Taking Pictures of Flowers : A Slight Obsession
Taking Pictures of Flowers : A Slight Obsession
Swan Pedia - A close-up photograph of a wild flower requires what? Once the camera is attached to the tripod, it may be snapped into the bag. Possibly, but there are a few unforeseen roadblocks to consider first. My least favorite part was hauling all my gear up and down hills and dales to find the right subject clusters (the easy part) and then parking and putting it all back together again (the easy part). Fun, fun, fun... a tripod, a camera bag full of lenses that never seem to get lighter, and then some. In the pleasant wind, the wild, magnificent yellow number (nothing unique-a basic daisy but a beauty!) nods... but... really, it's quite a way over three fences.
Have you ever attempted to scale a fence while toting a tripod and a bulky camera bag? Pass them through the gate and keep on walking? This is all well and good, but when I'm ready to shoot, I usually have a tripod set up, the camera clipped in, my right shoulder thrown over it, my legs spread wide apart, and my camera bag is ancient, somewhat musty, and ridiculously huge. To get to the ideal daisy, I need to get over the first gate. How can I accomplish that without first folding my legs, pushing and shoving, and unclipping my valuable digital genius? Honestly, I don't. I will just attempt to get through the course as best I can. result? The air surrounding my brain quickly becomes blue, and expletives that are neither new nor innovative begin to emerge spontaneously from my body. Then there's the ultimate insult: a barb has snatched a piece of my favorite sweater! There are a few more options, such as tossing everything over a fence and hoping for the best, finding a gate (how far away is the closest one? ), or just driving away with nothing except a smartphone and a favorite 1:1 lens.
I've made my ultimate choice. Now what? Leave the tripod and backpack in the SUV, just take what you absolutely need, and cross your fingers that the previous night's mayhem hasn't wreaked havoc on your normally rock-steady hands. As a result, after jumping over fences 1, 2, and 3, I proceeded to walk toward the beautiful patch of yellow. There aren't many white daisies left this late in the season, so they're all golden yellow.
The next step is to find the ideal specimen. Decide what message I want to convey in the photograph. natural shape, magnificent in its attention to detail or organic soft color blending into additional color with dark areas-maybe a touch of both? Perfection with clarity. Awe-inspiring digital wizardry and freedom—the capacity to experiment with anything because you can! I'm in love with it. As a result, the creative drive to explore new regions without cost, or end, as the case may be, has been reawakened.
There's always the argument that it causes a lack of focus and a lack of organization, but there's also the argument that it broadens one's viewpoint, promotes productivity, and allows one to see the world from several angles. I'm looking forward to the challenge!
It's time to return to the yellow planet! My mouth is watering just thinking about it... I can't determine which of the great alternatives is the best decision, so I decide to shoot regardless, putting pen to paper, or rather, the index finger to the shutter button in order to get the creative juices flowing. As usual, my imagination opens up to the possibilities: depth of field, the front edge of a petal in focus and the rear edge out, but largely my mind is absorbed by the warm yellow color. Even if someone were to walk by and saw me kneeling on the ground with my head down and fixated on the ground below, I wouldn't care since this mild fixation usually leads to blissful seclusion.
In order to get the best results, it's best to shoot at the highest resolution possible with your digital camera, bracket everything, and take at least a half-dozen images from each viewpoint. Increase your chances of catching the one you've been longing for: the ideal photograph, stunning enough to adorn any wall. When one needs to announce that something didn't exactly happen because of one's trigger finger meanness, one feels like an idiot! Trigger-finger generosity or, more simply, repetition, is the foundation of professionalism in the digital world. Whatever it takes, that's what I'll support. It's fire season!It's a wonderful feeling.
One more piece of advice: thoroughly inspect the preview screen's first few photographs to ensure that everything is functioning as it should. In Photoshop, do the grayscale thing instead of photographing the flower in all its glory in black and white. The first few brackets should be checked for errors. Take a look at your camera's settings to make sure they aren't messed up after last night's fun. Make sure that the ISO is set to 100, not 1600, and that all the exposure compensation overrides are back to normal. My twenty years as a photographer have taught me that even the tiniest of details may become enormous if disregarded!
This time around, the gazelle isn't jumping as eagerly as before; it has a slight creak in its knees after a few minutes of kneeling on the wet ground. It's back to the ever patient, ever trusty SUV. We're ready to go now that the gear is secured and the key is in the ignition. I'm all tingly with excitement!
When you arrive back home, what are the first things you should do? Don't forget to make a copy! At your own risk. Just in case you didn't get it the first time, make a copy of everything.
