Water Lily Flowering
Taken in Mayhill, New Mexico. This lily flower looked lovely surrounded by its green leaves in the pond.
Taken in Mayhill, New Mexico. This lily flower looked lovely surrounded by its green leaves in the pond.
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Location
This photo was taken at my employer's pond in front of their house. They have several water lilies in bloom right now, as well as a few water irises recovering from deer damage; at the time of this photo, this was the lone flower on the pond.Time
I had to have taken this photo some time in the early to mid-afternoon, probably around 3pm. I was out and about looking for wildlife photos actually, but this singular flower on top of the water caught my eye.Lighting
In addition to being shortly after noon, there are several large trees immediately to either side of the pond, which create a sort of filtered light effect. I did not supplement the lighting in this shot with anything like a flash.Equipment
This was shot with a Nikon D3300, ISO-100 at 1/80 sec. shutter speed, using a Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens at 300mm, f/8. No tripod or flash.Inspiration
Earlier in the day, I'd been in town looking for good shots, particularly of flowers; when I got finished with that, I came back to my place and took the camera around looking for wildlife. When I walked past my employer's place, I noticed a single flower having emerged from their pond, only just beginning to open up; with flowers still fresh on my mind, it looked like a wonderful shot.Editing
Actually, the only post-processing I did in this case was to save the raw as a .jpg file.In my camera bag
I always have my Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens in my bag as my "general purpose" lens; I tend to do a lot of wildlife and animal photography, so while a wider-angle lens is usually folks' go-to item, for me I prefer the telephoto. In addition, I almost always have my Tamron 90mm f/2.8 MACRO, as I tend to do a lot of arthropod photography as well. Aside from those, I've been switching it up lately between a Tamron 35mm f/1.8, a Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G, and a Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G, all for general-purpose wider-angle photography. Lately I've been taking a set of ND, UV, and CPL filters as well, though occasionally, especially if I'm planning on doing night photography, I'll take my Altura AP-N1001 flash instead.Feedback
Always be on the lookout for those simple eye-catching moments, and when you see something, don't hesitate. Especially if you're using a digital camera, it's always better to pare down photos you don't like than lament taking the photo you thought might have been nice. Look for color, sure, but always look for something that draws your eye, regardless of reason.
