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Sep, 2013Views
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Location
This photo was taken in Bayard Cutting Arboretum it is home of the The Long Island Dahlia Society's garden. I always love shot with Water dripping off the flowers So I set out to capture my own version of water dripsTime
This was shot on Cloudy day, in July flower just starting to bloom Early Morning, Morning due still on the flowersLighting
Nice thing about this photo is it shot on a Overcast/cloudy day Best thing about overcast day is you light is soft but bright so you shutter speed is still fast and aperture can be set give you a little depth of field. This also give you a more even lighting across you subject when shootingEquipment
Camera Canon 60D with 18 to 135 mm canon lens (Yes kit Lens) Vanguard Alta Pro 263A Spray Bottle with water in itInspiration
I seen a lot of flower photo with a water drip and a refection in it. So I set out to get my own Drip lolEditing
Used Photoshop to tweak the brightness make sure no Sensor Spots in Photo ( I was lucky sensor was cleaned day before) Plus for online use put my Logo on itIn my camera bag
My bag is heavy I am always out and about so I carry a Flash,Filters,100-400 mm lens 10 to 20 mm and my 18 to 135mm Kit lens. Some might ask why Kit lens. Its is most versatile lens I have it covers a range I use a lot for Landscape shooting, And yes it now as pin sharp and other lens but it not enough you can make a big deal over. Canon make good cheep lens tooFeedback
Note: sometime you might have to go back a few times to get the Shot your looking for. That could mean 5 times in same day at different time in different lighting to get shot you want
