Perpetual flower photo thread

[faisal]

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_1368.jpg
50mm, 1/60, f4, ISO 100

[TheKoopaBros]

Flower hunting again:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/3535008810_359a4e2150.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3535008810/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2021/3534189361_074dd8c274.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3534189361/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3535004950_7c78d84929.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3535004950/)

[Geoff Chandler]

TheKoopaBros
Flower hunting is good - I like all 3 - but the first was my favourite..
Faisal
I like those water droplets
Here's a quickie of one of our Aliums - I am watching it come out
this is about half way...

[Elisha82]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/elishajesudason/DSC00336-2.jpg

[Phill D]

Lovely whites Elisha & I like the border too. Must get round to doing borders myself one day - any tips?
Here's a few of our Rhododendron that has just burst into flower just before the rain flattens it.
All straight from the camera just cropped a bit.
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[Elisha82]

Lovely whites Elisha & I like the border too. Must get round to doing borders myself one day - any tips?


the borders are manually done in LR under the Lens Correction and Post-Crop sliders.
i move most of them all the way to the left depending on the effect you want and the last slider all the way to your right.

[Phill D]

Thanks Elisha unfortunately I don't have LR so will have to work out another way.
Here's a couple of Rhododendron shots after the rain.
Added a little bit of flash here too.
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[faisal]

Nice shots there Phill D

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_1332.jpg
50mm, 1/80, f2.8, ISO 100

[GabrielC]

After so many stunning photos, let me add some from my area. We still have spring here...

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[rx_morph]

Some daisies in a field beside our house.

[faisal]

GabrielC...I like your first shot!!!

rx_morph.....nice bokeh in the above shot!!!

Pink Rose
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_1352.jpg
50mm, 1/60, f4, ISO 100

[TheKoopaBros]

Unknown flower in a forest in Burnaby, BC:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3550965270_fe2b2d768c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3550965270/)

[kgosden]

Took this last Spring when the cherry trees were blooming.

[eddie haskell]

Got a spell of sunshine promised :)
It should put me in many new blooms, that will last until fall :p

Just minutes ago, a couple of early sunflowers....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0521these0013.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0521these0003.jpg

[FLiPMaRC]

:D Some shots with the Nifty Fifty; 430exII on Manual at 1/64 power with stofen diffuser.

1/60s f/2.8 at 50.0mm iso200
http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/112894954/large.jpg

1/125s f/2.8 at 50.0mm iso200
http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/112894955/large.jpg

1/250s f/1.8 at 50.0mm iso200
http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/112894956/large.jpg

1/250s f/1.8 at 50.0mm iso200
http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/112894957/large.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

PhilD - Love those Rhododendron shots is that with yer DSLR??
faisal -Nie shot with shallow depth of field - love the colour
GabrielC - lovely and sharp and the white balance is super...
rx morph Daisies look good - I like the side on view
TheKoopaBros - simplicity is sometimes better - love that single flower
kgosden - if I have missed you before I am sorry - you should certainly post more!!
eddie - don't like you!! 10 SECONDS of good light and you
are producing stunning photos!!! :)
FLiPMaRC - love all the water droplets - makes thos shots look lovely
and also sharp

[Geoff Chandler]

Just messin' - I don't usually do much processing - thought I would
do a bit....
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/geof0711/Smalls%20bin/DSC_5656zfrmsm.jpg

Some more from the same pot of flowers....
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/geof0711/Smalls%20bin/Cheerfull2.jpg
(Both taken using the new 16 - 85 VR)
:)

[GoneTomorrow]

Nice effect Geoff, how'd you do it? A few recent ones, some natural light, others with the 430EXII:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7829.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7832.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7847.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7848.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7853.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/GoneTomorrow/IMG_7863.jpg

[eddie haskell]

Geoff...I like that effect!

A couple more.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0522these0058.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0522these0075.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0523these0016.jpg

[faisal]

Very nice shots everyone!!! :)

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_1385.jpg
50mm, 1/60, f7.1, ISO 100

[AdamW]

Wow, Faisal! Great color!

[faisal]

Thanks AdamW!!! :)

[eddie haskell]

more.......

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0528these0093.jpg



http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0527these0007.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0522these0061.jpg

[faisal]

Lovely shots eddie...love the orange flower shot!!!

