flower power
Apr, 2016Views
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Location
This Photo was taken on a trip to the Japanese Gardens on the Central Coast in NSW Australia. I am a mostly self taught amateur photographer so most of the shots that I take are completely new experiences for me.Time
This was one of my favourite images from my trip to the Japanese Gardens. I went with a group and we arrived there about 12:40PM and quickly started snapping. I found this bed of flowers down in one of the far back corners of the garden about the same time that it started to lightly rain. This was taken on March 29, 2016 at 1:47 PMLighting
There was great lighting created by dense cloud cover giving everything a nice, moody tone and creating some amazing shadows. This worked well as it helped the flowers to stand out even more in contrast to their surroundings.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon EOS 650D, with a 55-250mm f/4-5.6 lens. No other equipment was used.Inspiration
I wanted to try out some new photography techniques and try doing some depth of field shots. These flowers seemed a great place to try out this technique.Editing
I used Lightroom to brighten the original image as when I viewed it, it was slightly too dark for my liking so I decreased the shadows and blacks to make it a little brighter.In my camera bag
I'm only a starting out amateur photographer so my bag is fairly limited. i Always make sure to have my Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens and my Canon 55-200mm f/4-5.6 lens. Along with my Canon EOS 650D body. My bag has been recently upgraded and now includes my Nikon D5500 body with Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, Nikon AF-S DX 55-200mm f/4-5.6 lens and my newly acquired AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8 lens.Feedback
For these kind of photos, get right up close and personal, find a good angle for the photo instead of just straight, find a subject that interests you personally. The best photos come from when you find something that you love and want to commit the time to creating a great photo that captures it. Try to get as many of the conditions right in camera so that you don't have to do much, if any post-processing. Find what interests you and pursue it, trying out new techniques as you learn and grow as a photographer.
