Monday, April 26, 2010

Indoor Macro with Window Lighting

I love shooting plants indoors because I never have to worry about wind. And I love shooting plants outside on a cloudy day because the lighting is perfect. So naturally, when I get the chance to take the best of both worlds, I go for it.






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Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/8
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 100mm
Tripod



I'm not sure what this plant is called; it's some sort of succulent my mom is growing on a windowsill. And after I took a few shots like this one, I busted out my friend the spray bottle and tried some water ones... they didn't turn out. I don't think it was the water, just other things went wrong. So I may revisit this one with the water droplets again sometime.

Other than being maybe a little bit too busy, I'm pretty happy with this. At least I can say it was composed pretty well and there's a definite point of interest. The the lighting. Oh, the lighting.

3 comments:

  1. Wow! I love the detail in this! You can almost touch the softness of the fuzzies! Great photo!

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  2. Fantastic detail and texture. The stamen is in perfect focus and incredibly sharp. Nice macro!

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  3. Very nicely done! I took a page from your book and used the rainy day yesterday and some flowers to get a decent shot!

    I still want your dad's macro lens!

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