Forest Garden
Macro of moss growing on a fallen log
Macro of moss growing on a fallen log
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Location
It was taken in Michigan USA, at Maybury State Park at 8:30am on April 11 2020. This State park is a 900 acre forest reserve close to where I live. I took up photography in 2009 after I retired and it gives me an excuse to get a lot of walking exercise.Time
Most of the forest is still bare of normal foliage in my area until end of April. Winter snow has just melted and temps are still around 40F at night with some days reaching 50F. Since the forest is bare, the fallen rotting logs get full Sun. I assume that is why moss sprouts so fast, plus it stands out- being the only green thing on the ground.Lighting
The fallen log for this photo was backlit by the morning 8:30AM Sun rising through the bare trees.Equipment
I have one camera- Cannon EOS 60D which I bought in 2010. I believe I used a Sigma, 50mm,2.8 EX DG Marco lens with a tripod and no flash.Inspiration
Every time I go to the woods I take photos of anything that stands out or unusual. I must of been attracted to the moss since it was the only green thing growing and it was spouting.Editing
I often do a lot of post processing in Photoshop since shooting in nature you can not always control lighting, distance, or precise focusing. I assume in this photo, I cropped it, brighten the shadows, and enhanced focus.In my camera bag
On my camera I normally have a 18mm to 135mm zoom canon. In my bag I have the Sigma 50mm macro and a Sigma 18-250mm telephoto - Macro ( plus bug repellent)Feedback
One thing to do when taking any photos in nature photography is to use a tripod and bracket your Fstop. When possible I may also take up to 6-9 shots of same scene with different zoom setting or angles. Compared to film photos , digital is cheap to experiment.
