LookHerePhotography

Night time light edges on a plant

Lockdown has me hunting for creativity in the confines of home. The outside light high above and behind this plant intrigued me, even though I've photograp...
Read more

Lockdown has me hunting for creativity in the confines of home. The outside light high above and behind this plant intrigued me, even though I've photographed this plant multiple times before, I never saw it like this...
Read less

Canon EOS 1300D

settings

Aperture f/1.8 ISO 100 Shutter 4/10 Focal Length 50/1

location

Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

upload_date

Apr, 2020

Views

194

Likes

Awards

2020 Choice Award

Peer Award

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

Top 30 rank

Top 20 rank week 2

Top 30 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in my garden at home. Because I'm an amateur photographer and under lockdown at the moment, everything is coming from inside the property.

Time

This was taken at about 3:30am. Since I am a night owl, I do alot in the dark and try and use the already existing lighting around, challenging myself to find new perspectives.

Lighting

All the lighting here was already "set up", as I did not need to move anything or add anything to create the composition. The light here is from an outside bulkhead light, mounted high up to light the garden for security.

Equipment

My entry level Canon EOS 1300D on a very basic tripod since it was outside in the dark with a longer exposure, I desperately needed the stability.

Inspiration

Looking around the garden through my camera, I liked how the light almost glowed off the edges of the plant, and I knew with very little manipulation, I could emphasize those edges.

Editing

I often do very basic post-processing, mostly just adjusting the lighting and balance of the photo. This was even more basic and I endured to not over-process and ruin it, so I just adjusted the brightness, contrast and a touch of colour intensity, and then ran a reduce noise filter to remove some of that nuisance.

In my camera bag

In my bag? Haha, I don't really have a bag, but I'll normally pack in my 18-55 kit lens, but now I'll replace that with my 50mm since I'm trying to challenge myself. I'll have at least 5 backup cards, I'm a bit paranoid about data corruption. And then, if I'm not on my bike, I'll try and lug the tripod with.

Feedback

Just look around you, look at edges, look at light, look at shadow. Basically just open up your eyes and mind to everything that is already around you and use what is there, capture more by creating less

See more amazing photos, follow LookHerePhotography

LookHerePhotography

LookHerePhotography

Night time light edges on a plant

Lockdown has me hunting for creativity in the confines of home. The outside light high above and behind this plant intrigued me, even though I've photograp... Read more

Behind The Lens

See more amazing photos, follow LookHerePhotography

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes. Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Lockdown has me hunting for creativity in the confines of home. The outside light high above and behind this plant intrigued me, even though I've photograp...
Read more

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.