Sticky Geranium
Sticky Geranium at Waterton Lakes National Park (2017 June 17)
Sticky Geranium at Waterton Lakes National Park (2017 June 17)
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Location
I photographed this Sticky Geranium in the beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park located in the far southwest corner of Alberta.)Time
I photographed this at 8:20PM CST (2017 June 16).Lighting
I shot this photo as the sun was getting low at 8:20PM in the evening. (I had the camera set for bracketing ... at 0 step, +1 step and -1 step. In this particular photo, I chose the -1 step as the one I liked the best.)Equipment
I was shooting with my trusty old Nikon D200 and a Tamron SP 24 - 70mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD Lens at 70mm Aperture Priority f/2.8 1/125 sec ISO 100 White Balance set at Sunny -1 eV step Pattern Metering. Handheld.Inspiration
I love flowers, especially wildflowers. The natural beauty and the many natural and vibrant colours Waterton Lakes National Park offers visitors were my inspirations for shooting this particular photograph. Just being in the beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park is always my biggest inspiration for taking photographs. Waterton and all its beauty have such a grip on my heart, my spirit and my mind... I fell in love with Waterton the very first time we went there on a family vacation in 1994, and that love for this beautiful place grows with every visit.Editing
This photograph is right out of the camera, shot in JPEG format. I did not do any post-processing.In my camera bag
I have my Nikon D750, D200 and D5100 cameras in my bags along with my Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II,a Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD, a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens, and a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. I also always have my Samsung S8+ SM-6955W cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.)Feedback
My advice for others is to always have your camera(s) with you, and use your camera(s) at every opportunity. Get out and shoot as often as you can. When you are on vacation, set aside some 'camera time' to work on capturing the beauty around you. Look for something interesting and take several photos of it at different angles and perspectives. Take advantage of the different times of day and the natural lighting (when it is sunny or cloudy or bright or low light) and play with your f stops and white balance. Always shoot more than one photo ... you can always delete them if they don't turn out. You can also set your camera to help with that by setting it to bracket. This shot was done using bracketing (I chose what I considered the best of the three shots in the bracket -- in this case it was the the one at -1 step.)
