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9 Comments | Report
louisemartel
 
louisemartel February 22, 2016
Sooo soft...
14renren
 
14renren February 29, 2016
Fine art at its finest, superb :)
EleventhAndQueensStudio
 
EleventhAndQueensStudio July 22, 2016
Stunning macro.
KeishaMarie
 
KeishaMarie August 12, 2016
Wow! Amazing shot! What lense did you use?
Shanitski
 
Shanitski April 21, 2017
Beautiful and intriguing
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eelcovanroden May 02, 2017
Congratulations on your Challenge Win!
FromTheHighCountry
FromTheHighCountry May 02, 2017
Thanks!
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p_eileenbaltz May 02, 2017
Lovely! Congratulations on winning another award.
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G_girl May 24, 2017
Love it
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karenjudkins October 19, 2017
Please consider entering one of your photos in the Centers Contest
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Behind The Lens

Location

I was wondering around the wilderness of Colorado, as I have often done, and my gaze turned to the ground where so many of us ignore in favor of the trail or mountain ahead.

Time

I believe this was taken around mid-day. It was not a planned shot, so I could have probably taken this at any time during daylight hours.

Lighting

A little cloud cover may be less than ideal for landscapes, but I have often found that the even lighting can be quite good for macro work.

Equipment

This shot was taken a while ago, but I believe I used my old Canon 70D and a 100mm macro lens. The shot was handheld.

Inspiration

I was drinking water in the middle of a forest and I spent a lot of time looking at the different plants around me. This shot only became my favorite after downloading the image set.

Editing

I always use minimal (realistic) processing, but I'm sure I would have improved the contrast at least. I'm interested in revisiting this image using my current processing preferences to see how things have changed.

In my camera bag

I travel relatively light and try to select the lens I expect to need for the day. Occasionally I will carry two bodies and two lenses ready to go, but I usually skip the tripods and flashes. I always have spare batteries, flash cards and cleaning cloths.

Feedback

Just pay attention to your surroundings. Many of my best shots were afterthoughts!

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