jennymedley

Macro Fungus

Playing with back light and Macro

Playing with back light and Macro
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/180 Focal Length 60/1

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Nov, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

The image was taken at Mount Tamborine in Queensland, Australia. Beautiful rainforest and after the rain, lots of fungi to keep me consumed in the forest for hours

Time

This image was taken early in the morning before the day becoming too hot. My friend and I would have 'theme' days and this forest walk was for macro and hunting for fungi. We didn't have to travel far before coming across some excellent specimens to get down and dirty. You never know what we will come upon on the track and mind those leeches!!!

Lighting

To photograph fungi in a rainforest usually involves a torch of some description. I have purchased a couple of different torches to source more control over the light distribution and strength of the light. Too much light will wash out the image. I am still mastering this skill.. Too bad when there is a drought therefore no fungi.. I like to keep some of the image in the shadow to give it some contrast and hopefully balance the light and shadows

Equipment

Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 50ml Macro lens and torch. Difficult to manage trudging through the rainforest with a tripod. Mostly the subjects were very close to the wet ground

Inspiration

Fungi is fascinating and not always available to see. I am constantly trying to develop my skills and macro with very little natural light is a challenge. Quite a few factors using the torch to provide light which doesn't wash it out or not provide enough light to the subject. My inspiration is to improve

Editing

I shoot in RAW and process the digital files in Lightroom. I generally use basic presets and if necessary tweak them to suit the image I am working on. I would have tweaked the shadows and light in this image due to one area nearly being too bright

In my camera bag

Canon 7D Mark II with the L Series 24-70 mm, L series 70-200mm with 2x extender, Canon 50mm macro and for surf photography the Tamron 150-600mm lens. I do have a wide angle Tamron lens for landscape but not always in my bag

Feedback

Your histogram will be an important feature in your camera to ensure you have enough workable pixels. Shade is an important component for these types of images but you still need workable pixels. Try different positioning of your light source to experiment with your image composition. AND wait for the magical moment when natural light shines on your subject to enhance what you are looking at

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Macro Fungus

Playing with back light and Macro

Behind The Lens

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