Purple Westeria
This vine grows all over North Georgia. Grows wild in most areas of the Atlanta Metro area and into the foothills of the Appalachian. Lasts in bloom for a few...
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This vine grows all over North Georgia. Grows wild in most areas of the Atlanta Metro area and into the foothills of the Appalachian. Lasts in bloom for a few weeks in the spring.
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Location
This photo was captured about a mile from our house, along Georgia Route 400. This area of the the highway has a ton of wisteria growing wild. Luckily the vines do grow on the outside of the trees and brush. In the early morning there is a very sweet aroma coming from the plants.Time
This was taken in mid-afternoon around 3:30. It was a very nice early spring day with cool temps and plenty of sunshine.Lighting
The lighting for this shot was all natural light. I do believe I may have used a Polarizer on this shot.Equipment
I shot this with an Olympus E-520, Olympus 50mm, F/8.0, 1/250 shutter, ISO 100, No flash as I wanted the shadows amongst the buds. No other equipment was used.Inspiration
I was just ending my day of shooting and heading home. The aroma and beauty was to much to pass up. I turned around and started taking different shots of the branches. I played with no fill light, partial fill light and full fill light. Out of about 125 shots, this was my absolute favorite.Editing
I did do some post on this photo. I use Lightroom, Photoshop, Luminar AI and Topaz Labs software. Each piece of software has things about it that others can or cannot do. I cropped the photo than went to the basic tab in Lightroom. I check my profile, White Balance and then set my Tones. I usually use auto for the tones and then adjust from there. I always start by lowering highlights and raising shadows all the way, make sure I have no clipping in the histogram. I will check for Texture, Clarity and Dehaze. Next we are off to the Calibration tab. I will play with the Saturation sliders only (unless you need more work for your colors). Off to Detail tab to check for sharpness and noise. Next is Lens Corrections, make sure to check both boxes. That's about everything I do for a photo.In my camera bag
I carry several bags with me in the car. I have one that has all my flashes, mini-tripods, batteries and chargers. The another one that has assorted filters, cables, laptop and tablet. Then the big bag, I have a Nikon D500 and a Nikon F5600, both crop sensors. I have a Nikon 35mm 1.8, a Nikon 40mm micro 2.8, a Nikon 18-55mm 3.5 - 5.6 VR, and my all around general purpose lens is a Tamron 18-400mm 3.5-6.3 VC. I also have different filters for all the lens sizes, remote shutter releases, gray/white cards. And other misc. stuff. Tripods are always in the car unless needed elsewhere.Feedback
Always leave your home with your equipment. Look around as you drive or walk around. Make sure you look up and down, left and right, ahead of you and behind you. When something jumps out at you and states "Please make my photo" how can you say No. Take your time, be patient. I started making photos in 1966 when I received my 1st camera. I shot film from the till around 2010. I still use my film habits to this day. If you want to learn how photographers in the film period, then get as low a memory card you can for your camera, so you can place 36 shots. Then go out and see what quality of photos you make, do not use the histogram or preview screen, remember to not cheat and use the delete button. Take your time, slow down, and enjoy the view.
