Nikon D90 with 17 - 50mm f2.8 wide angle lens (shot at 1/250 sec @ f3.2, ISO 200)
Post Processing: Bit of photoshop work here I must admit, some contrast effects and blurring.
I have to admit that this photo is actually a few months old now (taken on the Australia Day long weekend, January 26th for the uninitiated :) ). For some reason the family (including the extended members i.e. the Uncles and Aunts) decided to travel to the Dandenong Ranges and tackle the notorious "thousand steps". The thousand steps is a set of walking trails including a set of vertical stairs that are a sort of dedication to those soldiers who travelled the kokoda trail in Papua New Guinea in WWII. So it's meant to be reasonably challenging. Being the fittest one there, they instructed me to run up the steps, and run I did. I managed to reach the top in under 12 minutes, which is reasonable considering I had to dodge, weave and overtake the crowds of much slower people.
The photo was taken of a spiders web on a overhanging tree branch at the top of the thousand steps, and when I first saw it on my pc at home I was less than impressed. Infact I had my hand hovering over the delete button before I received some inspiration and decided play around with the light and shade. By the end of it all I came up with an image I can be reasonably proud of.
It's funny how sometimes we take our digital camera's for granted. We just snap away at the shots and often delete so many unwanted images that don't make the grade. Sometimes just a little effort can yield a rewarding surprise.
2 comments:
Hey babe! Just wanted to say that I love the stories you put behind each photo :)
if i give a critical opinion, the details in the subject is missing. something like a f/6.3 (since u had enough light for a 1/320s) and a little sharper focus wud've made it even better.
in this pic, the green background is beautiful.
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