Skeleton of life
Skeleton of life
Skeleton of life
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Location
I was out scouting locations for a wedding I was to shoot the following week in the mountain ranges in Victoria, Australia. Walking through some picturesque gardens, I happened to notice the sun piercing through the leaves and just had to take a photo.Time
This photo was taken late in the afternoon, not long before the sun went down. This allowed for the sun to turn the leaves skeleton-like and added a natural sun flare too.Lighting
Shooting into the sun is never easy, so it's important to shoot a few test shots first and adjust your exposures to suit. Shooting in full manual also helps with this too, as often a sun flare can change the settings when shooting in a automatic type mode.Equipment
For this shot I remember using my older Canon 50D with a 50mm f1.8. No Flash or tripod, all hand held.Inspiration
I think it was just seeing a different perspective on nature, the raw beauty of a simple leaf becoming near transparent due to a setting sun. When I was walking through the gardens where I was on location, this simple image caught my eye and I had to shoot it.Editing
Very minimal if any post-processing was done on this image. Just a little bit of colour saturation and contrast.In my camera bag
My bag now consists of a Canon 5Dmk2 as my primary camera and 50D as a secondary with a variety of lenses. Canon 24-70L f2.8, Canon 70-200L f2.8 IS II, the Nifty Fifty (Canon 50mm f1.8) and a Sigma 12-24 Ultra Wide Angle. Flashes: 580EXii, 430EX Manfrotto TripodFeedback
With this type of image, it's important to shoot in full manual and adjust the focal point and shutter speeds to suit. Shooting with the 50mm 1.8 I had the aperture on 1.8 to allow for the depth of field, and played with the shutter speeds to get the right lighting and transparency on the leaf.
