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Tulip (Swift Current, Sk - 2018 May 14)
Tulip (Swift Current, Sk - 2018 May 14)
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May, 2018Views
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Location
I captured this photo in my small front yard flower garden in Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada.Time
I captured this photo at 10:19AM CST (2018 May 14).Lighting
It was a beautiful sunny mid-morning on the east-facing side of our house. The tulip had the morning sun shining on it.Equipment
I shot this photo hand-held with my Nikon D750 Camera and a Nikon f/2.8 Micro f/2.8 lens. The camera was set in Manual Exposure mode f/11 1/250 ISO 100 White Balance set at "Sunny". Pattern Metering mode. Handheld.Inspiration
I love tulips and this tulip in particular has such nice colouring. The tulip and warm spring sunshine inspired me to get out into my yard to do some photography with my goal to better familiarize myself with my camera and using the 105mm micro lens.Editing
This photo was shot in JPEG. I used ACDSee Pro 6 to make minor adjustments to the sharpness and added a narrow black vignette to darken some of the distracting background (from leaves of the other tulips.)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 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F/1.8G Lens, a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens, Nikon f/2.8 105mm Micro f/2.8 lens, and a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. I also always have my Samsung S8+ SM-G955W cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.) If I am going to go for a drive to spend some time out and about shooting, I like to take all my cameras and lenses... you just never know what you're going to need. If I am going out to shoot something specific, I take my Nikon D750 along with the 70-200mm lens, 24-70mm lens, 50mm lens, and depending what my shooting goal is, sometimes the 105mm lens.Feedback
My advice for others is to have extra batteries, keep your batteries charged up, keep your camera(s) handy (you never know when an opportunity to shoot will arise), and to appreciate everything around you and to always look for photo opportunities, then shoot, shoot, shoot.... shoot as often as you can and get off the main roads. We also have treasures in our own yards we don't often think of photographing. I also like to go into my neighbour's yard (with permission) to photography her flowers. Take advantage of the lighting - when it is sunny or when it is cloudy or if rain or any other weather system is moving in, and play with your f stops. Take more than one photo... you can always delete it if it doesn't turn out. My advice is to try different camera settings as well. When you download your photos, don't discard the photo right away because the colour or composition isn't what you had wanted it to be. Try adjusting the lighting, exposure, cropping, etc, and also convert it to sepia or black and white... sometimes that is the only adjustment you need to make to the photo in post-processing. Most important of all... always have fun!!!!
