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15 Comments | Report
RLam
 
RLam February 01, 2016
Beautiful captured. great composition !
traceydobbs
traceydobbs February 02, 2016
Thank you
ElaineCatlingPhotography
 
ElaineCatlingPhotography February 29, 2016
Congratulations! Beautiful work!
traceydobbs
traceydobbs March 17, 2016
Thanks
lito
 
lito March 03, 2016
So beautiful!
traceydobbs
traceydobbs March 17, 2016
Thanks
Jkayiam
 
Jkayiam March 15, 2016
Picture Perfect!
traceydobbs
traceydobbs March 17, 2016
Thank you
achintya_das_5625
 
achintya_das_5625 May 06, 2016
Amazing
traceydobbs
traceydobbs May 07, 2016
Thanks
anitahughes
 
anitahughes May 06, 2016
Look at the recognition you have had for this image! It is fantastic and you deserve every award xxx
traceydobbs
traceydobbs May 07, 2016
I know, it's crazy lol. Thanks hun
FadaPhotography
 
FadaPhotography August 26, 2016
The choice of really highlighting those yellow and golden tones in this is brilliant!
traceydobbs
traceydobbs September 02, 2016
Thank you so much!
Anon_1234
 
Anon_1234 October 25, 2016
Beautifully captured - well done!
traceydobbs
traceydobbs February 24, 2017
Thank you
frenchiepooh
 
frenchiepooh October 25, 2016
Sublime shot .. details,lights etc
traceydobbs
traceydobbs February 24, 2017
Thank you
ChrisHPhotos
 
ChrisHPhotos November 13, 2016
Beautiful light and tone.
traceydobbs
traceydobbs February 24, 2017
Thank you!
debmichelle
 
debmichelle October 04, 2017
This is breathtaking in so many ways. Just outstanding!
christopherstevenson
 
christopherstevenson February 21, 2018
Great backlight
rphotography123
 
rphotography123 July 13, 2018
Very unique and cool!
justL
 
justL July 19, 2018
Beautiful image. I love the light through the shell, the bokeh, the droplets...really gorgeous!
jusifsarkarov
 
jusifsarkarov June 26, 2019
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Behind The Lens

Location

I shot this image in my hometown near a lake in Cwmtillery, South Wales.

Time

I took this shot around 4pm, it was a cold January day and the light was stunning.

Lighting

I really wanted the shell to be backlit so I waited until the sun had gone down enough to create beautiful bokeh and to illuminate the shell.

Equipment

This image was shot with a nikon d5200 and a nikon 105mm 2.8 macro lens.

Inspiration

My 5 year old son found this empty snail shell while we were out for a walk, I noticed how the light shone through it while put up to the sun. I wanted to create a backlit shot of the shell to show it's emptiness and have loads of bokeh in the background.

Editing

I warmed up the image to really show off the golden tones. Everything else was minimal editing.

In my camera bag

I have my nikon d750 and I always take all of my lenses which are a Nikon 105mm 2.8, Tamron 24-70 2.8 and a sigma 50mm 1.4 art lens. I always take at least two spare batteries.

Feedback

Always wait until the light is right, you don't want a flat image. For an image like this you want your camera as low to the ground as possible so be prepared to get wet knees. I always take a water spray bottle with me for my macro work, it will imitate that beautiful morning dew look.

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