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elbowdeep
March 03, 2018
thanks! im pretty surprised this one has gotten as much attention, compared to the others ive posted, but ill take the compliments all the same
elbowdeep
March 29, 2018
thanks! seems to be popular. its really not even a favorite picture, but if people like it, then thats totally fine by me.
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Location
This photo was taken in my dining room, near a glass sliding door, leading out to the deck.Time
To be perfectly honest, I dont know exactly what time of day it was that I shot the picture. All I can recall was that it was in the early afternoon, late in November.Lighting
Nothing special about lighting. I was indoors, using available light coming from outside, on a cloudy day.Equipment
I shot this photo with a Nikon J1, using an old pentax 85-210mm f/4.5 lens, with an m42 thread adapter. no additional equipment was used.Inspiration
I cant say that I could pinpoint a particular inspiration for the photo. I was just taking some photos of birds at the feeder, mounted on the deck, while it was snowing, and afterwards, i wanted to check out the closeup performance of the lens, as it was a relatively recent purchase.Editing
To the best of my knowledge, the only thing i may have done was to slightly bump the contrast.In my camera bag
I have my canon 70D, with Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 lens attached, my Nikon J1, with 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 attached, battery chargers for each, some $5 dslr rain covers, battery chargers, lens cloths, a wide angle aux lens with about a dozen step up/down rings, a handful of old M42 lenses, including a Yashica 50mm f/1.9, Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4, Helios 44-2 58mm f/2, a GoPro Hero HD 2 with grip handle, and a few miscellaneous items.Feedback
I like to think of looking for something to shoot the same way I prefer to explore when playing video games: that is to say, I look, but I'm not putting all my time and energy into looking for something specific, and I'm not looking with great intent for just anything. Instead, I try to look around for things that catch my eye; something with unique coloring, positioning, perhaps something stands out with other items nearby. I try not to spend too much time on any one thing in particular, but I do try to think of any creative angles or framing while I'm first observing the item. Of course, this way of looking can be slow, and have its limitations, but I would say that this is how I came to take the photo above
