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floral rain drops

You never know what can be right under your nose, or in this case backyard. ;-)

You never know what can be right under your nose, or in this case backyard. ;-)
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Feb, 2015

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Awards

People's Choice in Favorite Bright Vivid Flowers! Photo Challenge

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

Behind The Lens

Location

I grabbed this shot while over at a friends house early in the morning while everyone else was still sleeping the previous nights party effects off.

Time

The sun had just come out and there had been a light mist. I'm an early riser and enjoy greeting the sun as often as possible.

Lighting

In this shot, the lighting was all Mother Nature. I noticed a nice glow from the rain drops on there flowers and took advantage of it.

Equipment

Camera: Canon EOS 7D Lens: EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Hand held, 400ISO, 135mm, f11

Inspiration

I love the early and late light, in this case the morning brought a nice tone and a bit of a mist. As I went out for a sit by the pool, I noticed the nice glow coming off the flowers. I went back inside and grabbed my camera and a few shots, then I settled back to enjoy the days light.

Editing

As far as the post-processing of this image, I went through my normal workflow. Import into Adobe "Lightroom" and then made a few tonal adjustments, little noise reduction to soften the overall feeling, added a bit of clarity for the water drops to pop a bit more. I then gave it a crop and a slight vignette to finish it off.

In my camera bag

I have my main camera which is a Canon 7D and an older Canon Rebel just as a backup. I have a Canon ES 28-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS, Canon EF 17-40mm 1:4 L USM, Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4.5-5.6, 3 extension tubes 12-20-36mm (for macros) 3 extra batteries, 3x 32gb memory cards, cleaning equipment, sunscreen. Outside of the bag, I have use of a Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender.

Feedback

The best advice I can give to people is, never leave home without it, (your camera) as you never know when an opportunity will pop up. My backpack is always on the ready and goes with me wherever I go. For this particular type of shot, I usually head lout to check some flowers to see if there is any nice colors that will pop along with the water drops. We don't get a lot of rain here in Southern California, so I look for it whenever there is. Be aware of the natural lighting available and always shoot in RAW format if possible as that will give you more available data to utilize in your post-processing of the image. Most importantly though is, have fun and don't forget to enjoy the world around you while you are out there, "some memories are not just captured on photos."

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floral rain drops

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