Tree Climbing
Climbing a Japanese maple on a hot summer day in Woodside, CA.
Climbing a Japanese maple on a hot summer day in Woodside, CA.
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Location
I took this photo in Woodside, California.Time
This was just after lunch, while climbing trees in the yard.Lighting
I really liked the way that the leaves looked with a shallow depth of field, creating a screen in the foreground made of shifting shapes of light and color.Equipment
This was shot on a Nikon D7100 with a Nikon 50mm f/1.8.Inspiration
I took this photo because my cousin, the subject of this photograph, is getting older and starting to leave behind a lot of the younger qualities he used to have. He has always been an outdoors person, and he climbed trees at his house all the time. Looking at him up through the branches and leaves made me realize that he is a changing person, becoming more of an adult.Editing
I did bring this into Lightroom to give it a little more contrast and try to bring the colors of the leaves and sky back to what they were like in real life.In my camera bag
Until very recently, I shot almost exclusively on a Nikon 35 f/1.8 and a Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 with my Nikon D7100, but I have added a Nikon 50mm f/1.8, which I use primarily for concert and portrait photography, and very recently a Nikon 17-55 f/2.8. I also have a Nikon 55-200 f/4-5.6. What I have in my bag changes with the situation, but recently I've been shooting almost exclusively with the 17-55. It is very sharp and capable in low light situations that I often find my self in. Right now I am shooting a lot of landscape and wild life while I am living in the San Juan Islands in Washington state for the next 2 months, so I've been shooting with the 55-200 and 17-55 mostly. I am a firm believer in preparedness, so I often have all of these in my bag!Feedback
I haven't often taken many photos of my family, but I thought this photo was interesting at first because of the leaves. As I kept shooting, I started to think about the subject and the relation to the setting, and what it meant to me. I think that shooting family is interesting because insignificant looking moments or photos can become significant-if not during, then on thinking back on the moments.
