Flower
Oct, 2017Views
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Location
I took this photo at my holiday house next to the beach, sitting on a piece of woodTime
Was early in the morning, cloudy and very wet. Was also somewhat windy so the flowers kept moving. I liked the battle.Lighting
The place was under the trees with quite low light, so I tried some different options of white balance and finally using an ISO of 1600Equipment
This time I was using my 7D MkII with a 70-300 lens, tried with and without flash. The better option was without flash. I shot handheld.Inspiration
I like very much this kind of flowers because their texture and details. I decided to try to get all details as natural as possible and finally got it.Editing
The only post processing was to apply a little of sharpness and a little of noise reduction. Applied also a little of vivacity, very littleIn my camera bag
Normally I carry my Canon T3i with a 18-135 lens for general use, together with the 7D MkII mounting my new 70-300 II lens, a great fast and sharp lens which I use mainly for shooting birdsFeedback
I believe that the lack of sun and the condition of a very wet morning helped to get good flower shots. As always, a lot of patience and trying a lot of shots with different angles and settings is a necessary condition to get good results, even if you don´t have an expensive camera.