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_1374-1.jpg
50mm, 1/60. f7.1, ISO 100

[wutske]

Faisal, your pictures are simply amazing :eek:


Two I took this morning
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/149/6/d/Another_flower_by_wutske.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/149/9/2/A_flower_by_wutske.jpg

[TheKoopaBros]

Some new flowers:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/3591195704_ddd4cc9e4f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3591195704/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/3590383669_e90bdff941.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3590383669/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3590378723_5e729b91c8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3590378723/)

[Elisha82]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/elishajesudason/CustomName007.jpg

[FLiPMaRC]

:cool: Great shots everyone!

[TheKoopaBros]

A large sunlit poppy I saw while on a walk:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/3594129224_18f7846b8e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3594129224/)

[Phill D]

Not in flower yet but it should hopefully be magnificent when it is.
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[TheKoopaBros]

A few more flower photos:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3612617308_e5b5674ed8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3612617308/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3609798300_a035ec335e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3609798300/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3598778393_9e85763cc9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3598778393/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3598776011_c9577efeec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3598776011/)

[Rich01]

Took this at Leeds Castle

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3418536260_c501ffae52.jpg?v=0

& this one at my Grandads farm

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3613030355_92ff1c13bc.jpg?v=0

Nothing special i just like them

[jekostas]

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/jekostas/P6072292.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/jekostas/P6072294.jpg

[TheWengler]

A couple of some flowers my gf bought yesterday...
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[eddie haskell]

Keeping it going....uh, the thread, not me :o

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0611these0030.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0611these0039.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0611these0055.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0610these0062.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0610these0067.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0607these0003.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0530these0088.jpg


All shots from around my house.....next?

[TheWengler]

Took this at Leeds Castle

Very nice!

Keeping it going....uh, the thread, not me :o

I like that last one

[AdamW]

Yeah, Eddie, that last one's real nice!

[TheKoopaBros]

One more daisy photo. I quite like this one:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3617562141_450e1f2d8b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3617562141/)

[Phill D]

My 15 yr old daughter Charlotte borrowed my TZ1 to take some shots for a school project yesterday. I was pretty impressed for her first time using the camera so she said I could post a few. All straight from the camera, sorry to post so many, hope you like them.
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[Steve_W_1962]

Some lovely shots there Phill, looks like Charlotte has inherited some of your artistic flair :)

[eddie haskell]

Some lovely shots there Phill, looks like Charlotte has inherited some of your artistic flair :)


Inherited.....heck, I say she surpassed :eek:

She has a lovely balance to her comps, I expect to see more from her!

[GabrielC]

Just experimented an old M42 lens Helios 44-2 58/2 this morning. What do you think?

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[Phill D]

Yes Steve I was pretty proud of her. You might be right Eddie maybe the arty genes miss a generation - that's my excuse anyway ;)

[jekostas]

Just experimented an old M42 lens Helios 44-2 58/2 this morning. What do you think?

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Very nice, Gabriel. There are a lot of surprisingly good Helios-branded lenses floating around (mostly being Zeiss copies made with Zeiss equipment taken after WW2) and 44-2 is a classic.
Perhaps just a stop smaller aperture?

[GabrielC]

Very nice, Gabriel. There are a lot of surprisingly good Helios-branded lenses floating around (mostly being Zeiss copies made with Zeiss equipment taken after WW2) and 44-2 is a classic.
Perhaps just a stop smaller aperture?

Thank you,Jekostas! I think you are right about the stop but in the particular conditions (the flower was too big for the DOF and the light was rather poor) I should have used a tripod or at least a monopod to achieve this. The colors seem pretty good to me though, compared with other lenses I used sofar. More than this, I think maybe I should remove the glass from the M42 adapter (as I don't need infinity focus) and see if this improves the clarity.

[Geoff Chandler]

Couldn't help liking the colour of ths Rose.
One in my Mum's friend Rose's garden...

[cpaussie]

Great photos everyone, you all make it look so easy, here is one I took, I'm still learning how to use my dslr. I have a lot to learn, nothing like my ae-1 programme.

[GabrielC]

Couldn't help liking the colour of ths Rose.
One in my Mum's friend Rose's garden...

Very special color, indeed - and beautifully captured, too!:)

[eddie haskell]

Honeycomb?


