I noticed this little guy on one of JD’s plants as I carried the paper into the house, so I got my camera and a SB800 with fine grid on it and headed out to take a few shots of my new “best friend.” Sails may be my favorite animals to photograph. Why? Because I have lots of time to think about and then set-up my shot.
I wanted the light to look like it was a ray of sunlight breaking through some tree leaves, thus only on part of the scene. I tried various things but finally settled on a light that had gaffer’s tape over about half the grid. It pretty much did what I wanted it to do. I was reasonably happy with my results—a decent photograph and a little more knowledge about how to modify my flash.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, 105 f/2.8, shot at ISO 200, f/13 and 1/125th of a second with camera set at -2.5 EV and SB800 hand held set in TTL mode at +1.0 EV.
Post Processing:
Lightroom— set white and black points, adjusted white balance and added clarity and vibrance.
Interesting lighting on the snail and the background. The colors are nice. But I do not think the image has much punch.
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