Tiger's paw | daylight & shadow

This is an image of bud of as tiger's footprint aka tiger's paw. Its botanical name is Ipomoea pes-tigridis. Its leaves have tiger's paw lookalikes. In the image, you can see bud which has fur. Actually, this bud is not like other buds. It is like a basement of flower. Therefore, you can see the bud after the blooming too. Technically, I do not the about bud, and it might be something else.

Tiger's paw | daylight & shadow

I took this image in daylight while using shadow as background. Due to rough background, I did some Photoshop touch in order to increase strong and dark background. I am quite happy about this black background since I did not use black screen or studio setup. 250 mm lens gave more advantage on background. However, due to daylight, I was able to capture details of the image. Therefore, you can see fur. Lesson: Good daylight & shadow can give more advantage near studio setup. This could be natural studio!


Camera settings:

• Aperture size: f/5.6
• Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec.
• ISO: 200
• Focal length: 250mm
• Flash: No

Note: Full image is available in Wikimedia Commons under CC-ASA 4.0 license. The file has passed Quality Image and Value Image reviews.

Rose Color

Flowers are always beautiful. Almost everyone likes them. Rose is queen among thousands of flowers. It has so many colors, size, shape, odor, etc. When it comes to pink color, it is most female’s favorite color. Pink rose is ideal for women. Sometimes, people use the name rose for indicating the color pink. Simply you could hear “rose color”. So, you could image the connection between rose flower and pink color.

Rose color aka pink color

The image is captured in daylight. Pink, off white, green and black are most highlighted colors in the picture. The black background came from shadow while the object was in direct sunlight. Therefore, I was able to use natural background.

Camera settings:
Aperture size: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
ISO: 200
Focal length: 250 mm
Flash: No

Main four colors in this image:

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Bug on a flower

Actually, I tried to photograph the flower. The bug is a bonus. We plan something, but we get something else. It might be good or bad result. When I was focusing the flower, suddenly a bug landed on the flower. I did not a take time to think or see. I just clicked. If I was thinking, I might miss the bug.

Bug on a flower

Do you know after the rain atmosphere come more bright and clear?  It was a sunny day after rain. Even though, sky was not clear. Therefore, I was not able to control aperture and shutter speed. Due to 250mm focal length, I should have at least increased the shutter speed. The background was a maize field. Tele zoom lens is ideal for turning background into gradient or solid color. I was considering the rule of thirds and negative space. Therefore, I made space on left side.

Camera settings:

• Aperture size: f/5.6
• Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec.
• ISO: 200
• Focal length: 250mm

Main color scheme in this image

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Orange Zinnia

I have captured this flower with kit lens. Ideally, macro lens or tele zoom lens is best option for photographing flowers. Both lens can give you control over depth of field.

Orange Zinnia flower

It is an average click. There is nothing special on this image. I wanted to capture this beautiful orange Zinnia flower. However, I was not prepared and I had 18-55 mm kit lens, which is not ideal for this kind of shots. Therefore, I did some trick. I set focal length to 55 mm. The distance between lens and flower was 270 mm. Something is better than nothing!

Camera settings are as follows:

• Aperture: f/8
• Shutter speed: 1/125
• ISO speed: 200
• Focal length: 55 mm
• Flash: Yes

Main color scheme in this image

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