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Primrose After The Storm

After a quick summer storm I took my camera outside to see what caught my eye. This primrose sparkled in the afternoon sun....
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After a quick summer storm I took my camera outside to see what caught my eye. This primrose sparkled in the afternoon sun.
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Canon PowerShot G5

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Aperture f/6.3 Shutter 1/1250

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Jan, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

I headed outside to my garden just after a summer thunderstorm. As the sun broke through the clouds, this Primrose caught my eye. It was, literally sparkling.

Time

It was a hot afternoon. I don't remember the hour specifically but when the storm clouds moved off, the sun caused my garden to sparkle.

Lighting

Mother nature provided the lighting, I just showed up.

Equipment

I don't remember what camera I was using. Probably a Canon since I mostly use Canon cameras.

Inspiration

Thinking I was intending to take photos of the flowers in my garden, I ended up photographing the rain. It was the reflective quality, the brightness of the drops of rain that transformed an ordinary flower into something that looks quite alien; different.

Editing

This photo appears just as I shot it.

In my camera bag

I do not like to carry extra lenses so I only carry extra batteries for whatever camera I have on me when I go shooting. I often bring a small pocket camera too because sometimes they are perfect for certain quick shots like action or landscape.

Feedback

Rain drops add not only a new reflective light source but also reflections of the plants themselves that are intriguing. Flowers, plants and sunlight are reflected in the droplets that I find irresistible to photograph. I may go out to my garden thinking I'm going to create a few flower portraits and end up photographing the rain instead. I end up with much more interesting images.

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Primrose After The Storm

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