Yellow Pond Lilies in Horseshoe Lake Wetland
A quick post from one of my most favorite locations to photograph on Horseshoe Lake near Parry Sound, Ontario. I love shooting the water lilies in this wetland from my canoe. I will use a wide angle lens set to focus as close as it will allow, select an f-stop of around f16, hang-out over the edge of the canoe holding the camera just above the water’s surface, in front of a waterlily blossom and fire away. I find it to be beneficial to remove the lens hood from the lens for such photography otherwise you will find the lens hood casts unpleasantly shaped shadows on the foreground lily pad leaves. It usually takes a few tries before I get the exact framing that I want, but it gives a different perspective of the wetland environment – a frog’s eye view if you will🙂
Love the frog’s eye view, it’s a great perspective!
Thanks Denise, glad you like the image. Much appreciated.
Great image. What camera/lens combination did you use?
Hi Doug, thanks very much for the subscription to the blog and for your comments. This photo was captured using a Nikon D200 and a Nikon 12-24mm lens (at 12mm) with a Nikon polarizer attached. I also use a bubble level in the hot-shoe to make sure the camera is square with the world before pressing the shutter. Live View would certainly simplify creating these type of images. Thanks again for your support. It is appreciated very much.