kateoverntaylor

Upside Daisies

summer flowers

summer flowers
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NIKON D90

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/4000

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May, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

I live in southeastern Minnesota. In the summer, along the bike trails where I ride through the woods, wildflowers abound, especially in the clearings between the trees. This was taken where the prairie meets the woods, a route by biking took me by daily. I'd often thought, while riding my bike, about returning to photograph the flowers, and then, one day, I did.

Time

This photo was taken in the morning, but not so early as to receive the slanted early light.

Lighting

The sun was high in the sky, as I'd missed the early morning light. The sky was a painful blue and the sun was extreme. I knew I wanted to use the sky as a backdrop, as it's rarely that blue.

Equipment

This was hand-held. Because the sun was so bright, and I wanted to shoot wide open, I used a fast shutter speed of 1/4000 second. The ISO was 100. I used a 50 mm 1.4 lens, shot at f/2.8. My camera is a Nikon D90.

Inspiration

These wild daisies are gorgeous and plentiful in this area in the summer. Every day while riding my bike, I thought about taking pictures, but I don't carry a camera on my bike (other than my iPhone.) So, I had to wait for a day off work, and figure out how to get to the spot without my bicycle.

Editing

I did very little post processing....just a little to brighten the underside of the daisies and darken where it was a bit too light.

In my camera bag

I usually use a D90 or my D7000 camera. I love my 50 mm 1.4 lens for shooting wide open, but I typically have an 18-300 lens because of its versatility. I also recently purchased a 105 mm 2.8 macro lens that I'm beginning to use a lot, for close-up and portraiture.

Feedback

Try to shoot flowers from an unusual angle. I shot this from very low, aimed upwards to get the sky in the background rather than the typical grasses/ground. Most flower shots are boring, as they're shot from above, looking down on them, which is how we usually see flowers.

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Upside Daisies

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