Small Things
I've been AWOL from this group for a while, nothing sinister about that, just been so busy with a commission for the local Tourist Board. One of my photographic passions is wildflowers and getting right down to ground level to shoot. There is an irony here because I don't possess a macro lens, but my bog standard Nikon 55-200mm zoom does capture some creamy bokeh and works well as a substitute macro.
I got quite damp taking this shot, the grass was wet and not a little muddy. I also got a few strange looks from passers by, but my thick skin dealt with that! For some reason my uploader loses the exif data when I use layers to apply a vignette to images like this one. The exact data doesn't matter a lot though. The relevant info is that I was shooting at ISO 800 because the light was generally very low in the undergrowth, and I didn't change it when this brief shaft of light shot through the trees. I was using a wide open aperture for a shallow dof and to isolate the subject from the background. The ISO gives a grainy texture that I think compliments the lighting and bokeh, giving an almost impressionistic feel. But the main lesson from this is simply to get down real low and shoot into the light occasionally.
I've been AWOL from this group for a while, nothing sinister about that, just been so busy with a commission for the local Tourist Board. One of my photographic passions is wildflowers and getting right down to ground level to shoot. There is an irony here because I don't possess a macro lens, but my bog standard Nikon 55-200mm zoom does capture some creamy bokeh and works well as a substitute macro.
I got quite damp taking this shot, the grass was wet and not a little muddy. I also got a few strange looks from passers by, but my thick skin dealt with that! For some reason my uploader loses the exif data when I use layers to apply a vignette to images like this one. The exact data doesn't matter a lot though. The relevant info is that I was shooting at ISO 800 because the light was generally very low in the undergrowth, and I didn't change it when this brief shaft of light shot through the trees. I was using a wide open aperture for a shallow dof and to isolate the subject from the background. The ISO gives a grainy texture that I think compliments the lighting and bokeh, giving an almost impressionistic feel. But the main lesson from this is simply to get down real low and shoot into the light occasionally.
Small Things
I've been AWOL from this group for a while, nothing sinister about that, just been so busy with a commission for the local Tourist Board. One of my photographic passions is wildflowers and getting right down to ground level to shoot. There is an irony here because I don't possess a macro lens, but my bog standard Nikon 55-200mm zoom does capture some creamy bokeh and works well as a substitute macro.
I got quite damp taking this shot, the grass was wet and not a little muddy. I also got a few strange looks from passers by, but my thick skin dealt with that! For some reason my uploader loses the exif data when I use layers to apply a vignette to images like this one. The exact data doesn't matter a lot though. The relevant info is that I was shooting at ISO 800 because the light was generally very low in the undergrowth, and I didn't change it when this brief shaft of light shot through the trees. I was using a wide open aperture for a shallow dof and to isolate the subject from the background. The ISO gives a grainy texture that I think compliments the lighting and bokeh, giving an almost impressionistic feel. But the main lesson from this is simply to get down real low and shoot into the light occasionally.
I've been AWOL from this group for a while, nothing sinister about that, just been so busy with a commission for the local Tourist Board. One of my photographic passions is wildflowers and getting right down to ground level to shoot. There is an irony here because I don't possess a macro lens, but my bog standard Nikon 55-200mm zoom does capture some creamy bokeh and works well as a substitute macro.
I got quite damp taking this shot, the grass was wet and not a little muddy. I also got a few strange looks from passers by, but my thick skin dealt with that! For some reason my uploader loses the exif data when I use layers to apply a vignette to images like this one. The exact data doesn't matter a lot though. The relevant info is that I was shooting at ISO 800 because the light was generally very low in the undergrowth, and I didn't change it when this brief shaft of light shot through the trees. I was using a wide open aperture for a shallow dof and to isolate the subject from the background. The ISO gives a grainy texture that I think compliments the lighting and bokeh, giving an almost impressionistic feel. But the main lesson from this is simply to get down real low and shoot into the light occasionally.
