Trial and Error

With a mixture of drizzle and snow falling, I stayed mostly indoors yesterday. It was a good day to try using a flash on my camera for the first time. Up to now, I have used only natural light for my photos. Here are two results of many clicks taken indoors of a blooming kalanchoe above and a succulent below. Trial and error helped further my growth in photography with a bit of frustration mixed in.

Day 6 of 365

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24 responses to “Trial and Error”

  1. tanjabrittonwriter Avatar
    tanjabrittonwriter

    The kalanchoe blooms are slightly out of focus (at least to my eyes), but that gives them a dreamy character. I also like how plump and verdant the succulent appears.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Thanks for commenting, Tanja. I completely agree with you about the kalanchoe being a bit out of focus. I hesitated to post that image because the details in the center of the kalanchoe isn’t there at all. I finally decided that it is all part of the learning process when trying something new. 😊

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  2. Bay Photos By Donna Avatar
    Bay Photos By Donna

    We are always learning and always practicing! 🙂 I don’t use flash much either, so it is something I need to work on myself.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Flash is not something I can see myself using very often but on the worse days of winter, it seems like a good thing to try indoors for macro photography. 😉

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  3. WanderingCanadians Avatar
    WanderingCanadians

    Beautiful captures

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Thank you very much. It was fun trying something different. 😊

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  4. Hammad Rais Avatar
    Hammad Rais

    Both indoor clicks are really amazing.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Thanks, Hammad. 😁

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  5. Mariana Gouveia Avatar
    Mariana Gouveia

    Está sendo muito bom acompanhar os dias aqui. Abraço e um ano bom!

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Muchas gracias por passar por aqui e comentar, Mariana. Tenha um otimo ano novo tambem. 😊

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  6. Mellow Curmudgeon Avatar
    Mellow Curmudgeon

    The kalanchoe seems to glow from within, and there are no harsh shadows.

    Whatever combination of bounce and diffusion U hit upon works gr8.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Thank you so much for your comment. I honestly am lost when it comes to flash. I was trying to think of the sun and what effect it would have if I was outdoors. 🤪

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      1. Mellow Curmudgeon Avatar
        Mellow Curmudgeon

        I too am big on natural light, using flash so seldom that I need to relearn every time.

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  7. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    Brilliant macros for the week. 😀 😀

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Thanks, Cee. 😊

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  8. Yinglan Avatar
    Yinglan

    I like the soft focus in the first photo.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      I appreciate your comment. I don’t use manual focus much but in this case it was a must. 😊

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      1. Yinglan Avatar
        Yinglan

        I understand, sometimes, I find it easier to use manual focus, especially when taking closeups of flowers. I used to struggle until a fellow blogger gave me this advice.

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        1. Pepper Avatar
          Pepper

          Most of the time my macro lens does a pretty good job with auto focus. When I get in super close to the subject, I have to adjust a bit manually. My eyes are not so great so I never do quite as well as I’d like.

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          1. Yinglan Avatar
            Yinglan

            I tend to use the screen as guidance since I can zoom into the object I want to focus and make sure the focus is sharp. It’s quite useful.

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  9. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    Always learning and growing! 🙂

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Life can get boring if I am not learning. 😁

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  10. Filipa Moreira da Cruz Avatar
    Filipa Moreira da Cruz

    💚💚💚

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Thanks. Filipa. 😊

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