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itsmemacld
July 05, 2016
Welcome to VIEWBUG! Congrats for joining. Enjoy your stay here. Keep posting! Great photo. Keep it coming. Goodluck. :) -MacLD
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken outside a hotel in Washington, Pa.Time
I took this photo after the conference let out that I was attending. It was around noon and I was waiting for my coworker to finish packing.Lighting
This was a rainy morning and had just stopped when we finished up. I walked outside and looked at the Japanese Maples next to the doors. When I looked close I could see the reflections in the droplets but nothing that was shining the sun in my eyes. This was natural lighting after a rain shower with thick clouds in the sky.Equipment
I shot this holding the camera as still as I could with the camera in macro mode.Inspiration
I was inspired by all the water droplets and reflections along with the red of the maple leaves.Editing
I did a bit of post processing with this image. It has been years since I took this photo and do not remember everything. I do remember increasing the contrast, sharpness, and color. I do not think there was more than that. I was using the photo editor that came with my Nikon camera.In my camera bag
At this time all I had was just the point and shoot Nikon camera. My gear has greatly increased since. I now have a Pentax K70 that I carry a 18-135mm and a 35mm lens. This is normally all that I really need to take with, but I can carry a full gambit of filters, and a 50-200mm lens.Feedback
I would recommend a macro lens or a point and shoot with macro capabilities. Then, waiting until right after it rains while the clouds are still out and finding where the droplets have collected. A faster shutter speed will help in darkening the shadows and give more focus on the droplets and color. When you start editing (not with a RAW image) I would recommend starting with contrast, sharpness, and color to get the image close to this. With a RAW image I would start by darkening the dark colors and lighten the lighter colors.
