HOW I GOT THE SHOT: One of the great joys of photography is its boundless
creativity. After investing considerable effort documenting the expansive
grandeur of the Ruchama Forest, I reached into my camera bag for a telephoto
lens and snapped on a new set of eyes to go along with it. I’ve been
experimenting with this style of composition for a few years, seeking new ways
to frame subjects using highly blurred side elements. To achieve this effect,
depth of field must be reduced to its absolute minimum by opening up to a large
aperture and by zooming out with a long lens. Both contribute to an extreme
narrowing of depth, allowing the lens to hone in sharply on a single point of
interest.
It also didn’t hurt to lie on my
stomach, let the wind shake things up and go eye to eye with my subjects.
Anemones are at their finest under strong, midday sunlight, when they are fully
open. But that’s an awful time to shoot. So finding a new angle and soft
backlight to illuminate their petals helped put a new dress on Israel’s floral
finery. The magic of spring is its brevity. So short lived are the colorful
wildflowers that miraculously pop out of the ground each year, just knowing
they will be gone soon makes their appearance all the more beautiful.
TECHNICAL DATA – Camera: Nikon D700, handheld, manual exposure, center-weighted metering mode, f/4
at 1/400th sec., ISO 400. Raw file converted to Jpeg. Lens: Nikon 70-200 zoom
at 190 mm. Date:
Feb 26, 2012, 3:03 p.m. Location:
Ruchama Forest, Western Negev.
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