Perpetual flower photo thread [Archive] - Page 14 - Digital Camera Resource Page Forums

nate1280

09-25-2008, 06:18 AM

Sedum

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2876386935_f378249b0d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate1280/2876386935/)

Flower stems from a King Kong Coleus

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2877219878_70159e8c6a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate1280/2877219878/)

Phlox

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2840408931_ea97944b0c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate1280/2840408931/)

Geoff Chandler

09-30-2008, 08:11 AM

Just been scanning some old pics from the mid 80's..
Back then I had an Olympus OM2 & and OM10 - they shared various lenses.
This shot I remembr taking both on Film (this example) Kodak Gold 2 - and on
slide - one was the OM10 and one was the OM2 - so I am not sure which
camera took which - I suspect the OM10 was on film..
This shot should have not been as good as this - I used a Vivitar 24mm wide
lens coupled with a Vivitar 2x converter which made it capeable of closer images.

Calico

10-04-2008, 06:23 PM

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w139/puckstop43/60mmtest086.jpg

Got my new 60mmAF2.8D nikon lens and just had to give it a try this morning.
Feedback is welcome

creativechaos

10-04-2008, 10:29 PM

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/creativechaos/IMG_2359.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/creativechaos/IMG_2814.jpg

Stang849

10-07-2008, 05:58 AM

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Stang849/DSC_4497bwc.jpg

TheWengler

10-07-2008, 11:33 AM

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w139/puckstop43/60mmtest086.jpg

Got my new 60mmAF2.8D nikon lens and just had to give it a try this morning.
Feedback is welcome

I missed this one. That's beautiful. Very nice job.

eddie haskell

10-07-2008, 09:56 PM

A floating dahlia.....

I caught this gal as I came home from work. I noticed it sitting all by herself in the afternoon sunshine.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/dahliainsun.jpg

Dread Pirate Roberts

10-09-2008, 04:02 AM

Got my new 60mmAF2.8D nikon lens and just had to give it a try this morning.
Feedback is welcome

Lovelly shot Calico, I like that composition and the way the green in the lower right balances the exposure. Nice.

eddie haskell

10-09-2008, 07:05 PM

Getting colder, and I'll lose all my flowers come first frost....so, I'll capture as many as I can first :D

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/1of3a.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/bashful.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/momsset1.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/1of3.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/thegang.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/1of3d.jpg

AdamW

10-12-2008, 07:46 PM

Two shots from the Golden Gate Park Arboretum:

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41027

TheWengler

10-12-2008, 11:12 PM

Hey Adam, nice to see you back behind the lens again!

AdamW

10-13-2008, 04:45 PM

Hey Adam, nice to see you back behind the lens again!

Thanks, Lukas! But not so much behind the camera as processing shots taken over the summer and never gotten to....;)

TheWengler

10-13-2008, 08:21 PM

Thanks, Lukas! But not so much behind the camera as processing shots taken over the summer and never gotten to....;)

Well then, I take it back! :p Get out there and find some bugs!

Geoff Chandler

10-15-2008, 08:57 AM

Quite frustrated still waiting for my D80 to come back from being pixal mapped.
So
I took the KM A200 out into the garden this evening for a shot of this little yellow daisy - used the close up attachment lens

Phill D

10-15-2008, 01:42 PM

Should have read this thread first Geoff then I'd have known what happened to your D80. Hope you get it back soon, mind you with KM shots like this one I can see you aren't getting rusty ;) Nice one.

shane33

10-15-2008, 02:57 PM

few from my garden :)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2005/2903318927_8a0c4b63e6_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2927587775_e321c159e6_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2928446736_d79e6d1d4b_b.jpg

josef

10-19-2008, 08:43 PM

didn't even notice my sister's red car in the background until i got home a looked at the photos..:rolleyes: it was a looong day..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2694515994_3f79272694_b.jpg

Kushnirenko

10-28-2008, 10:34 PM

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Oct, 2008. Canon HV30
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2983482636_4585fb7d1e.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2983482636_c1f7b7235b_o.jpg)

Geoff Chandler

10-30-2008, 08:26 AM

Revisiting the yellow daisy - but with the D80

eddie haskell

10-30-2008, 10:52 PM

Getting late in the season for me....but I got a couple still :eek:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/lategardencolor.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/Jan.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/Jan-1.jpg

Dread Pirate Roberts

11-01-2008, 02:08 AM

Love that first shot Eddie.

Joseph, if you don't mind me mentioning it you've got a bit of nuclear red there (red channel blown). I do it all the time and haven't worked out how to avoid it but I gather one is supposed to check the three colour histogram isn't blown because the combined histogram is misleading.

reppans

11-02-2008, 04:46 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2974076709_ee6372c3c0_b.jpg

TheWengler

11-08-2008, 07:45 PM

Beautiful shot DPR.

Here are a couple growing near a pumpkin patch.

41731

41732

SpecialK

11-09-2008, 04:15 PM

Display at the Queen Mary.
41763

Kushnirenko

11-10-2008, 10:56 PM

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Nov 2008
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/3020778441_ce2d472b5c.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/3020778441_28d5fa4735_o.jpg)

faisal

11-11-2008, 02:06 PM

A Dried up Rose....

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_8882.jpg
50mm, 1/60, f6.3, ISO 100

Hosmer23

11-11-2008, 10:56 PM

http://fc73.deviantart.com/fs22/i/2008/316/c/9/Dandy_Colors_by_hosmer23.jpg

http://fc34.deviantart.com/fs20/i/2008/316/7/4/Vertical_Blues_by_hosmer23.jpg

http://fc12.deviantart.com/fs21/i/2008/316/4/d/Drops_on_a_Star_by_hosmer23.jpg

TheWengler

11-12-2008, 03:05 AM

A few flowers on their way out.

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Rooz

11-12-2008, 03:20 AM

its unusual. i like it.

TheWengler

11-12-2008, 05:18 PM

Thanks Rooz.

A few more

#1 - I liked the colors and exposure in this one but I failed to take the shot from an interesting angle. So I wanted to tilt it in pp, but I didn't leave enough room around the edges to do that. This is what I ended up with.
41854

#2
41855

#3
41856

shane33

11-14-2008, 08:23 PM

http://shane33.smugmug.com/photos/417149243_vWCbh-L.jpg

Tony Growden

12-04-2008, 06:33 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/3019561769_5dbf0a3139_b.jpg

Geoff Chandler

12-06-2008, 12:31 AM

I couldn't believe that there was still a bloom, at this time of the year, on our passion flower lant
This taken on a cold grey winters day - I notice the colours and saturation
look very different (un edited)

Rooz

12-06-2008, 12:45 AM

Geoff Chandler

12-06-2008, 07:24 AM

that is a stunning shot Geoff, perfect dof and its very sharp indeed. i think it could have used like a third of a stop increase in exposure to pop it off the page. i'm telling you, there was something wrong with your old d80. lol
Cheers Rooz
It's the same D80 - but it does seem a bit different!
This shot is very much how it was looking when I spotted it - and sometimes
it is good to be a little larger than life - so I might have a little play with this one...

