Fork-leaved sundew - blackshot, Heesch, Netherlands
A blackshot image of a Fork-leaved sundew. This is not really a great subject for it as it is rather thin.
The idea of such an image is to fully isolate the subject from the background, and to also completely remove the background. You know, without you trying to do this in Photoshop later.
The technique: put camera in manual mode and underexpose so much that you basically see nothing in the viewfinder. In this case, I used f/18 and 1/1250s. Even in full daylight these settings gives no light at all.
Next, you add custom light, in this case diffused flash from the left. The subject should be clear from anything else within a few metres so that flash does not hit anything in the background.
''Drosera binata'', commonly known as the forked sundew or fork-leaved sundew, is a large, perennial sundew native to Australia and New Zealand. The specific epithet is Latin for "having pairs" - a reference to the leaves, which are dichotomously divided or forked.
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- Place subject with a clearance of any background, minimum few metres
- Remove light (see settings)
- Add light (flash, torch) Posted 5 years ago