apricot rose
Aug, 2015Views
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Awards
People's Choice in Colorful Bokeh Photo Challenge
Superb Composition
Peer Award
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
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Behind The Lens
Location
Flower Garden in Winter Park, FL along Park Avenue. It was my day to myself and I decided to go to Winter Park to capture life and nature in this beautiful city in central Florida.Time
This photo was taken on a glorious summer day in Winter Park, FL. There is a park alongside Park Avenue across from upscale boutiques, shops and restaurants. On this this, it was just before the sun was high in the sky around 11 a.m. It was a day that was made for being outdoors. Not a cloud in the sky. As I was listening to all the birds and children playing about in the park, I was sitting in the rose garden and noticed this particular rose in the most glorious light. The natural bokeh surrounding the rose was what first grabbed my attention.Lighting
I wanted the image lighting to remain as accurate as possible so others could see the vision of beauty I was able to see. Therefore, to do so, I had to limit the amount of lighting on the rose itself to capture the natural color and bokeh.Equipment
This was taken with a Nikon D3300. 80mm lens. No flash. All natural lighting.Inspiration
My passion for nature's beauty and capturing it all in it's natural environment is what inspired this photo.Editing
Very little play on the lighting of the rose itself to enhance the bokeh and lowered the lighting on the rose to capture it's beauty standing on it's own. Too much light, and you lose the details of the rose.In my camera bag
My Nikon D3300 camera, 85mm lens, cleaning materials, 200mm lens and always biz cards!Feedback
Being patient and waiting for the right light is what is most important to me in capturing the images I prefer. It's all about lighting. Since I use natural lighting for all my photographs, it's bittersweet. You feel like you've accomplished a hurdle the first time you grab that light on an image and it's just what you wanted. But then you keep trying to find it again and again. It's all about angles, timing and patience. Once you find 'your' lighting you prefer, you'll know it and strive to take your images in that particular light. Playing with different lighting, times, angles, lenses, AND subjects is the best way to learn what your style of light is.
