Leaf On A Fern
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Oct, 2020Views
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sundowngaited
October 04, 2020
This is gorgeous!!! I love the colors and lighting. I am going to try it.
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chiphendershot
October 05, 2020
Glad to hear you like this image. Have fun creating your image. All the best!!!!
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chiphendershot
October 09, 2020
Thank you so much for your gracious comment! So pleased you love my work.
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Behind The Lens
Location
I captured this image on my mountain behind my cabin.Time
It was during an afternoon hike along one of my logging roads.Lighting
The lighting was beautiful, it was an overcast day and the forest canopy offered beautiful even lighting.Equipment
I used my Sony A7R with a Kinoptik 75mm f/2 lens.Inspiration
The single leaf laying on the fern attracted my attention. Although the leaf was there I did reposition the leaf to present a more pleasing composition.Editing
I use several editing tools in post-processing. I import my RAW files to Lightroom and make a few adjustments. After that I am in Topaz Studio where I spend the most time post-processing. I end up with some finishing touches in Photoshop. Most of my life I spent in the darkroom printing for professional photographers. Often you would here professional photographers say a lab can make or break the photographer. That still stands true in today’s digital environment, most photographers now post-processed their own images. I see so many nice images photographers have posted only to end up being a ho-hum, spiritless image due to poor post-processing or even over processing. When I worked with negatives in the wet lab, I would have a final print sitting in my work area that I felt was a winner, the next day I would come in and say to myself "What was I thinking"! It is the same with digital post-processing, sometimes walking away and leaving it for another day can be your best decision.In my camera bag
I use a Nikon D850 with a variety of modern lenses as well as vintage film camera lenses with adapters to fit Nikon and Sony E-mount. I recently had my Nikon D700 converted to infrared. I enjoy using vintage c mount lenses designed for 16mm cine camera on my Sony A7R. The lenses I use with my Sony are Kinoptik 9mm, 32mm, 40mm and 75mm. I also use Wollensak, Schneider and Angenuiex lenses. I also enjoy free-lensing also called lens-whacking with a Helios 44m, some Russian lenses and any other vintage lenses that will produce nice flares and pleasing bokeh.Feedback
Before this was captured I studied the situation very closely for distractions. I first repositioned the leaf to a pleasing location on the fern. There was a lot of dead leaves and ferns behind it that I removed that would of caused huge distractions if I didn't remove them before shooting this image. I have forced myself to take my time and concentrate hard at looking before I shoot.
