📷Sunset Silhouettes and a Dragonfly Up Close and Personal - ColorChallenge - OrangeTuesday ( 4 Original Photos )
This morning I wanted to share some of my Sunset Silhouette photography with you and since it is Tuesday, these fit in perfectly with today's @ColorChallenge for #OrangeTuesday.
As many of you may know from my past posts, there are a few obsessions I have with photography. Beyond all my past professional work as a photographer for weddings, events, modeling, etc - it has always been a passion of mine to capture the beauty in nature, patterns, textures, and contrasting colors that most people pass by and never notice, or maybe have seen, but don't really take the time to really SEE and APPRECIATE it.
Appreciating something as simple as a sunset, the silhouettes cast in front it, seeding grasses in the field your taking the pictures in, and even the translucent wings of dragonfly that happens to land nearby - these are the little things in life we all need to stop and notice from time to time.
Nikon D5300 - ISO100 - 50mm f1.8 - 1/250
These two pictures are of the same seed stalk, using the exact same camera settings for each. For the silhouette on the left, I got down lower to get the setting sun right behind it. For the picture on the right, I was standing to have the sun just out of the direct view of the lens.
Tall grasses going to seed in the field we walked through.
Here a stunningly detailed orange and brown dragonfly landed on a stick just next to me as I was taking the pictures of the grass. The sun glistened of its translucent stripped wings. I slowly turned to get into position, and got a beautiful photo of that little guy. it was close enough to get the details of the hairs and hex pattern in its eyes.
Incredibly detailed picture of a dragonfly in the field. (lucky shot)
Let me know your thoughts about my photos in the comments below.
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very cool resteemed
Thank you so much for the support and Resteem @infobunny
your welcome are you also with me on The8app?
The8app?
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Oh I see, but it's Ad revenue based. Personally I am so ad-based opposed I have blocking apps in my browsers to strip everything down to base content. That's what 20 years of being in the website development world does to you lol, it turns you against the internet. :-)
The warmth and shadows have such a soothing quality to these photographs.
Happy Tuesday!🌟
Thank you :-) I like working on the warm or saturated color side of photography.
Happy Tuesday to you too.
And I like the cool tones :) But these have a fascinating warmth to them.
Enjoy your day!
Indeed, that's why I love your food pictures. It's the opposite of what I am good at, so I appreciate them that much more.
Fantastic photos, I really like that dragonfly shot, great tones and clarity.
Thank you @essentials. That is one of my favorite insect photos I have taken and it was by luck that he landed right next to me so I didn't have to move much and scare it away. I have more good ones I will post in time.
Great shots!
Thank you Jason.
The dragonfly is magnificent :D
Thank you @kristyglas. I plan on getting an 11x14 print of that photo, either on acrylic or metal - still debating it.
It's so good if you can afford get both xD
Absolutely stunning photos! Worth to up and resteem!
Thank you @kalemandra, I value your thoughts and feedback on my artistic endeavors. Thank you so much for the Resteem.
All great shots but that dragonfly image WOW amazing your work is outstanding
I on the other hand a just a hobbyist it I do love capturing the beauty of nature as well
Thank you @tattoodjay - I appreciate your kind words and support. Nature sure does give us some incredible opportunities for beautiful photographs.
Woah so cool ones on this-- Nice pics! Upvoted. Hopefully u can also check my ThuesdayOrange one. Thanks
Magnificent colors & details!
Thank you @lundsten, and thank you for the support and resteem.
Excellent work @steempowerpics. Upvoted, resteemed, followed & DPS.
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