Geoff Chandler

12-10-2008, 09:52 AM

I wasn't even going to keep this - until I tried cropping it - then I decided it wasn't so bad ...

I made the mistake of taking these in direct sunlight - maybe I would have faired better if I had shaded them.

GoneTomorrow

12-12-2008, 11:25 PM

Both shot with a Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_1982.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_4282_filtered.jpg

avi777

12-13-2008, 05:03 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2925415189_a41a95fd77_b.jpg

Geoff Chandler

12-13-2008, 04:54 PM

avi777

12-13-2008, 07:07 PM

Thanks Geoff, I hadn't seen a yellow one till I saw this one and I had to click it. You have some nice colours there.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2864605523_8654d57e62_o.jpg

I can't put a name to these.

Dread Pirate Roberts

12-14-2008, 04:42 AM

Wow Geoff and gone. They're lovelly images.

Geoff Chandler

12-14-2008, 04:19 PM

avi777 ~Unusual!! - I love the way you have it escaping the frame - great image!

Thanks for the complement DPR

avi777

12-14-2008, 06:22 PM

Thanks Geoff.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2923857843_98c9fd4802_b.jpg

TheWengler

12-14-2008, 06:35 PM

Very cool avi. Did you zoom during the exposure?

GoneTomorrow

12-14-2008, 06:54 PM

Gone Tomorrow ~ Stunning close up work - wonderfull images indeed
avi777 - a lovely bloom - nice to see a yellow one of these

I revisited my Mini Cyclamens, decided to play around with the camera settings to see what sort of image I could achieve straight off the camera
Here's the result

Thanks for comment! I like your flowers, very exotic and nicely shot!

Wow Geoff and gone. They're lovelly images.

Thanks!

Thanks Geoff.

Great effect, how did you manage it?

avi777

12-15-2008, 06:40 PM

Wengler, GoneTomorrow: thanks, it was a simple effect. Ps is really a great tool to edit images. :) I did some enhancing with levels, boosted the vibrance, duplicated the layer. Then I remember adding a zoom blur to the bottom layer and a mask to the upper layer.

sophie19

12-29-2008, 11:09 PM

I took these 4 flower shots while visiting the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. They were taken with a Casio Exilim EX-S600 which also goes to show that even a higher end (considering this camera sells close to $300 range) point and shoot camera can take great pictures. Also none of these pictures where photoshopped and all where taken on macro setting. Btw I have more flower pics from the same place but for first photo posting starting of with 4. Also all comments welcome :)

What is this flower?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/CIMG2030.jpg
Dahlia???
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/CIMG2032.jpg
Dahlia???
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/CIMG2033.jpg
Brazilian Plume Flower
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/CIMG2045.jpg

Phill D

12-30-2008, 02:05 AM

Welcome to the forums sophie19. I like the first one best & I think it's some type of geranium but I'm no expert.

Geoff Chandler

12-30-2008, 04:13 AM

Excellent photos sophie19, I love it when photos look this good without any faffing around with them afterwards!

Prospero

12-31-2008, 08:12 AM

Very nice photos Sophie. The colours are nice.
However, I think they are just little bit underexposed, if they were a little bit brighter they would be better. Also, all the flowers are in the center of the frame, Often, if you move them a bit to the side, it will make the picture more interesting.
Other than that, they are great.

sophie19

12-31-2008, 11:46 PM

Thank you all for your comments and Prospero thats interesting that you say that they shouldn't be centered , cause I always thought that for flowers especially it should be in the center , but hey I'm just an amateur so always willing to learn :) And to everybody that commented and everybody in general on this flower forum your pics are also simply stunning :D

Happy New Year 2009 !!!!!!!

sophie19

01-02-2009, 12:33 AM

Some more taken at the Botanical Garden of Vienna University :) Btw I think cactus can be counted as a flower right? All pics taken with my
Casio EX S600

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/CIMG2084.jpg
Some Type of Cactus
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/CIMG2101.jpg
Some Type of Cactus 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/CIMG2103.jpg
Even though not the best flower pic I still like it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/orf12/NATURA%20MY%20ESCAPE/Casio%20EX%20S600/her.jpg

Comments always welcome :)

LBGChris

01-02-2009, 01:06 AM

OMG what IS that huge blue flower??? It looks like a huge blue rose!! That is possibly one of the craziest things I've ever seen! haha

toriaj

01-02-2009, 12:48 PM

It's a succulent. They're pretty common in Utah and Wyoming. I have one like it in my front yard right now. I don't know the name of the kind, but Wikipedia says that
Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are water-retaining plants adapted to arid climate or soil conditions. Succulent plants store water in their leaves, stems and/or roots. The storage of water often gives succulent plants a more swollen or fleshy appearance than other plants, also known as succulence.

Geoff Chandler

01-04-2009, 12:58 AM

Here's a quick shot taken in the glass house at RHS Wisley - it was cold out and hot inside - so the lens steamed up quickly - but this shot was OK
(Tamron 28 - 200)

thombo

01-04-2009, 09:27 AM

Here some shots from my garden, early in the morning when everything was still covered in frost... They were shot with my new Olympus E-520...

Geoff Chandler

01-04-2009, 11:15 AM

thombo - Got to say those images are tak sharp and beautiful - lovely !!!

toriaj

01-04-2009, 11:40 AM

Geoff, I love the colors you captured. And thombo, looks like some cool frost.

avi777

01-04-2009, 07:16 PM

Yeah, the frost does look cool :)

Geoff Chandler

01-07-2009, 05:48 PM

Nice for Christmas - Poinsettas in RHS Wisley glasshouse.
They had a few different colours - some lighter shade pinky ones in the
background and red and Cream ones in the foreground - nicely placed
by the waterfall.
(Tammie 28 - 200)

TheWengler

01-09-2009, 12:46 AM

Not really a flower. :o

43452

thombo

01-09-2009, 06:13 AM

Not really a flower. :o

43452

You made it look like one, I love it!

Geoff Chandler

02-15-2009, 10:30 AM

This is a combined effort -My daughter recieved this Rose from her boyfriend.
I photographed it with the D80 & Tamron 28 - 200 (wrong lens for close up I know!).
She did most of the PP work, I just put the frame round at the end.
(PS - she wants to take up photography!)

TheWengler

02-15-2009, 11:57 AM

Wow, this thread hasn't been posted in for awhile. Must be winter. I see a couple problems with that one Geoff. 1st is the lighting. IMO the top of the rose should be lit even with everything else or brighter. If you're using a pop up flash then I'm not sure there's much you can do about that w/o changing the composition. If you were using that SB-600 in your sig, then bounce that thing! I'm not sure if you can take it off camera, but that's work too. 2nd thing is the black background looks photoshopped. The line between the flower and the background is too sharp. I think the composition is good by itself, but maybe doesn't work with the lighting set up. The colors are also very nice.

