Butterfly Montage
Apr, 2016Views
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Location
The photo was taken at a friend's country home. We sat out on her front porch to wait for the hummingbirds to show, and the swallowtails were a bonus.Time
This was late afternoon on a warm summer day.Lighting
This was late afternoon sunshine, with some dapple from the trees,tall bushes and flowers that are in my friends garden.Equipment
My camera is a Canon Rebel T3i, using my 75-300mm lens. I was about 3 feet away from the shot.Inspiration
I love taking photos of nature and who can resist the flowers and butterflies?Editing
This is actually about three photos layered to get the total effect. I started layering photos after Christmas 2015 when I wanted to give my brother a photo with him as he is now in a photo with his daughter as she was prior to her death. She was killed by a drunk driver when she was 17, and his only child. It was a good effort, but I keep working to get better. Maybe someday I can do another for him that will be a much better effort.In my camera bag
I use my kit lens in most cases. I have an 18-55mm and a 75-300mm, that I have with me for most of my wandering. I have started using my pancake lens, 40mm, as I am finding it is a great, lightweight lens to use when walking around. I have a 50mm and a 100mm Macro. All Canon lenses. I will take my tripod, but find I do not like carrying it around unless I will not be moving around a lot.Feedback
Try, try, try, anything and everything, as you can delete in the digital age, so costs nothing to explore the capabilities of yourself and your equipment. I play around a lot with settings, props, and editing. I do not have Photoshop, but I use Lightroom and Elements,and have a good time. I get a bit artsy at times, and rarely do I delete photos that may not be a good photo, but one I can turn into a "painting" or a grungy photo, etc. I pick up magazines, join free contests, read, have joined a few FB photography pages, and also a Camera Club. Expose yourself, take constructive criticism, talk and ask questions of other photographers. You take a bit of useful information with the networking and research, that helps you more than you realize until you actually see the changes in how you see the world through your lens and in your photos.
