Little Colorful II
Just another colorful day in the garden
Just another colorful day in the garden
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This photo was taken in the garden of my backyard in Winona, MN. I was out in the late afternoon to try and photograph butterflies in flight. It proved to be trickier than i expected. They tend to take off and land so quickly and sticking to the idea of captures in flight is tough to do. This photo I would have normally taken with different camera settings, which i believe would have given me better detail of the butterfly, but its hard to resist a shot sometimes even when you know your settings are not the best suited for the the situation, especially knowing that at any second the butterfly might take off from the flower.Time
It was 4:30 in the afternoon on September 8th 2015.Lighting
It was a sunny day and with trying to get captures of butterflies in flight, I was shooting at 1/640th of a sec., f6.3, iso 400, 210mm (full zoom) and handheld. (not the best ideal settings for this particular image, but like i said above, i needed to be ready for take off)Equipment
The photo was shot with a Sony a6000 using 55-210mm, f4.5 -f6.3, sony E-mount lens. multi-metering spot focusing no tripod no flashInspiration
What inspires me to take this photo is not much different then any other photo that I take. I am very new to photography, and the only way I find that I can learn is by practicing with different subjects, lighting, camera settings, ect... I tend to watch a lot of you tube videos, get tips from others, and enjoy looking at other peoples photos, which gives me great inspiration to try new things. I guess one thing that inspires quite a few of my photos is that I really enjoy looking at Macro photos and the idea of getting a macro lens for myself. I'm always trying to get in close enough, so i don't have to crop, which is usually impossible when shooting small subjects with a zoom lens.Editing
I did do some in post, but how much, I do not know. I do know that I am addicted to Lightroom and Photoshop. It has nothing to do with how good or bad an image may seem in RAW, I just can't help myself. I have to tinker with ideas and effects, just to see what comes of it, it's just too much fun not to do :)In my camera bag
So far I only have the Sony a6000 with a zoom lens 55-210mm, a kit lens 18mm-55mm, a cheap tripod, spare battery, and some lens cleaning stuff. Not much to speak of as yet, but soon i will be adding to my small collection.Feedback
When shooting stationary subjects i have learned that ISO 100 (or lower if possible) will give you the best results. No matter what time of daylight you may be shooting in, there is always somewhere incredible light to be found. I also recommend using a tripod when ever possible. When looking through the view finder of your camera, you want to position your shot so that the background isn't too crazy(its very important). Work on trying to find a soft creamy bokeh for the background of your subject, it's usually best to keep the f-stop as low as you can (usually below f-8, but it really depends on a lot of variables; subject, distance behind subject, lighting, lens, ect..., you have to play to learn). I started out just shooting pictures of flowers, but not to just get photos of the flowers themselves, but to work on the backgrounds. Also, I would like to point out something important that I have learned when shooting with cameras that have the live view(meaning the little 3 inch LCD screen). These LCD screens can really throw you off, they are great to use for video capture, but don't use them for capturing great photos. Always use the eye- piece whenever possible, you will have much better results. Use the LCD screen to display settings or maybe the histogram, but rely on your eye-piece to see the bokeh of your background, the lighting on or around your subject, the focus of your subject, the alignment or composition of your subject within the shot, ect... Best advice I can give as I am still learning myself, is to always have fun, have no fear in trying something crazy and different, and most of all keep shooting and shooting :)
