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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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Location
This photo was actually taken right outside of my house. I was playing around with my Macro lens when a beautiful summer storm rolled in and started absolutely down-pouring on the flowers I was trying to photograph. I swapped out my lenses and got this photo on a puddle the rain created in ten short minutes.Time
It was mid afternoon when I took it. We had countless summer storms this year. It was one of those days where it started unbearably hot and out of nowhere a storm-head appeared on the horizon and suddenly it was down-pouring and not an inch of me was dry.Lighting
The lighting wasn't very cooperative with what I was wanting to get from the picture. Since it was stormy and the water was murky the photo blended in ways I wasn't entirely happy with. I decided during editing that I would play with Black and White and thought the overall feel was greatly improved with this change.Equipment
I used a Nikon D7200 sporting a 80-200mm lens to get this shot. My tripod sat too high for the angle I wanted so I laid on the ground to steady the shot without it.Inspiration
I'm absolutely in love with any and all macro photography. I've often gone out with my Nikkor 105mm and looked to shoot literally anything that moved. On this particular day a storm rolled out and presented some new opportunities. I ended up switching my lens to a Nikkor 80 - 200 to get a close picture without jeopardizing my Macro with the downpour.Editing
I've only recently switched programs that I use for post-processing. With this particular photo I used ViewNX-i to do some minor post-processing, as this program is very user friendly and does a wonderful job. I finished my post-processing by cropping out any unnecessary interference while centering the subject, and then switched the photo to black and white using a program called GIMP.In my camera bag
I will not go anywhere without my Nikon D7200 fitted with my 80-200mm Nikkor lens. I've been able to take advantage of many animal photo opportunities by always carrying these with me. I also carry some simple necessities, such as lens cleaner, an extra battery and my charging cable. Far too many times I've been in the middle of nowhere and needed to clean my lens, so having all necessary gear on hand is incredibly useful.Feedback
The biggest thing that's stuck with me is the feeling of seeing something so picture perfect, be it a sunset or a moose, and thinking to myself, "darn! I should have brought my camera!" So my number one tip is to have your equipment handy as much as possible. Endless opportunities will arise if you are ready for them. For this particular picture, I would have to recommend taking countless attempts before calling it quits. When trying to capture something with erratic movement the more options you give yourself the better. Then during post-processing you can eliminate any of the pictures that aren't to your full liking and end up with one beautiful shot. I also recommend exercising extreme patience with this kind of shot. 9 out of 10 pictures won't turn out how you're wanting, but if you stick with it you can get a wonderful end result that's far worth the time and effort.