So, when are you going to give your daughter your camera and get a D300?

Geoff Chandler

02-15-2009, 05:10 PM

As usual I couldn't get the SB600 to do what I wanted - tossed it back in the case and gave up with it.
Just the pop up flash - no usefull natural light available.
Rachel cut the image out and paisted it on a black background.
Top of the rose is really dark - in real life.
Rachel is happy with it like it is as it looks how it did (aside from a black background)

Geoff Chandler

02-17-2009, 04:18 PM

Here's one viewed from above - somewhat brighter than the real thing -
whilst experimenting with the exposure.

TheWengler

02-19-2009, 08:07 PM

I like that one much better Geoff. Very nice.

Dread Pirate Roberts

02-27-2009, 09:48 PM

I guess a Frangipani

Geoff Chandler

02-27-2009, 10:58 PM

I guess a Frangipani
Really nice DPR !!
I haven't taken many pics recently - just grabbed a couple of these in a
pot by my front door...

faisal

02-27-2009, 11:45 PM

Nice shots DPR and Geoff Chandler....makes my flower entry look small and inadequate... :|

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_8558.jpg
50mm, 1/60, f5.6, ISO 400

Dread Pirate Roberts

02-28-2009, 02:56 AM

LOL - Flower envy

faisal

02-28-2009, 12:25 PM

LOL - Flower envy

hahaha...totally!!! :p

TheWengler

03-01-2009, 02:42 AM

Wonderful shot DPR!

faisal

03-01-2009, 11:06 AM

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_8542.jpg
50mm, 1/640, f8, ISO 200.

TheWengler

03-01-2009, 11:35 AM

Interesting shot and processing faisal.

Turo

03-01-2009, 10:22 PM

This shot was taken by my girlfriend. She doesn't have an account here, but I wanted to share it because I think it turned out pretty nice:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3320315839_ef40d20e0a_o.jpg

GF's flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30060840@N07/3320315839/)

Geoff Chandler

03-02-2009, 02:19 PM

Crocuses are coming up - I also have some in the garden - but this
white one is indoors by a window by my front door..

Geoff Chandler

03-02-2009, 02:21 PM

Carnation
Very close up and cropped a little

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-03-2009, 01:59 AM

Turo your GF took a great shot.
Geoff I liked your POTD one more, thought it was exceptional.

kgosden

03-03-2009, 09:47 PM

Here are a few from last weekend at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens Orchid show.

Geoff Chandler

03-03-2009, 10:53 PM

Here are a few from last weekend at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens Orchid show.
These are good, have you got any more???
Here's a different looking one...
(hope I haven't posted this before...)

Phill D

03-03-2009, 11:00 PM

Turo those roses are beautiful, that would have made a perfect Valentine card.
Geoff that carnation shot is excellent too a really dramatic close up. I've been too busy to do much other than a bit of surfing lately, must get out & take some shots of spring.

eddie haskell

03-04-2009, 11:04 PM

The buds are budding, even tho we have a very small chance for snow over-night and tomorrow. We've had lots of sun breaks, almost to 60 degrees even. Things grow fast up here, they don't waste any time getting started......

Here are a few from last year. I gots lots of ideals to improve on my presentation. I look at some from last year and chuckle....."what was I thinking.....?" :eek:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cantwait-b.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cantwait.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cantwait-c.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cantwait-d.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cantwait-a.jpg

Phill D

03-07-2009, 12:57 AM

Beautiful flowers Eddie - what do you shoot with these days?

Geoff Chandler

03-07-2009, 11:25 AM

eddie haskell

03-09-2009, 12:48 AM

Beautiful flowers Eddie - what do you shoot with these days?

Phill....still going at my old point and shoot Fuji S700. Can't wait till I can get a camera that has a real manual focus. This guy has been a good learner unit, but I'm chomping at the bit to be able to extend my understandings and ability. A few more......

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/tiger.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/pink.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/burst.jpg

And the ever hard to capture.....red one :(

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/red-1.jpg

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-09-2009, 04:40 AM

Wow Eddie, no fair - outstanding landscapes and flowers.:)

Love no 2.

Turo

03-09-2009, 10:40 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3340772288_ea40e76a07_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3340772288/)

Phill D

03-12-2009, 04:56 AM

Eddie you sure get lovely shots out of that Fuji. More stunning flowers.

GoneTomorrow

03-12-2009, 05:52 AM

Love the lighting on that shot Turo, is it natural?

Geoff Chandler

03-12-2009, 08:20 AM

eddie - I am loving all your flower shots - I hope you make the transition to DSLR OK - I found it a bit hard to start with
P&S has so much more Depth of field - so if you have a half decent lens - the images can look pretty good. DSLR will reward you greatly - but the images need to be coaxed out and worked at more

Here is an image of our very new Hyacinths just coming up...

eddie haskell

03-15-2009, 10:26 PM

Thanks Geoff....
I'm about ready to pull the trigger on a new unit, but I just don't know how much I'd like fiddling around with lens changing. I love the simplicity of fixed lens.....

A couple from today in my friends greenhouse:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/davids6.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/batch3c.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/davids3.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/davids5.jpg

Geoff Chandler

03-16-2009, 03:21 AM

eddie - as someone here says (George) 'Once you go DSLR you'll never go back'
There is a large element of truth to this, it is much quicker and more responsive, but it takes a while to adjust to. There are leneses out there that can be left on for most of the time. I would shy away from mega zooms as they ultimately are of a lower quality. Most short range zooms are pretty good, some also cover the macro range (my Sigma 17 -70 for example).
Good luck deciding and let us know some of your thoughts.

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-16-2009, 04:06 AM

Eddie, now I'm just depressed. Those photos you post that I admire so much are taken with a P&S !

Geoff Chandler

03-16-2009, 06:17 AM

P&S can be excellent but at times they are limited
Swings and roundabouts! I have been delighted with some
of my P&S shots, but not always!
Eddie is a natural - he'd get great shots with a box brownie!!!!!
meanwhile
I was out today and stopped on the Purley way Croydon for some landscape
shots - knelt down for a close up of the dafs while I was there
This is unedited (OK resized!!!)
Full manual exposure and manual focus Manual WB 5000K - direct sunlight!!
(Not a good idea as it usually washes out details)
I reckon the ability to go manual was what made this photo work for me
(I might play with it later)
:)

Kushnirenko

03-17-2009, 03:51 PM

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Mar 2009
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3363166945_06021ce19d.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3363166945_a6ab470298_o.jpg)

eddie haskell

03-17-2009, 07:46 PM

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/stargazing.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/3perspectives2.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/curiousrose-1.jpg

raven15

03-17-2009, 11:31 PM

eddie haskell

03-18-2009, 12:13 AM

Far be it from me to offer advice as a person of knowledge....but I can share what I have been happy with, after trying various exposures.
As in any subject, you must have a good understanding of how you want to express yourself via the "flower". You must also figure out how any given flower presents itself best. Some do best in a close-up or macro exposure I've found, some, a whole frame with some room around them, some do both well. If it outdoors, you must consider lighting and backdrop as well if you are doing a whole frame composition.

