Bluebells are my newest favorite flower
Feb, 2019Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
The local botanical gardens. One of their trails goes through this grove of trees and both sides of the trail are covered in bluebells… hundreds of them. I sat down, crawled around and shot bluebells for the better part of half an hour.Time
Early afternoon, but the shady grove kept direct sunlight from penetrating.Lighting
Since it was shady, I was unable to keep the ISO as low as I wanted. I didn't want to go wide open to preserve some depth.Equipment
Canon Rebel SL1, the telephoto lens that came with the kit 70-250mm. Handheld, no filters.Inspiration
Love of the flowers. I just sat with them and tried to capture all the different ways that they were beautiful and all the ways they made me feel. I tried to find the most beautiful blooms and the best way to frame them. I liked this one best out of the 50 or so shots that I took in that shady grove.Editing
Very little. Bump the brilliance a bit, tone down the greens because my camera over does them just a touch, and that also brings out the blues. Cropped a bit tighter… always try for a very light hand in post processing.In my camera bag
Camera, short tripod, 40mm pancake lens, 15-55mm kit lens, 70-250mm zoom lens, and 100mm macro, extra batteries, UV filters/ND filter for each lens.Feedback
Don't hike. Explore. Get to know your subjects before shooting them… I watch other photographers at the garden, and they only stop for a second or two for a shot… no time to find the shot hiding in the brush. Patience is the key.
