Flowers in late afternoon sun...with a bee or two
Sep 3, 2014 00:26:24 #
Enjoy! And please comment/critique. I can't get better without input and practice.
Backlighting shows off my beauty!
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Mm...sweet nectar!
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What kind of flower am I?
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I'm a stunner...aren't I?
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To crop or not?
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For all the Dahlia fans...
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To Bee or not...
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...or not to Bee?
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Here comes the sun...
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Sep 3, 2014 02:05:14 #
Very nice. I know how hard those can be. I especially like the softer light of the third shot.
Sep 3, 2014 02:22:25 #
Thanks for looking moonhawk. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
moonhawk wrote:
Very nice. I know how hard those can be. I especially like the softer light of the third shot.
Sep 3, 2014 05:56:03 #
FramerMCB wrote:
Enjoy! And please comment/critique. I can't get better without input and practice.
beautiful flowers framer!
Sep 3, 2014 09:24:38 #
Gorgeous color, light, composition, and in many I really love the out of focus backgrounds.
The main problem I see is most are not in focus, or have extremely shallow focus range. I downloaded a couple and you are using very small aperture, but very fast shutter speed. For example, the tangerine colored dahlia says f/5, but 1/8000 sec. "To bee or not" is f/4, 1/2500 sec. Can you discuss these choices?
The main problem I see is most are not in focus, or have extremely shallow focus range. I downloaded a couple and you are using very small aperture, but very fast shutter speed. For example, the tangerine colored dahlia says f/5, but 1/8000 sec. "To bee or not" is f/4, 1/2500 sec. Can you discuss these choices?
Sep 3, 2014 09:51:29 #
Sep 3, 2014 10:13:11 #
FramerMCB wrote:
Enjoy! And please comment/critique. I can't get better without input and practice.
Beauties. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Sep 3, 2014 15:56:01 #
Thanks for looking. And the situation I was combating/dealing with was the fact that there was an intermittent breeze blowing. Sometimes stronger, sometimes weaker, and then it would die out altogether, for a short period. Plus, I was trying to isolate the subject. Next time however, I will play around with my F-stop. I was shooting with my Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS (the first generation of this lens).
Linda From Maine wrote:
Gorgeous color, light, composition, and in many I really love the out of focus backgrounds.
The main problem I see is most are not in focus, or have extremely shallow focus range. I downloaded a couple and you are using very small aperture, but very fast shutter speed. For example, the tangerine colored dahlia says f/5, but 1/8000 sec. "To bee or not" is f/4, 1/2500 sec. Can you discuss these choices?
The main problem I see is most are not in focus, or have extremely shallow focus range. I downloaded a couple and you are using very small aperture, but very fast shutter speed. For example, the tangerine colored dahlia says f/5, but 1/8000 sec. "To bee or not" is f/4, 1/2500 sec. Can you discuss these choices?
Sep 3, 2014 15:56:33 #
greymule wrote:
Beauties. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks greymule! I'm glad you like them and thanks for the kind comments.
Sep 3, 2014 15:57:21 #
angler wrote:
Very good colourful set.
I appreciate the kind words Angler (Jim). Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Sep 3, 2014 15:58:13 #
merrytexan wrote:
beautiful flowers framer!
Thanks "merrytexan"! I'm glad you like them and thanks for the kind words.
Sep 3, 2014 16:02:51 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Gorgeous color, light, composition, and in many I really love the out of focus backgrounds.
The main problem I see is most are not in focus, or have extremely shallow focus range. I downloaded a couple and you are using very small aperture, but very fast shutter speed. For example, the tangerine colored dahlia says f/5, but 1/8000 sec. "To bee or not" is f/4, 1/2500 sec. Can you discuss these choices?
The main problem I see is most are not in focus, or have extremely shallow focus range. I downloaded a couple and you are using very small aperture, but very fast shutter speed. For example, the tangerine colored dahlia says f/5, but 1/8000 sec. "To bee or not" is f/4, 1/2500 sec. Can you discuss these choices?
See my initial response to this below. I also wanted to thank you for looking. For questioning my tactics (sanity?) by asking a great question.
And to provide a little more info on how I shoot. Most of the time I'm shooting in Aperture priority mode so I can control depth of field. And I'll adjust my ISO according to whether I think the corresponding shutter speed is going to be adequate/appropriate for the scene I'm shooting. However, I am often in a hurry as well because I usually have family with me. Fortunately, when I was shooting these my boys and wife were otherwise occupied river-side. We were right next to the upper Molalla river - southeast of Portland, Oregon about 40 miles or so.
Sep 4, 2014 06:45:45 #
Last one i think is the best. It has a sort of subtle look. All are good, i just like this one best.
Sep 4, 2014 13:15:26 #
tdklex wrote:
Last one i think is the best. It has a sort of subtle look. All are good, i just like this one best.
Thanks for looking Lex and for taking the time to comment. Appreciate the kind words.
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