I'll give you a few examples of stuff I pulled up, not what I feel is my best, but I'm sorry, my organization is non existent. I just download, look, and forget about them for the most part, but I think these might help explain what I'm trying to share....

This lily is a very plain and simple flower, lacking vibrant colors or petals that can really catch light and contrasting, so, I had to take that into consideration when trying to capture it....that is why I wanted no competing background (colors) in it.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/roze-1-1-1.jpg

Geoff Chandler

03-18-2009, 03:29 AM

Anyone have any tips for great flower shots, or is it something that only I can learn / not learn myself? The city I'm in prides itself as the world capital of peonies, they are building a large new opera house in the shape of a peony which will open during a huge peony festival next month. There is a peony park, etc., so there will be flowers everywhere. Any suggestions?

Avoid direct sunlight, generally, it usually over blows the fine detail and
is too contrasty for the camera.
Get in close and avoid distracting backgrounds.
Make sure your steady and using a fast enough shutter speed - close ups can blur easily with camera shake.
Take several shots - try different angles and compositions.
Have fun!

raven15

03-18-2009, 04:49 AM

OK: it's all about composition and feeling: check. Just like always, and who knows if I am good at it.

No direct sunlight: ummmm.... check. I'll try to override my personal preference for direct lighting. Of course, the pollution is pretty bad here, so maybe that counts even when it's "sunny" :).

Check background: check. I'll watch for it.

Eddie, are most of your shots, such as the last, natural light?

Geoff Chandler

03-18-2009, 06:14 AM

Geoff Chandler

03-18-2009, 06:16 AM

Sort of a flower I suppose - our Weeping Willow is coming out...
(extreem close up!!)

eddie haskell

03-18-2009, 08:13 AM

dig-it-al

03-18-2009, 09:53 PM

My advice: When in macro mode, don't suck any bees up your nose - that tends to induce camera shake!

rx_morph

03-19-2009, 01:29 PM

Well I guess didn't follow the traditional rules of flower photography shooting these two shots but I was wanting to capture some of the other flowers/sky in the background for these as well as the evening sunlight. Made for some nice colors I think.

raven15

03-20-2009, 04:27 AM

I try to use natural light if at all possible, it keeps it real, if you know what I mean. A pain to use, BUT....if you can use a tripod, you can close down your aperture to control the bright light, but you'll need to adjust shutter speed down as well, thus the need for it. It can really isolate your subject, and bring out the slightest detail too....even if you look like a blabbering fool standing ankle deep in flowers.

I have a suggestion. You say your city is famous for the peonies, right?
Try and capture a very low projection, get me one flower as point of interest, but yet at an angle that allows you to show its accompany brothers and sisters and any famous "landmark", like a church, courthouse, etc, in the background.

I vastly prefer natural light, and only have the on-board flash in any case, so that's very good.

It so happens there is a landmark (I'll look around for other locations too). I visited it the other day and had already decided to try and incorporate it. Then I searched on the web and found this from the same place! I think it is heavily processed though, and the style indicates a Chinese photographer. It may even be three images (not sure), one for the foreground, one for the background, and one for the sky (the sky in China hasn't been that blue in decades).

When I was in high school I briefly joined the marching band. I learned from the drum major to stand still in line, even if a bee flew up my nose. Fortunately I don't have a good macro lens, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Edit: This isn't my picture, just so you know!

raven15

03-20-2009, 04:30 AM

RX morph, those are beautiful.

TheWengler

03-20-2009, 10:14 AM

Looks like a cool spot there Raven. Go shoot it!

rx_morph

03-20-2009, 10:47 AM

RX morph, those are beautiful.

Thank you, raven15. I'm glad you enjoyed them. :)

JakeNsa

03-21-2009, 10:26 PM

I'm new at this, but I still took a stab at these shots. Please let me know what ya'll think. I'm sure I need a Micro lens, any suggestions?

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-22-2009, 03:45 AM

Beaut colours and composition. I'd try hard to get focus on the centre next time.

Geoff Chandler

03-23-2009, 01:36 AM

Not one of my better shots - here's the new blossom on the tree on the road outside
our house - wind was blowing madly and the lens is not a macro. (28 - 200 Tammy)
I like the way this little bit is growing on the side of the tree.

Prospero

03-23-2009, 06:07 AM

Geoff, nice shot. I like the composition.

Here's a shot with my new lens (nikkor 70-300VR):

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Geoff Chandler

03-23-2009, 07:29 AM

Prospero -I love the fine detail visible in this -
would be good to see a large version

Prospero

03-23-2009, 10:12 AM

Thanks Geoff.

You can get a larger (~1280x800) version here, which is about as large as I can post on that server.

http://dd-photo.awardspace.com/

If you like, I can e-mail you the picture in the original resolution (6MP, 3.5 MB)

Geoff Chandler

03-23-2009, 12:15 PM

Cool!!
Here's another taken at the same time as the last one...
Bit of PP to soften background

rx_morph

03-23-2009, 05:08 PM

Very nice pic, Geoff. I really like the colors and soft background.

This is the last of my Bradford Pear Tree pics...I think. ;)

Geoff Chandler

03-23-2009, 05:44 PM

Very nice pic, Geoff. I really like the colors and soft background.

This is the last of my Bradford Pear Tree pics...I think. ;)
Nice and sharp and I'm impressed with the exposure - tricky stuff white blossom!!

GoneTomorrow

03-23-2009, 09:27 PM

Well, it's about to be a flower:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6248.jpg

Geoff Chandler

03-24-2009, 06:05 AM

Still messing with the Tamron 28 - 200, which doesn't focus as close as my
17 - 70 Sigma - this shot is one of several I took of some Narcissus we have around the house.

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-24-2009, 06:38 AM

Nice DOF and composition. Looks underexposed to me.

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-24-2009, 06:51 AM

I'll blame the wind for not quite hitting focus but I'm still happy with this

Geoff Chandler

03-24-2009, 08:55 AM

Nice DOF and composition. Looks underexposed to me.
Yeah - I looked at that - however as soon as I addressed it the subtle colour in the flower disapeared and became a sort of white instead of a very pale yellow..
Yours looks really nice:cool:

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-25-2009, 03:25 AM

Thanks, next time I'll hit it with a flash from underneath though.

AtlPikMan

03-28-2009, 03:26 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3392006518_87f4437869_b.jpg

Ali132

03-28-2009, 11:36 AM

These were taken with my new camera at the Botanical Gardens in Cambridge a couple of weeks ago.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/Ali132_photos/Digital/Macro%20Abstract/IMG_2205P2.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/Ali132_photos/Digital/Macro%20Abstract/IMG_2078p3.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh256/Ali132_photos/Digital/Macro%20Abstract/IMG_2080p3.jpg

rx_morph

03-28-2009, 08:40 PM

Nice pics, guys. :)

This one isn't the clearest picture in the world but I thought it turned out fairly well considering the circumstances (wind :( ).

