Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden Sculpture Photography, Cape Town
Earlier today I facilitated an extensive one-on-one photography training session at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden.
We were greeted early-morning with slight rainy conditions during the undercover exposure theory session. The morning light improved as we ventured outside into the the garden under slight diffused light, but perfectly dry conditions for the practical application session.
During the practical session I only managed to capture four images as my attention was firmly on the new photographer's application of exposure in different modes, exposure settings and focal lengths while capturing small flowers and quite a few sculptures (of various shapes and sizes).
I managed to 'click and go' two of these very bold and impressive sculptures. Ultimately compromised by the availability of time for more effective background angles I decided to adjust both image backgrounds for eliminating people, plants and other unwanted natural obstacles.
For projecting the prominence and quality of the two sculptures I digitally enhanced the backgrounds with 'superimposing' both image backgrounds in applying Windows 11 Photo App functionality and some non-AI corrections in Adobe Lightroom.
According to my own (Vernon Chalmers Photography) AI disclaimer I am aware that due to the applied background changes I am obliged to communicate these image property changes.
My objective was to stay as authentic as possible in creating an average generative natural background colour scheme (in terms of a generative depth of field application - based on the original tones). Both sculpture images are the natural exposure depiction as captured with the Canon EOS 6D Mark II / EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Kirstenbosch Sculpture Photography with Canon EOS 6D Mark II
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| Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden Sculpture : Canon EOS 6D Mark II |
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| Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden Sculpture : Canon EOS 6D Mark II |
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“Vernon Chalmers has a strong connection with Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden 1. He frequently conducts photography training sessions there, focusing on various aspects such as bird and flower photography, macro and close-up photography, and landscape and long exposure photography 2.
Recently, on December 11, 2024, Vernon facilitated an extensive one-on-one training session at Kirstenbosch 1. Despite slight rainy conditions in the morning, the session continued with practical applications in the garden under diffused but dry conditions 1. Vernon used a Canon EOS 6D Mark II and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens to capture images of sculptures and small flowers, providing hands-on guidance to new photographers 1.” (Source: Microsoft)
- Canon EOS 6D Mark II (Full-Frame)
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens
Exposure / Focus Settings
- Autofocus On
- Aperture Priority (Av) Mode
- Aperture: f/4
- Auto-ISO: 100
- Focal Length: 105 mm
- Handheld
- Zone Autofocus
- Speedlite flash (Image 2)
Lightroom Image Post-Processing
- Lightroom Classic (Ver 13.5) - minor adjustments / RAW to JPEG conversion
- Windows 11 Photo App
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