Tulip bud after the rain
This was a Spring Tulip in my front yard. It had just stopped raining. It was a perfect time to get water droplets on the bud. ...
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This was a Spring Tulip in my front yard. It had just stopped raining. It was a perfect time to get water droplets on the bud.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken in my backyard after a Spring rain.Time
This was probably late afternoon, but the sky was still cloudy.Lighting
This was natural lighting on the South side of my house, but with the cloud cover it was very defused.Equipment
For this picture, I was using my Sony A100 with a Sigma 70-200 F2.8 lens.Inspiration
I like taking photos of flowers since they are everywhere in my neighborhood. This was a good day to take some photos since I still had the cloud cover.Editing
The only real processing I did was to crop the photo to eliminate most of the clutter in the background, other plants, and to put the emphasis on the flower.In my camera bag
I have 3 DSLR bodies. I have an older Konica/Minotla, and a Sony A100 and A77IIS. I usually carry the two Sony bodies. I have a two Sigma lenses. One is the 70-200 and the other is a 10-20. Most of the time I have a Tamron 28-300 mounted to one of the bodies. Depending on other situations, I have several different Sony lenses that fill many of the gaps. I have flashes when needed and I carry one of my tripods or monopods as I see fit.Feedback
Depth of field is the critical issue when taking this type of photo. With the F2.8 f-stop and the longer lens, it was easy to control the depth of field. The background needed to go away since it was stocks and leaves from other plants that would have impacted the photo. Also the squarer crop helped keep the focus on the flower rather that the surroundings.
