Lens: Canon EF-S 55~250mm, IS, STM Lens Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Photo Location: Sherwood Forest ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/90s Aperture: F5.6. Manual Exposure Mode with Multi-Segment Metering. Thanks very much for viewing. Tony
Obviously the male plant Tony - but a lovely image and good POV. I had a quick play and dropping the highlights made a big change. That's the only CC I have, so well done mate!
Thanks very much for your awesome review and CC. You are correct about the highlights, however I failed to mention that this image is/was Straight Out Of Camera. I really am glad I got this 7d MkII as it does a wonderful job. The only issue I have with it is trying to figure out the complicate Auto-Focus features. With flowers it is somewhat cumbersome getting the proper focus feature employed. Thanks again and of course, cheers to you, Mate. Tony
You're welcome. There are so many different settings for flowers Tony. For my best results, I like to shoot them in shade, Manual mode, f:8-11, 1/250th, Auto ISO. Focus, I use Expand AF Area:Surround or Manual Select.:Zone AF.
Some other settings: Set "Standard" Picture Style, Sharpness=3, all others 0. White Balance: Daylight or Auto. Metering: Centre Weighted Average or Spot
These are suggested settings only Tony but a good starting point. Red flowers in sunshine play havoc with image sensors especially when close up and covering a high percentage of the frame. Another good tip is to have the red flower smaller in the frame to allow other colours to be in the mix for metering - then crop the flower in post to get the framing you want.
Very good advice and duly noted. I went out today in harsh sunlight and shot a few red, white and pink roses. I feel they turned out pretty good. I did use the "Faithful" feature in Picture Quality and got much better results color wise. Especially the reds. I will upload them soon. Muchas Gracias, Muchacho. Tony
All expermental Tony and lighting plays a big part in your settings. Faithful has zero sharpness, contrast and saturation so it's a good place to start. You can then set your own picture quality and save them in #1, #2 or #3. I look forward to your floral parade!