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morning due On a beautiful spring morning
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Location
I took this at Mount Yamnuska, near Kananaskis country, Alberta CanadaTime
the time of day would be between 7-8 am.Lighting
the lighting was from the sun, just a short time after the blue hour. there wasn't anything spectacular with the lighting,Equipment
The equipment I used to take this picture was my Nikon d3300, the kit lens 18-55mm, and a tripod.Inspiration
I love macro photography, always have, and I also love water droplets on leaves or flowers caused by the condensation of water at night or from rain.I also love flowers, when i saw the water droplets on this beautiful flower, I had to take a picture, and it turned out quite nicely.Editing
I did not do much post processing on this picture, brought up the brightness a bit, added a wee bit of saturation and vibrance to bring the colors back. otherwise i did not do much post processing on this photograph.In my camera bag
I am a new photographer, so my bag is pretty empty right now as far as equipment goes. I do plan on increasing my gear. Now I have in my Bag: my nikon D3300, -I have my kit lens 18-55mm that I always bring with me, -I also have a 35 mm prime lens which i also always bring with me. -I mainly shoot landscape so I also always bring my tripod.Feedback
as a landscape photographer, my main advice is get out there during times you don;t feel like going out, early in the morning or during sunsets, you get better results (IMO, from my experiences). when doing macro, it is essential to use a tripod, as well as a remote or self timer to avoid camera shake, and that goes for landscape photography as well in my opinion.using a tripod will also help you keep your ISO low, a low ISO will help keep your image sharp. if you have a good macro lens by all means use that to take macro pictures, however, it is not an absolute requirement, I used my 18-55mm kit lens to get this shot, if all you have is your generic kit lens 18-55mm for example, put your lens at 55mm that will help you get your item you want to fill the shot. make sure you have your subject focused, move the camera forward and backward to get the composition you want, but also to a distance where your lens and camera will be able to focus on the subject. If possible use manual focus, or make your AE-L or AF-L (on Nikon, not sure if the same for canon or other brands) button your auto focus button, that way your camera doesn't re-focus every time you press the shutter button. as i said before, keep your ISO low, your f-stop should be as low as possible, to get the object in focus tack sharp, and get a blurred background, if you have a kit lens like me, that f-stop might be 5.6 at 55mm. if you have a lens that can go to say 1.8, I suggest something between f-stop 1.8-4. take lots of pictures, nothing is worse then going for a day of taking pictures, only to have half your pictures out of focus for some reason. HAVE FUN! if it becomes a chore then it is no longer enjoyable. find subjects that interest you and take pictures of those subjects.
