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ChasingShadows
 
ChasingShadows May 01, 2016
Wow!
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aanygraphic May 01, 2016
gr8!
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Thank you!
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anneryanmiller May 02, 2016
this is an exquisite image
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Thank you!
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cmorisset May 02, 2016
Simply magnificent!
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Thank you so much!
breckthecamerachick
 
breckthecamerachick May 06, 2016
I am not a pink fan. Just not my color. But I have to tell you. This image is STUNNING. No other word describes this. Thank you for sharing this.
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Thank you so much!
Tiff
 
Tiff May 11, 2016
Very beautiful, well done!
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Thank you so much!
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lesliejones July 03, 2016
Simple yet amazing!!!
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Beautifully done !
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rachelmackenzie October 10, 2017
Love this! Beautiful work.
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Behind The Lens

Location

I actually took this photo in my front yard. It was a bud on a green pine tree.

Time

I can't remember, but knowing me, it was either first thing in the morning before my kids got up or in the middle of the day when I had a free moment.

Lighting

The light was a diffused light because this image was taken on a cloudy day. I do remember that much for sure. Most of the magic comes in the post-processing. The original image was green, which I loved, but the more I looked at it, the more I saw a pastel purple being the color I wanted to highlight because of the yellow bud in the center.

Equipment

I used my Nikon D4 and I believe my 105 mm micro lens.

Inspiration

The light was just very beautiful on those buds that morning, and I felt inspired to try and take a photo of an ordinary thing in nature and turn it into something beautiful.

Editing

Oh yes! A lot. I turned the entire image from green to purple using selective color and color fill layers.

In my camera bag

I have my Nikon D810, D4, 70-200 mm lens, and my micro lens.

Feedback

Yes. Try to find the beauty in everyday objects. It is so easy to get caught up in finding the perfect models and spending lots of money on creating the perfect session, when sometimes the most beautiful things are the things in nature and right our front door.

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