When conditions are bad for botanical photography, patterns and textures sometimes save the day.
A couple weeks ago I went to the Browns Valley Open Space Preserve in Vacaville. Yes I had a sprained ankle and no, I should not have been there. But I was and I had a camera with me.
I was not surprised to find the lichen pattern of the FEATURED PHOTOGRAPH on the rocks I intended to climb, precisely because I had seen similar lichen in another nearby park. And although I have photographed similar lichen patterns before, I could not resit this one.
In order to photograph patterns, it’s important that they are illuminated by soft, even light. Also, make sure that you have a shutter speed that is consistent with your lens’s focal length (twice the focal length number is often a good shutter speed), and narrow aperture (at least f/8 but this will vary according to your distance to the subject, lens etc). A tripod may come in handy. The FEATURED PHOTOGRAPH (f/4 1/250s, ISO 220) was taken in the shade, handled, with the camera on a tripod. The Nikkor 40mm f/2.0 turned a very sharp and detailed image.
I invite you to look at other natural patterns in color I have on my pixels website.
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