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-28-2009, 10:33 PM

Welcome to the forum Ali.
Bird of Paradise flowers are fantastic subjects aren't they (assuming I guessed the flower correctly)

eddie haskell

03-29-2009, 05:56 PM

Ok....the game is on. Finally got some sunshine here on the island and spring is here (even tho it snowed overnight just south of me, and up in the mountains).
I put in some more bulbs today and weeded. Had to grab a few quick daffy's, even tho they leave a lot (for me anyway) composition wise. Nothing like working in the garden wearing speedos to lift ones spirit :p

A bunch of yellers, one with a skeeter ready to suck blood :eek:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/daff5.jpg

Some whites....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/daff3.jpg

And a closer up (of white) using the sun to back light it....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/daff1.jpg

GoneTomorrow

03-29-2009, 08:15 PM

AtlPikMan - very nice shot. Is that an African Violet?

I tried some water drop refractions for the first time, very difficult to do. Hard to get the refracted image clear, esp. with only a 1:1 mag ratio.

1.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6346.jpg

2.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6348.jpg

3.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6384.jpg

4.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6395.jpg

Phill D

03-30-2009, 12:12 AM

Phill D

03-30-2009, 12:20 AM

Here's one with a bit more colour. Again still as a jpg.

Ali132

03-30-2009, 11:13 AM

Welcome to the forum Ali.
Bird of Paradise flowers are fantastic subjects aren't they (assuming I guessed the flower correctly)

Thanks for the welcome! You are indeed correct with the Bird of Paradise flower, it's a stunningly beautiful thing and I could have stood there photographing it all day.

GoneTomorrow - Love your water droplets, that last one is fantastic!

Prospero

03-30-2009, 11:29 AM

Alison, beautiful shots. The colours are very nice, but I think the last two could use a bit more Depth of Field. Other than that, they are great.
RX Morph, beautiful shot. I love the shallow DOF here.
Gone Tomorrow, very nice pictures. The sharpness and colours are great.
Phil, nice pictures.

Here are two pictures I took today with the Kiron 105 f/2.8 Macro:

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GoneTomorrow

03-30-2009, 02:54 PM

Nice water drops GoneTomorrow fantastically sharp.
Here's a white daffodil in a very brief sunny spell after a rain shower yesterday. This is Jpg but did try raw for the first time yesterday but haven't tried working with them yet.

Thanks! Phill - good colors and exposure on your flowers, but one small suggestion - use a wider aperture to blur the background more, it's too "in focus" and a bit distracting.

Thanks for the welcome! You are indeed correct with the Bird of Paradise flower, it's a stunningly beautiful thing and I could have stood there photographing it all day.

GoneTomorrow - Love your water droplets, that last one is fantastic!

Thank you!

Alison, beautiful shots. The colours are very nice, but I think the last two could use a bit more Depth of Field. Other than that, they are great.
RX Morph, beautiful shot. I love the shallow DOF here.
Gone Tomorrow, very nice pictures. The sharpness and colours are great.
Phil, nice pictures.

Here are two pictures I took today with the Kiron 105 f/2.8 Macro:

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Thanks! And wow, those are some great shots, tack sharp and great light. Never heard of your lens but obviously it does well. Did you use a fill flash? Those flowers are fantastic, almost plastic looking. What are they?

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GoneTomorrow

03-30-2009, 07:02 PM

Some nice cherry blossoms blooming right outside my window:

1.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6535.jpg

2.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6540.jpg

Dread Pirate Roberts

03-31-2009, 01:23 AM

Like the 1st one Gone. Compositions nice.
The second one's a bit blown or something I can't destinguish detail, the colours all the same.

Geoff Chandler

03-31-2009, 03:38 AM

Sometimes I like to just get a snapshot - in this case I had no choice anyway as I didn't have my camera.
Hyde park just as dusk was coming on - Dafs and Bluebells - taken on my Camera Phone

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/geof0711/HydePkDafsBluebells.jpg

Prospero

03-31-2009, 04:19 AM

Thanks GoneTomorrow, I only used fill flash for the second shot. I don't have a clue what kind of flowers they are.
Nice shots, I really like the shallow DOF. The second one does not seem blown on my screen, though you could perhaps enhance the detail on the flower with some curves.

The Kiron 105 f/2.8 was made by a company called Kino Precision in the eighties. Kino Precesion made lenses until the late eighties for many different companies, like Vivitar (some of the Series 1 lenses are made by Kino) and Panagor. They also sold some of their lenses under their own brand, Kiron.
The brand used to have a very good reputation. The Kiron 105 f/2.8 is one of the best lenses they produced.

It's manual focus, and it doesn't meter with my camera (so I have to set everything manually, including flash output by guessing) but the lens is very sharp and the bokeh is great.

Here are two more:

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GabrielC

03-31-2009, 08:39 AM

Here's one from my garden, at last spring hits Bucharest too ...

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toriaj

03-31-2009, 07:28 PM

GoneTomorrow

03-31-2009, 09:12 PM

Like the 1st one Gone. Compositions nice.
The second one's a bit blown or something I can't destinguish detail, the colours all the same.

Yeah, I used a fill flash for that one, but did lower the flash compensation enough apparently.

Lots and lots of tiny wild flowers in the woods today! All these flowers were very small (half inch across) so I had so crop some:

Candy cane?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6603.jpg

The Glaive

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6604.jpg

Banana peel?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6619.jpg

Prospero

04-01-2009, 07:20 AM

Dennis, those flower shots are amazing. To tell you the truth, I'm a little jaded toward flower shots but that first one in post 3385 is unforgettable. I might like the composition of the in-focus portion to be just a bit more toward the center, but it is a beautiful shot as-is.

Thanks Tori. To be honest flowers are not really my favourite subject either, but using the macro lens is a lot of fun. I can't wait till the bugs start appearing again, since I find these more interesting to shoot.

