Both Mat and I were free today so we decided to go to for a
mini photography wander. We didn’t have much time so couldn’t go very far; we
walked through the local nature reserve. As usual I took mostly macro shots,
and this is one of them.
I used shutter speed priority mode so I could under expose,
making the picture seem more dramatic. Whilst under exposing, I also used
flash. This picked out the highlights and shine of the leaf, and made the dark
areas more prominent. Afterwards, I edited the picture by decreasing the
brightness further and increasing the contrast. This made the colours too
bright so I decreased the saturation.
I used the macro lens, which works incredibly well. I used a
45mm focal length, as the lens doesn’t focus at incredibly close distances and
I wanted to capture the detail of all the channels and veins on the leaf.
I enjoyed going on a photography wander with Mat. We haven’t
had chance to go together for a while, and I find my photos turn out better as
we can suggest things to each other. I look forward to the next time.
Bex
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