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morning in pastel

a beautiful morning in the meadow....

a beautiful morning in the meadow....
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/4 ISO 640 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 100/1

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Sep, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken right in the middle of a beautiful meadow on a dry grassland near my hometown.

Time

For shooting macros I am always round about half an hour before sunrise at the location. So I have enough time to find some insects and be prepared to shoot when the sun rises.

Lighting

The light of the rising sun was very soft. And that is exactly what i love: soft light and smooth pastel colors. I had to be quick because of the backlight getting stronger and stronger every minute.

Equipment

This was shot on a Canon 5dMarkIII, with an Canon 100 Macro f/2.8 USM. I used a tripod and a remote trigger.

Inspiration

On this morning there was the perfect soft light. And there were no limits for bringing my phantasy to live. I would say my photographic style is a romantic one. I try to show my motifs in a fairytale-like way. Soft pastel colors are important to me. And I also love to play with bokeh, light and different structures. Macro photography for me is not necessarily associated with the largest possible scale - on the contrary, I like small imaging scales which leave me creative freedom and allow the integration of the environment.

Editing

In general I try to do less post processing. In this case I only did some RAW converting like tonal correction, white balance, e.g.

In my camera bag

Canon 5d Mark III, Canon EF 100 Macro 2.8 USM, Canon EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM. And last but not least some old manual lenses: a Trioplan 100 f/2.8 or a Asahi Pentax 300 f/3.5. I love the Trioplan for the crazy bokeh and the Asahi for it´s smooth bokeh and great sharpness. And of course, I always have a small reflector and a diffuser in my bag.

Feedback

For macros it is important to know where to go and where to find the insects you want to take a photo of. So you have to do some scouting. It's all about the light – so get out early in the morning. The soft light will improve your photos a lot and if you choose the right location you will be able to get some nice bokeh. Shooting with aperture wide open, and a long lens gets the flares bigger than using a short lens. In backlit situations you can use a small reflector to lighten up the subject you are shooting. Even if you want to shoot some experimental photos, it is necessary to have some technical knowledge to get the result you expect and handle difficult light situations. And last but not least: Be creative!

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*morning in pastel*

a beautiful morning in the meadow....

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