Backyard Flowers

[Flish]

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[ultima16888]

nice shots, feels a ted bit under exposed.

[Stefan Stuart Fletcher]

Lovely garden, great starting shots. I'd agree with boosting the exposure and perhaps add a bit more contrast and saturation.


Living in central Athens, I've forgotten the luxury of such a fine garden as yours, but I offer the image below as an inducement - if one were needed - for buying a macro lens. /cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.23.67/wet_2D00_rose.jpg

[Stefan Stuart Fletcher]

I forgot to add that my reason for posting my image was to show that you can push the limits with flowers and break the rules. I'm not saying my rose shot works, but you can push the narrow DOF, lighting / composition and sharpening much farther than you might think.

[Tim]

This was in the first 10 shots taken with my 50 f1.8, at 1.8. Flowers are always fun subjects.


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[Don Burkett]

Now you're talking my language, I love to shoot flowers [:D]


The backyard variety:


Daisy: Canon40D <span class="exif"]1/40s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso200 AP-2, tripod



http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/image/102181619/original.jpg





The Wild Variety


Shooting Star: Canon 40D: <span class="exif"]1/50s f/8.0 at 100.0mm iso250 AP+2/3 Tripod



http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/image/97878281/original.jpg





The Botanic Garden Variety


Rosa Jacolber: Canon 40D, <span class="exif"]1s f/25.0 at 100.0mm iso160 AP-1



http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/image/103734484/original.jpg





Even the Greenhouse Kind:


Minho Valentine: Canon40D, <span class="exif"]1/4s f/29.0 at 50.0mm iso200 AP-1/3 Tripod


http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/image/95595192/original.jpg
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[Flish]

Here's a few more...I know I've got a lot to learn but it sure is fun so far. Thanks for all the help...





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[Flish]

These are really stunning. I like to black background against the color. We've got a 40D and the new 5D MII along with a solid Gitzo tripod and two "L" series lenses (24-105 &amp; 70-200 2.8 IS) currently so with practice I'm hoping we can learn to create shot like these as well.


What lens are you using in these shots?

[Don Burkett]

Fish


I'm not certain if you're question was directed at me,
but if it was, I use the Cannon 100m f/2.8 macro for most of my flora.
The Orchid was shot with a borrowed Sigma 50.

[Tim]

Don I love the last shot, will done!

[Don Burkett]

Don I love the last shot, will done!
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Thanks Tim. The local orchid greenhouse have me some shooting privledges last winter when I was cutting my teeth in Photography and it was a great way to learn through trial. Hoping to get back in there this year as well.

[Flish]

It was, myapologizesfor that. Looks like macro is a whole otherworld in itself...

[portej05]

I found the following flowers in my backyard a while ago


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2977499351_9b0d328d80.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/jporteous/2977499351/)


EF-S 60mm 1/125s f/4


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2978348508_bb76bcf2ff.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/jporteous/2978348508/)


EF-S 60mm1/200 f/5


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2977492947_43b162168f.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/jporteous/2977492947/)


EF-S 60mm 1/100 f/3.5





The 60mm EF-S has been really good, although it doesn't have the reach for further away objects


I really like Don and Flish's flower photos - the colours are great, although Flish' first set seems a little underexposed

[Stefan Stuart Fletcher]

Don,


The Minho Valentine is one of the most beautifully composed flower shots I've ever seen. Congratulations, truly beautiful.

[Don Burkett]

Thank you Stefan.


I have a Flora Gallery set up at www.pbase.com/dbrasco if you're interested.


I basically learned photography basics through shooting flowers. While I'm not expert, you can see you can see whatever progress I've made through the shots on that site.