That picture was also my personal favourite. Thanks for the suggestion for a different crop. I actually cropped a bit of the right side to shift the in focus portion to the right third of the image. I will give another crop a try.

explorer

04-01-2009, 02:52 PM

using pentax *ist DS2 + FA 50mm/f1.4

http://www.pbase.com/explorer/image/104998964.jpg

GoneTomorrow

04-01-2009, 07:29 PM

Used a diffused fill flash (integrated with GF Puffer) and it made the petals sparkle, kind of neat I thought:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/violet.jpg

Geoff Chandler

04-02-2009, 12:13 AM

White blossom on the tree next door
Took this with the Tamron 28 - 200 which isn't
really made for close ups as such

Geoff Chandler

04-02-2009, 04:57 PM

Gone quiet here again...
Here's one of our new Magnolia tree - 'Heaven Scent'
Just coming out into bloom now

eddie haskell

04-02-2009, 08:17 PM

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cherryblossom.jpg

jekostas

04-07-2009, 03:18 PM

Finally got some time to do some shooting today.
Not -quite- a flower yet, but it will be soon

jekostas

04-07-2009, 03:19 PM

Something nice and blue. This is straight out of the camera with a resize, normal saturation, natural colours (contrast was boosted a tick because of the lens I was using).

jekostas

04-07-2009, 03:23 PM

One more. Again, not -quite- a flower, but soon enough.

swpars

04-07-2009, 07:01 PM

Cherry blossoms, 4/6/2009, University of Washington campus in Seattle, WA

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3420273006_9f129bf25b_b.jpg

D80 + 55-200mm VR around 200mm and f7.1 (IIRC), ISO 100

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3419460035_d8dfcecf96_b.jpg

D80 + 50mm f1.8 at f4.

eddie haskell

04-07-2009, 10:40 PM

Whidbey Island, Washington.....04-07-09

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0407these0005.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0407these0004.jpg

Boy howdy....the last couple of days in western Washington were GREAT....eh!

GabrielC

04-08-2009, 06:20 AM

Just a violet, photo taken very early morning with the frost starting to melt.

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Phill D

04-10-2009, 01:53 PM

This is a little tulip outside our back door that is just coming out. The weather was raining and the light was pretty poor when I took this shot hand held at an equivalent focal length of 340mm, f4.7, 1/100s & iso 800. I was just trying the 70-300 lens out to see how far I could push it in crappy conditions. I was quite pleased with the outcome, mind you I think the IS was working overtime ;)

Steve_W_1962

04-10-2009, 03:23 PM

I like that one Phill, a very good result in not so good conditions by the sound of it :)

GabrielC

04-10-2009, 04:23 PM

A forrest snow-bell, probably one of the last this year...

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toriaj

04-10-2009, 06:05 PM

Gabriel, that's beautiful. Thanks for sharing, I don't get to see forest snowbells.

Phill D

04-10-2009, 10:22 PM

Thanks Steve yes I just wanted to see what I could get away with as an experiment for the future. Normally in those conditions I wouldn't even bother putting the long lens on but it's good to know that if I really needed to at what point it's too dark & time to stop shooting.

GabrielC

04-10-2009, 11:09 PM

Thank you, Toriaj ... neither did I - at least for some years now! One of the side effects of having this hobby is it keeps you out far more than before...

Geoff Chandler

04-11-2009, 04:17 PM

Sorry guys - fallen a bit behind here recently...
jekostas: Love that Blue image on the previous page, nice and sharp too
great exposure and contrast.
swpars: - Lovely blossom - nice delicate shade too
eddie haskell: what can I say? - excellent images as ever!!!
GabrielC: - Love that early morning violet - that frost and water droplets
really make the photo - nice sharp focus too. - Also that forest snow-bell (Snow drop?)
really nice sharpo close up and the white is excellent!
PhilD: - Tulip in the rain - really nicely composed image, I like the way
it all sprouts from the left, kind of, and the water dropletslook great -
lovely colour by the way.

Geoff Chandler

04-11-2009, 04:21 PM

Spose I should put a recent image in as well while I am here!!!
This is a pic taken on our dining room table - by the french windows -
around 8am - so not strong light- but fairly well dispersed - I just used
a white birthday card to reflect a little back on the dark side.
Uses the grotty old tripod (with timer) and slow shutter speed
I took several closer images - but this was still a half second @:f5.6
;)

GabrielC

04-11-2009, 04:22 PM

Sorry guys - fallen a bit behind here recently...
GabrielC: - Love that early morning violet - that frost and water droplets
really make the photo - nice sharp focus too. - Also that forest snow-bell (Snow drop?)

Thanks for having a look and for the comments. So it is Snow Drop... I will remember.

Beautiful colors, compo and DOF in your photo!

eddie haskell

04-11-2009, 08:28 PM

The tulips are up, the rhodies are starting, and the azaleas too...
Won't be long till I don't have to look at last years crop !

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/flower3-1.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/flower2-1.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/flower4.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/flower.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/flower1.jpg

Dread Pirate Roberts

04-12-2009, 06:26 AM

Nice roses Geoff.

Geoff Chandler

04-12-2009, 04:59 PM

eddie - fantastic flowers - really well captured as ever - you will need to watch out for the reduced depth of field when you go DSLR
DPR - really nice shot - I always take notice of your shots as you have
virtually all the lenses on my wish list!!! :D

Geoff Chandler

04-12-2009, 05:01 PM

I took several of our Roses - here's another one I played with
The rose itself is untouched (by human hand!)

Phill D

04-13-2009, 02:51 AM

Geoff Chandler

04-13-2009, 02:58 AM

Nice roses Geoff. I liked the first ones composition with the oof roses in the background and the nice foreground lighting. For the second I always thought that B&W with selective colour was just a gimmick but you've made it work nicely.
Thanks - I tend to agree - though sometimes it really works well - in my case I did it after posting a similar shot, but all colour, elsewhere (now posted below).
I think all the leaves etc make it a little busy looking for a single rose (despite
a little frame working) - and it was commented on as such...
This one was not quite as sharp either/also - the brown that was the table below looked a little odd - that was what
first triggered the idea of B&W treatment.
I appreciate your honest comments

rx_morph

04-13-2009, 07:58 PM

Nice photos. Gotta love this time of the year when all kinds of flowers are blooming. Windy as usual today when I was trying to get a decent shot of these Dogwood blooms.

Phill D

04-14-2009, 12:57 AM

I just liked the way the background oof grass fitted in with the texture on the tulip. Used the 70-300 lens and a bit of usm on this one.

Phill D

04-15-2009, 02:38 PM

More tulips this time with my kit lens & more backlighting. No PP this time only a very slight crop.
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Phill D

04-15-2009, 03:07 PM

Now my turn to have a go at the spring blossom. This is from a pear tree in our garden. Plenty of late afternoon sun so all hand held & at arms length. On a rare occasion using live view as the flowers were just a bit too high to get close to & use the viewfinder.
#1
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#2
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#3
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And a crop of number 1 as I hadn't seen the little bee originally.
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eddie haskell

04-16-2009, 11:55 PM

Some daffs....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0416these0125.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0416these0123.jpg

AdamW

04-19-2009, 08:30 PM

From the in-law's yard in Los Angeles:

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eddie haskell

04-19-2009, 09:12 PM

What happened.....everybody's flowers die :eek:

Mine are just starting :p

Some tulips:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0419these0067.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0419these0066.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0419these0076.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0419these0077.jpg

And a midnight daffy

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/midnightdaffy.jpg

AdamW

04-20-2009, 06:55 PM

"Candy Cane Sorrel"

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GoneTomorrow

04-20-2009, 07:15 PM

Eddie, I love the tulip with the dark center! Adam, beautiful flower, just a bit hard to see against the light background.

