Red Frond
Macro of a newly unfurled frond.
Macro of a newly unfurled frond.
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Location
This photo was taken somewhere in Washington, DC a number of years ago (I honestly cannot remember where). I was still figuring out what kinds of things I liked to photograph back then and honestly did not give much thought to how this particular one was composed. If I were to go back in to DC and found these ferns again, I would attempt to do better composition.Time
If I recall, this was probably in the late morning hours, but I used a flash so it is really hard to say.Lighting
I used a flash, so natural light played very little in the lighting of this photo. Since this photo was taken quite a number of years ago, a lot of what I know about lighting now, I did not know back when I took this photo. Given another chance, I would try to use more natural light than artificial light.Equipment
Because of the number of years ago that I took this photo, there are two possible options: I either took this with my Nikon point-and-click or I used my Canon EOS Rebel T4i. This was taken hand-held (no tripod) and I used the camera's built-in flash function.Inspiration
Even back then with my limited knowledge of photography (photo composition, lighting, etc.), what I recall about this photo was that I liked how this young red frond was surrounded by older green fronds. It was the color contrast the drew my eye in the first place and I really wished to capture it.Editing
There may have been some minor cropping of this photo, but other than that this photo is right from the camera. I didn't know much about post-processing back then.In my camera bag
Back then, I only carried the camera and probably one spare battery. Today with my Canon EOS Rebel T5i and my Sony a7II mirrorless camera, I carry at least 2 extra batteries, a cleaning cloth for the lenses, a macro lens, a long focal lens, a telephoto lens (if it won't be too inconvenient) and now that I have a Sony mirrorless camera, I tend to bring that camera and my Canon T5i. I don't typically carry a tripod. If I ever do any travel specifically for photography, I'll probably bring a tripod with me (especially if I wish to attempt night photography which is something I'm interested in - sadly I live near DC so stars are hard to see).Feedback
The most important advice I can give is to make certain whatever you are photographing is in focus.The other technical aspects of photography you can learn later. For capturing a photo similar to this one, be aware of all sources of light so that you don't cause the photo be washed out and overexposed. You want the colors to really jump out at you. If you find the photo to be overexposed, you can do some post-processing later, but if you can compose it great in the camera initially, you'll have to do only minimal post-processing. If you do find yourself doing any post-processing, you do want to be cautious not to overdo it (contrast is easy to overdo). Looking back on this photo, I can see many things with it that I'd love to fix.
