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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"photography",<br>"author":"alphaccino.art",<br>"permlink":"flowers-as-promised",<br>"title":"Flowers,<br> As Promised",<br>"body":"View this post on Hive: [Flowers,<br> As Promised (https:\/\/peakd.com\/@alphaccino.art\/flowers-as-promised)\n\n***\n\nAnd an unexpected visitor...!\n\n---\n\n![Sempervivum,<br> flower (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Z0evwUu.jpg)\n\n---\n\nAs I've mentioned in previous posts,<br> I'm not very familiar with the manual settings on my camera and I often fall back on the auto settings. Although,<br> over the past few months,<br> I've been increasingly dissatisfied with the results so I've been making an effort to learn and use the manual settings.\n\nWith my latest garden shoot,<br> I wanted close-ups of some flowers and initially,<br> I just started clicking without thinking. When I looked at the first set of photos,<br> most of them seemed just a tad out of focus or the focus was on the 'wrong' spot.\n\n---\n\n![Sempervivum in flower (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/c2nMusl.jpg)\n\n---\n\nSo the following day,<br> I went out to try again... some new flowers had opened overnight (which I was rather pleased about) however,<br> I chose a time of day that was much too sunny and ended up having problems with over-exposure and some odd shadows that just happened to shade out the details that I was trying to capture.\n\n---\n\n![Sempervivum,<br> flower (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/KvSLzpT.jpg)\n\n---\n\nSo,<br> thinking 'third-time-lucky'... I tried once more to get the photos I imagined... and again,<br> the sun was too bright. At first,<br> I tried blocking the sun with my body but it didn't take long to realise this was a pointless exercise and I decided I'd be better off waiting for the right conditions rather than fighting with the current ones.\n\n---\n\n![Sempervivum,<br> flower (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/US4VVcw.jpg)\n\n---\n\nJust at that moment,<br> an unexpected visitor dropped in to have their photo taken and I thought,<br> 'Wow,<br> this is becoming a habit; maybe the universe is trying to tell me something; maybe insects on flowers is my *niche*.'\n\nOnly time will tell I guess..!\n\n---\n\n![Sempervivum,<br> with visitor (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FXYanuw.jpg)\n\n---\n\nAnyhoo,<br> since this will also be my first post on HIVE,<br> I thought my visitor was rather appropriate for the occasion - even though it's not a bee,<br> (TIL) it's actually a hover fly.\n\n> *Hover flies are considered to be 'good' garden-bugs and definitely a friend in the garden. They usually lay their eggs near aphid colonies,<br> giving the larvae an immediate source of food once they hatch. The larvae are a true maggot,<br> they are very predacious and love soft bodied insects,<br> such as aphids.* [src (https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/local\/stories\/2009\/11\/21\/2742166.htm)\n\n---\n\n![Sempervivum with Hover Fly (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9IraR5o.jpg)\n\n---\n\nSo,<br> despite the poor conditions,<br> I continued clicking until I was sure I had some good shots of my backyard buddy... taking a lot more care to focus in the 'right' spot and using a few different settings to see how they would turn out.\n\nOverall,<br> I was much happier with the photos and know I still have much to learn... but ever the optimist,<br> I saw it as a great opportunity to practice taking photos in *less-than-ideal* conditions - and with a live model,<br> no less..!\n\nUntil next time... xxx\n\n### Be safe and stay sane... \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\n\n\n<center>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nThanks for stopping by and reading my post,<br> I really do appreciate your time.\n### And remember to keep smiling,<br> it makes people wonder what you're thinking...!\n\n<br>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VBf96Pj.png\n\nIf you enjoyed reading my post,<br> please follow,<br> comment and upvote.\nAll photos,<br> stories and graphics are my own work unless otherwise noted.\n\n<br>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nPCnREd.png\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nProudly representing\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WGuBGxi.png\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nProud supporter of @steeming-hot\n\nhttps:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmdCimXD2sHmZFpicaiPQvLwHc8T9mbn1PmU5f9QgbsT4M\/steeming-hot-bot_small.png\n\n<\/center>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"app\":\"pruner\",<br>\"message\":\"See you on the other side!\" " |
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