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In winter I often hunt for frozen ponds and look for plants or leaves caught within the ice - e.g.
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Groundscapes can be photographed all year long. If you live near a forest try searching for mushrooms it will make you more aware of other elements on the forest floor. The seashore has an amazing abundance of groundscapes you can discover. Groundscapes are everywhere, next time your are out taking nature pictures simply look down at your feet or examine how the grass lies in a field. In this photograph I decided to include a tree stump to provide a sense of scale and create an anchor in the photograph. How much you include in your shots can vary widely so long as you don't include the sky. Small stream I found on the side of a highway while driving in BC near Field. If you camera also offers a mirror lock up feature you can also use this to further reduce camera vibration. At shutter speeds around 1\4 to 1\15 of a second the shake created by the camera's mirror can cause your photographs to become "soft". The closer you get to your subject and the more magnification you have the more critical it becomes to use a cable release so your photographs are sharp. Generally I shoot RAW files and use Aperture priority mode and set my camera exposure meter to evaluative or matrix mode and then check my histogram to see if my exposures are good. The best light in most cases is soft overcast as it reduces contrast. A polarizer can help reduce reflections, but isn't necessary.
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I usually shoot at aperture of F11 to F22 and use the slowest ISO speed that is practical i.e. If you don't have a cable release you can simply set your camera to shoot with the self timer or use a remote release. A tripod is essential if you want sharp pictures as is a cable release to reduce vibration from the camera. To photograph groundscapes you can use a variety of lenses - a normal 50 mm lens works fine, a macro lens (60 mm or 100 mm) is ideal and even a telephoto lens with close focusing capability can be used. Photographed on Velvia film with a normal 50 mm lens at F16. I filled the frame so they appear to go on forever.Ä«unchberries in summer, note the diagonal arrangement of the flowers with the protruding branch to add interest. In summer these plants display beautiful white flowers.
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a flower growing out of a crack in the sidewalk.Ä«unchberries in Autumn with reddish-purple leaves and bright red berries. You can even take groundscape photographs in urban areas e.g. In most instances you can find groundscapes close to home, your backyard, a park, a field or just short drive into the country. This type of photography does not require travel to distant places. Groundscape photographs look best when they are enlarged in order to draw attention to the details and for this reason I included a couple of zoomify movies below where you can enlarge the photographs.
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The detail found in nature is simply amazing - just look closely at the veins in a leaf! Even ground litter mixed with decaying plant material and mushrooms offers a wide variety of subjects to explore. The closer you look the more you will begin to see what is in these microcosms. Groundscapes don't shout at you begging your attention you need to take your time and examine them closely. All you have to do is look closely at the ground around you. Even stones or rock outcroppings can be interesting subjects. Nature offers what appears to be a chaos of elements in the form of plants, leaves, moss, lichen, fungi and of course flowers. Groundscapes can include a wide variety of subjects. Photographed with a 60 mm macro lens at F16. Mushrooms on the forest floor like this colourful Fly Agaric ( Amanita muscaria - poisonous) make good subjects for ground scapes. I hope that these photographs will make you take more notice of the ground the next time you are out photographing. Sometimes looking at other photographers or artists work can generate ideas to help you improve your own work and this is a case in point. I have always had a strong interest in macrophotography, but before meeting Dalcie I had never concentrated on shooting small patches of the ground. I was struck with their detail and colour ( visit her web site to see examples of her painting) and ever since I have paid more attention to what is at my feet. At the class I had an opportunity to see some of Dalcie's paintings which were studies of ground scapes. In 1995 I was invited to Alberta College of Art (ACAD) to lecture on the properties of light to a class of artists being taught by Dalcie Foo Fat. Panel of Groundscapes showing a wide variety of colours, patterns and textures. The assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature. Groundscape Photography or Ground Macrophotography