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I was standing in a line in Long Beach, CA waiting to board the Harbor Breeze Cruise to go whale watching with a group of friends.Time
It was mid-morning because it was after we had breakfast at this cute little place near my friend's home. I remember this large group of parents near us with the daughter's waiting for a bus to take their daughters to a Girl Scout camp or something. It was noisy.Lighting
It was a perfect foggy, overcast day. But I used my exposure compensation setting to step up my exposure about a 1/2 step. I wanted the leaves of the palm to be the focus so upping the exposure blotted a lot of the clouds that may have detracted from the subject. I also knew the photo would be more effective in black-n-white so I modified the camera's "picture style" settings to monochrome versus taking the shot and manipulating it in post processing.Equipment
A simple Canon Rebel XTi with a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. I leaned my camera against the tree to prevent movement and shot up!Inspiration
As a photographer (or as someone with a photographer's eye) we often look where others do not. Or look at it in ways other do not. A group of us were chatting in line & I was actually leaning against the tree. I looked up and thought, "well, that's interesting." And with it being foggy & overcast everything was dark & shadowy. And I thought it would make for a nice 'depth of field' exercise.Editing
I shoot everything RAW. I may have sharpened this shot ever so slightly but in general I try to use my camera setting as such that post processing isn't required.In my camera bag
I have 3 lens' and basically use my Tamron 99% of the time. So, it's my camera, lens, a remote, a tripod, a polarizing filter and mints/candy because sometimes you have to wait for your shot & you need something to munch on in the process!Feedback
Think of how you abstract the everyday. Make the ordinary unordinary and/or extraordinary. Learn how to use your camera's settings versus relying on post processing. And don't always stand. Squat, lie down, stand on something; always find a way to change the "normal" perspective.