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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo while in Botswana, outside a town called Selebi Phikwe.

Time

It was taken in the late afternoon at around 5PM. The wind was blowing so it took me a while to get what I considered the perfect shot. As a beginner this unfortunately took some time.

Lighting

Lighting, ah something I have an enormous amount to learn about. I relied on the natural light of the afternoon, which was still fairly bright in Botswana, as well as the wisdom of the auto function of the camera

Equipment

This was shot on a Nikon D5200 with a 55-200mm lens

Inspiration

The current conditions in the area that I was in were dry and brown. This flower stood out amongst all that.

Editing

No post processing done.

In my camera bag

Well at this stage I pack everything I have, the body of my D5200, the 18-55 lens and the 55-200mm lens. This with a spare battery, a memory card and an enormous amount of passion

Feedback

Considering I am a total novice my advice is limited at this stage. Currently I am trying to take as many photos I can of the same object / scene etc with as many variations of the camera settings.

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