I don't know about the framing of this one, a little odd, let me know:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_6911.jpg

Dread Pirate Roberts

04-21-2009, 03:16 AM

GoneTomorrow

04-21-2009, 05:47 AM

I like that shot Gone.

It might be worth playing with it in post a little more and bring out those colours some more. I'd clone out the one in the bottom left and really make it a rule of thirds photo.

I could be wrong suggesting more saturation, I just love those colours you've got in there and wonder if stronger would work.

Thanks. More saturation? :cool: I think I moved the slider in elements to something like 40 already, but I will open the saturation throttle, so to speak, and see if it takes. And I hear you about the ROT, it could be tweaked here, which isn't a problem since this shot is about a 50% crop so there's some wiggle room.

Dread Pirate Roberts

04-21-2009, 06:00 AM

I was thinking of cloning rather than cropping btw.

GoneTomorrow

04-21-2009, 07:04 AM

I was thinking of cloning rather than cropping btw.

You think that by just cloning out the lower left flower it will adhere more to ROT? I see. I will take a shot at it, but I may have some difficulties getting the clone to look smooth enough, as the detail isn't entirely featureless around it.

Dread Pirate Roberts

04-21-2009, 07:11 AM

I could be out of my mind I just mention what went through my head whilst looking at your shot. The reason I think just cloning would make it more ROT is that you'd be removing superflous detail that contradicts the ROT of your shot.

To clone out when you've got detail around it I use a big radius like 150-300 pixels and around 50-70% hardness. I usually succeed cloning textured areas that way. Worth a try but it may not work.

Here is what I had in mind, I'll remove it if you don't like it as it's probably bad form to edit someone elses' artwork. Now that I've seen this I think your version was nicer.
I masked the red/pink as increasing the sat of that turned it into nuclear red, but I increased it on the green yellow.

GoneTomorrow

04-21-2009, 08:10 AM

AdamW

04-21-2009, 08:43 PM

Another. I like the bokeh:

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Merkor

04-22-2009, 02:31 PM

I was able to shoot in the garden last weekend (not only flowers but at least plants):

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0962.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0956.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0957.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0958.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0972.jpg

TheKoopaBros

04-23-2009, 05:00 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3466335365_8009f1e08f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3466335365/)

I really like this one. Did not expect it to look this awesome.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/3466331895_cf0f0a64bd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3466331895/)

This one too. Looks like some alien ship. :O

jekostas

04-23-2009, 05:10 PM

Native bluebell.

jekostas

04-23-2009, 05:14 PM

Got white instead of pink cherry blossoms this year on ye olde tree, not sure why.

AdamW

04-23-2009, 07:37 PM

Variations on a theme:

45719

45720

45721

Geoff Chandler

04-24-2009, 08:24 AM

I planted a new Magnolia in our front garden - It bloomed imediately.
Then after about 1 week all the blooms blew off in one day:(
Still
I managed a few shots before that happened - now I will have to wait another year before I see new ones again!!!

AdamW

04-24-2009, 11:19 PM

Geoff, you got the exposure just right on that magnolia.

Here's another:

45741

GoneTomorrow

04-25-2009, 11:05 AM

Some strange, alien looking looking peonies:

1.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7150.jpg

2.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7163.jpg

Haven't identified this one, some sort of perennial?:

3.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7178.jpg

Yellow tulip:
4.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7183.jpg

Not sure what these are:

5.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7188.jpg

6.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7190.jpg

These are Allium Gladiator buds about to bloom, can't wait until they do:

7.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7202.jpg

8.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7203.jpg

eddie haskell

04-25-2009, 11:57 AM

First rhodie bloom....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/rhodie.jpg

Morning glow on cherry blossum....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/morningcherry.jpg

Fading daffy's....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/boutgone.jpg

First tulip.....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0418these0067.jpg

Looking up into the sky via a cherry branch....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/eveningcherry.jpg

GoneTomorrow

04-25-2009, 03:58 PM

eddie, I like numbers 2 and 3 a lot, esp. number three - where is the location?

AdamW

04-26-2009, 11:16 PM

Some kind of daisy:

45783

rx_morph

04-27-2009, 12:14 AM

I agree. Eddie, #3 is awesome.

GoneTomorrow

04-27-2009, 05:46 AM

Some cherry blossoms looking kind of droopy just before they wither:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7350_crop.jpg

And a cluster of wisteria flowers:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7360.jpg

Geoff Chandler

04-27-2009, 05:55 AM

I bought this Broom bush for the garden
Here's one of my forst photos of it...

Rooz

04-27-2009, 06:45 AM

I managed a few shots before that happened - now I will have to wait another year before I see new ones again!!!

as adam said. this is a lesson in exposure if ever i saw on. very tough lighting conditions and you absolutely nailed it. great job.

Here's another:

45741

adam, as always your perspectives are wonderful to look at.

Elisha82

04-27-2009, 10:25 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3478533800_aaaa7c4428_b.jpg

Rooz

04-27-2009, 10:36 PM

Elisha82

04-27-2009, 10:39 PM

very nice again Elisha, you;re really gettinbg the hang of things very quickly now. i think there may just be a tad too much PP in the shot though. the sharpening and lighting of the orchid look a little strange to me.

thanks Rooz. NoiseNinja actually sharpened the main flower and smoothed everything else making it look weird.

GabrielC

04-28-2009, 12:36 AM

Some more from this month:

45792

45793

45794

Geoff Chandler

04-28-2009, 12:06 PM

Some more from this month:

Nice selection of flower images - lovely and sharp, nicely done - I love the
lighting and shadows in these.

Geoff Chandler

04-28-2009, 12:16 PM

Wild Blubells growing in a Wild part of the garden..

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/geof0711/Smalls%20bin/WildBluebells.jpg

Bluebells Blown by the wind.....>>

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/geof0711/Smalls%20bin/WindyBluebells.jpg

Macro shot of Bluebells wet from a days rain..

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/geof0711/Smalls%20bin/WetBluebells.jpg

(All taken Nikon D80 & Sigma 17 - 70)

AdamW

04-28-2009, 07:56 PM

More bokeh:

TheWengler

04-28-2009, 11:54 PM

You guys/gals have some nice stuff going in this thread.

GabrielC

04-29-2009, 12:32 PM

Wild Blubells growing in a Wild part of the garden..

Very nice photos and colors, especially the last one - the water droplets look like glass to me ...

