kit lenses covering 28mm to 300mm together. I also have a 50mm 1.8 which is lovely and sharp for the price and a sigma 105mm macro lens. I also never leave home without a lens pen, you never know what you have to get into to get the shot and a cleaning tool is invaluable, and at about £6 it is probably my best purchase :)

Feedback

Experiment with shutter speeds and aperture. There is no substitute for manual mode, sometime the effect you are going for isn't the effect the camera judges to be 'correct' taking control back from the camera and practicing with all your options is essential... Not for everyday photography, but for those times that you want to push the camera to its limits and break a few rules :)

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