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Eiffel Tower in Paris France. Shot from the 68 floor of a building near by.

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Location

The photo was taken in Southeast Nebraska at my parents farm. it is next to their house (not shown) in a cozy grassy area that my niece loves to play in. The farm is situated between two large hills and has a beautiful shelter belt that protect the farm yard from the winds.

Time

Taken on a beautiful calm and peaceful Saturday morning after the dew on the grass had burned off by the rising sun. It was still cool outside but the sun now was forcing its warmth upon us.

Lighting

The lighting in the photo is natural and unplanned. I was sitting on the front porch with my trusty Canon Rebel at the ready. When I looked out at my niece and saw the beam of light behind her and the natural sun light bleaching her hair where exposed, it caught my eye.

Equipment

This photo was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. The lens is a Canon zoom lens EF. 75-300mm 1:4-5.6. ISO was set at 400, the F stop = F/4.5 and the shutter speed = 1/160 Color model is set to RGB. this is not exactly your high end professional camera, but it will take fantastic photos and is very very durable. This camera has traveled the world with me, dropped onto concrete from a ladder, dropped and kicked in airports and still it never fails me. I do love this camera.

Inspiration

There were several things that caught my eye and inspired me to take this photo. First just seeing my niece enjoying the outdoors with the farm kittens. Second the lush grass and the way the morning sunlight was enhancing the scene. And I just loved the look on her face while she was trying to keep the kittens from crawling away, Priceless!

Editing

There was no photo enhancing of any sort, I strive to take photos that don't need to be altered or enhanced.

In my camera bag

At the time this photo was taken, I would normally have my trusty canon rebel XT, and a few lens like my canon zoom 75-300mm and my 18-55mm lens. I also carry four extra batteries and my flash which is a Zeikos.

Feedback

I typically don't give advice, but what I can say is have your camera always handy and ready. Also it's a good practice to train yourself to notice whats going on around you and too notice lighting and monitor changing light. I don't consider myself to be an expert by any means, but I have had a passion for photography from about the age of six. Very rarely do I not have a camera with me. It's when you don't have a camera, that the best photos present themselves.

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