Thank you for the kind words on my photos :)

Elisha82

04-29-2009, 12:46 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/elishajesudason/DSC00946-2.jpg

too bad the flower is facing the other way :(

TheKoopaBros

04-30-2009, 08:13 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3489521325_46c2ed030d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3489521325/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3490339420_2a1987c3f0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3490339420/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3489524853_906c1a642d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3489524853/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3489527043_8e687012b2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3489527043/)

eddie haskell

04-30-2009, 08:36 PM

Some very nice ones here.....:) (in this thread)

3 views to same flower:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0430these0040.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0430these0041.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0430these0037.jpg

TheKoopaBros

05-01-2009, 07:17 PM

White tulip:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3492083605_e4186fdcd4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3492083605/)

Dread Pirate Roberts

05-03-2009, 05:09 AM

Plumbago...

devin

05-03-2009, 11:55 AM

My GF holding some flowers she found in the yard:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/djphonics/Photos/07FrontYard050209.jpg

TheKoopaBros

05-03-2009, 08:02 PM

Flower photos I took while on a walk:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3498400129_e45a9d2482.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3498400129/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3498440729_e7ebe65f15.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3498440729/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3499237396_5a53d4c8ef.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3499237396/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3498418149_831c1dd844.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3498418149/)

GoneTomorrow

05-03-2009, 08:25 PM

too bad the flower is facing the other way :(

A really nice shot, even with flower turned away! Those finches are jittery so I commend you for capturing him/her. I do find the flash to be a bit strong, but perhaps it was necessary.

AdamW

05-04-2009, 10:49 PM

Orchids are well known for their resemblance to human reproductive organs, but I thought these poppies were pretty racy:

1.
45914

2.
45915

3.
45916

4.
45917

5.
45918

Elisha82

05-05-2009, 04:28 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3502926592_29d33e26b1_b.jpg

AdamW

05-05-2009, 05:52 PM

Lovely colors, Elisha!

Elisha82

05-05-2009, 06:57 PM

Lovely colors, Elisha!

thank you!

TheWengler

05-05-2009, 08:24 PM

Orchids are well known for their resemblance to human reproductive organs, but I thought these poppies were pretty racy

I'm going to have to agree.

AdamW

05-05-2009, 08:40 PM

I'm going to have to agree.

That's why I posted them after 9 at night. For the grown-ups.

:D

Elisha82

05-05-2009, 08:50 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3502613102_fbcb3eb172.jpg?v=0

LBGChris

05-07-2009, 08:08 PM

Nice photos guys. here's my contribution.

Elisha82

05-07-2009, 08:11 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3502102869_6482b9c801.jpg?v=0

LBGChris

05-07-2009, 08:39 PM

LOL @ the racy poppies... man! Just when I thought flowers couldn't get any more beautiful!

AdamW

05-07-2009, 10:20 PM

Thanks, Chris!

faisal

05-08-2009, 09:18 AM

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_1459.jpg
50mm, 1/60, f6.3, ISO 200

TheWengler

05-08-2009, 11:01 AM

Beautiful shot Faisal. How did you light it?

faisal

05-08-2009, 12:41 PM

Thanks Lukas.....430EX on hot shoe with a diffuser, bounced off the opposite wall that was 3 meters away...

Kushnirenko

05-08-2009, 11:39 PM

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji finePix S9500. Apr 2009.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3461845884_741beda50d.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3461845884_62b91a501e_o.jpg)

Geoff Chandler

05-09-2009, 02:28 PM

Boy spme of you huys are talented photographers!!
It's great to look through here and get ideas and learn from others!
This is one of 3 new Dahlias we planted in a new bed in our front garden...

Geoff Chandler

05-09-2009, 02:29 PM

My aim is to have to do as little as possible to a photo after taking it
So this is simply framed and resized: -

Geoff Chandler

05-09-2009, 02:30 PM

Same with this one...

TheWengler

05-09-2009, 05:49 PM

Nice shots there Geoff. I like the first one the best. I think the last one looks just a tad too dark.

eddie haskell

05-10-2009, 08:51 AM

Gee....my dahlia haven't even sprouted from the ground yet :(

But soooooooooon :o

A few to share too....

Rainy day tulip

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/rainytulips2.jpg

These by the tree

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0509these0046.jpg

Tulips and daffies

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0426these0051.jpg

eddie haskell

05-10-2009, 08:55 AM

eddie, I like numbers 2 and 3 a lot, esp. number three - where is the location?

Thanks....

I live on Whidbey Island, in the Pacific Northwest (Washington state).

joyfulreflections

05-10-2009, 05:15 PM

New member here. I love macro/flower photography!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9db31b3127ccec74157153f3200000040O00AYs2Llq0Ztm QPbz4K/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

I did a Rose photo shoot the other day and had a lot of fun! :)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9db31b3127ccec741cb2b3f4200000040O00AYs2Llq0Ztm QPbz4K/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

LBGChris

05-10-2009, 10:03 PM

Same with this one...

Wow Geoff you have some amazing stuff there! Is shooting flowers your specialty? If not it should be!

Geoff Chandler

05-11-2009, 08:05 AM

Wow Geoff you have some amazing stuff there! Is shooting flowers your specialty? If not it should be!
I don't know if I have a speciality - thanks for the encouragement though.
I guess I have liked photographing flowers for years - but not only flowers.
I just got myself a new lens - for general walkabout. I suppose this is part of
my lens evolution - a Nikon 16 - 85 which will basically replace the Sigma 17 - 70. However - the Sigma does go quite a lot closer - so I will keep it untill I get around to purchasing a dedicated macro
Meanwhile - close ups - even if not macro - are quite pleasing it seems
This is one of my first shots with the new lens....similar to one I took the other day on the Sigma:
(resized and framed)

joyfulreflections

05-11-2009, 11:53 AM

Geoff Chandler

05-11-2009, 12:51 PM

I've attached another rose photo; black and white this time.
Can anyone tell me how to embed my photos within the entry?
I've seen how to attach and post a link but... do I need to use HTML?:rolleyes:

Your photos are great, Geoff!
Thanks for the kind comment - we're all learning all the time!
If you want your photo within your entry you will need a host site - a photo
site such as Photobucket. Once you have uploaded some images you can copy
the address easily and paste it in your text with before and after
and it should work OK
(Try to resize to no higher than around 570 and no wider than 900)

joyfulreflections

05-11-2009, 02:23 PM

Ah, okay. I do have a host website- Shutterfly but when I did the img before and after thing, it just put the link there. I think maybe I copied the wrong link. I'll try again later.
Thanks for the tips!!

TheWengler

05-11-2009, 03:27 PM

I don't know if I have a speciality - thanks for the encouragement though.
I guess I have liked photographing flowers for years - but not only flowers.
I just got myself a new lens - for general walkabout. I suppose this is part of
my lens evolution - a Nikon 16 - 85 which will basically replace the Sigma 17 - 70. However - the Sigma does go quite a lot closer - so I will keep it untill I get around to purchasing a dedicated macro
Meanwhile - close ups - even if not macro - are quite pleasing it seems
This is one of my first shots with the new lens....similar to one I took the other day on the Sigma:
(resized and framed)

The whites in this one look much better. Nice shot!

I've attached another rose photo; black and white this time.
Can anyone tell me how to embed my photos within the entry?
I've seen how to attach and post a link but... do I need to use HTML?:rolleyes:

After you attach the photos, click the paper clip again and it will list the photos there. Then click on them to place them in the text. Shrink them down though. ;)