About this Picture

I had taken my main camera, the Canon 5D Mark III, to the dealership to have its sensor cleaned from some dust that I couldn't remove on my own. It was a very beautiful day and the sun was about to set, casting a very warm light onto the landscape.

I chose to revive my old Canon 20D while the main camera was away, and go for a walk. I had not been using the 20D for a long time and was no longer familiar with the camera, but I was actually curious to see what the pictures that I might be taking using a comparably old camera with an APS-C sized sensor would look like.

It had been a rather chilly first half of September and some trees were already wearing autumn colors, and I was surprised when I found so many subjects that one would maybe find in October. I discovered a flower bed with some nice deep orange flowers and decided to give it a try. I started taking pictures of one single flower trying to create a colorful abstract background with the other flowers. I kept playing with the aperture values and this picture was actually taken at ƒ/5.6—the picture below was taken at ƒ/4 for comparison. I soon forgot about the small viewfinder of the old camera and quickly adapted to it again, but the low resolution of the display still made it difficult to adequately judge a photograph's quality.

When browsing through the pictures on the computer at home I was surprised by their good quality. This picture proves that one doesn't need the latest technology to take good photographs.

Canon EOS 5D MkIII, EF 180/3.5
1/800s at ƒ/4

Canon EOS 5D MkIII, Lensbaby 2.0
1/50s