Heather Angel Macro
As i was researching Heather angels Macro work i decided to try and copy one of her photos the
one of the leaf , with all the leafs around me i though this would be a good opportunity to try it .
(Above ) Heather angel macro photo of a leaf
This looks like simple photo at first hand I like the colours and detail in the leaf
With the sky tone in the background all of one shade make the leaf more focused and sharp
The composition of the leaf on the right side and the space around it make it a better photo
At first i just picked up some leafs as i came home the ones with nice colours
Then had to wait for a sunny day
I then just held the leaf up to the sky and took some shots
At first decided to use my 60mm lens but realized i could not get the whole leaf in
Then i went for a 50mm that was bit better
but i think i got the best results using a old zoom lens 28-70mm
My first attempt i used a aperture of f/5 to get the leaf in but realized the sky was way out because of this
Lens 50mm
Shutter speed 1/80 sec
Aperture f/5
ISO 100
Metering evaluative
I then used a smaller aperture to get the sky in and then the leaf was to dark
50 mm lens
Aperture f/13
Shutter speed 1/100
ISO 100
metering Evaluative
I then realized to get the leaf in focus and composed and also the sky id have to use flash to light up the leaf and the sky would stay the same i put my on board flash to its lowest setting -2 and
so here is a few examples
Lens 50mm
Shutter speed 1/80 sec
Aperture f/13
ISO 100
Metering Evaluative
On board flash
Lens 50mm
Shutter speed 1/80 sec
Aperture f/13
ISO 100
Metering Evaluative
On board flash
Lens 28mm-70mm at 28mm
Shutter speed 1/80 sec
Aperture f/13
ISO 100
Metering Evaluative
On board flash
Lens 28mm-70mm at 28mm
Shutter speed 1/80 sec
Aperture f/16
ISO 100
Metering Evaluative
On board flash
Lens 28mm-70mm at 28mm
Shutter speed 1/80 sec
Aperture f/13
ISO 100
Metering Evaluative
On board flash
Post production was just to sharpen the leaf and then flip the photo round 180
so the leaf looks like its facing down maybe still hanging on the tree
Comparisons with my work
Original photo
I think my final photos are similar to Heather angels with nice tonal range and good texture in the leaf . I think the composition is quite good and i have captured some nice colours in the leaf .
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