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0617these0016.jpg


Momma and baby :p

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0617these0009.jpg


The Queen and her court :o

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0602these0010.jpg


Bug condo....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0617these0035.jpg

[GabrielC]

Honeycomb?



Your last post - absolutely delightful. Colors, subject, clarity, everything.
I wanted to post one too, but I'll will wait for the nest page to fill up first :)

[jekostas]

Some time to shoot today, went out to my parents' place to get some pics of their garden for my dad.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/jekostas/littleorange.jpg

I like this one, but it's something my dad cheerfully calls a "weed" (meaning, he didn't plant it and doesn't know what it is)

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/jekostas/littleyellow.jpg

These are everywhere around here, don't know what they are, though

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/jekostas/proudblue.jpg

[AtlPikMan]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2463/3639574770_83079b7654_b.jpg

[jekostas]

And.. one more

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Jun 2009
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3649481740_bbcf2a37c9.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3649481740_bd6bf31e23_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3648675581_9c6cb38378.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3648675581_cc57305d6d_o.jpg)

[zomie]

I was out testing my rig (reversed 18-50mm sigma on a canon t1i) at Shrine Lake just north of Santa Monica.

Here are the results:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2441/3628013936_5e1d021e36.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zomie/3628013936/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3627201489_7583579e48.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zomie/3627201489/in/photostream/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3628011192_29a2f1c21f.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zomie/3628011192/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/3628010244_47d9d4afd5.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zomie/3628010244/in/photostream/)

I hope you enjoyed...

[rawpaw18]

70-200vr with extension tubes

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3665310457_7f69cac522_o.jpg

[eddie haskell]

HEY.....why ain't everybody put'n up shots?
Seems a little slow......:(

We'll heck, I'll do my share, that's all I can do ;)

From my garden......

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0627these0039-aaa.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0623these0032.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0627these0032.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0627these0019.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0627these0018.jpg

[eddie haskell]

Your last post - absolutely delightful. Colors, subject, clarity, everything.
I wanted to post one too, but I'll will wait for the nest page to fill up first :)

Thank you, much appreciated :)

[Merkor]

Well, they have been flowers...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0973.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_1038.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_1058.jpg

[SpecialK]

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and museum.
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[FLiPMaRC]

Was out in my front yard yesterday :)

http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/114389711/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/114389712/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/114389713/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/114389714/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/114389715/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/114389716/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/marcjosef/image/114389718/large.jpg

[kgosden]

Flipmarc, hope your pink hydrangeas stay that way. Our soil forces them blue quickly.

Here are a few plumeria from Kauai.

[Rich01]

I took these Sunday at the Beaulieu Car Museum i put what ive been reading on here into practice & think ive come out with better photos than what i was taking.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3671694719_306971ab77.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3672511642_1655eb8afd.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3672519494_dcb1a99aae.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3672532512_b90d61c6f3.jpg?v=0

[GabrielC]

Again, a shot with the Helios 44-2 lens on D80 ...

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... and similar, with Nikon 18-105VR

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[kgosden]

Gabriel,

I like the first one better. Did you use a flash on the second?

[GabrielC]

Yes, I did, although I don't favor much using flash on flowers...

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3672519494_dcb1a99aae.jpg?v=0


I reckon this one's great Rich.

[photowerkz]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/markryder/flowers1aw.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/markryder/flower2w.jpg

[Rooz]

has been a long time since i posted in here.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3690124936_9acba4dedb_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3689269929_04bc1aa4f2_o.jpg

[AdamW]

Photowerkz--great color on #2

Rooz--I really like the lens flare on the second one, very pretty!

[TheKoopaBros]

Lilly photo taken today:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3711672674_15cedb046b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3711672674/)

This would have come out better, but I accidentally left on the ISO at 1600. >_>

[Geoff Chandler]

An Antirhinum up close in our garden...

[joyfulreflections]

All of you are incredibly inspirational to me!! Someday, when I get my SLR camera, I hope to be half as good as you all.
Here are some recent shots of mine:

Butterfly Weed:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d925b3127ccec7dcbacd2d1800000040O00AYs2Llq0Ztm QPbz4K/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Calendula:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d808b3127ccec72fd4196f9a00000040O00AYs2Llq0Ztm QPbz4K/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

[joyfulreflections]

A few more:

Lavender:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d922b3127ccec7d3c816871100000040O00AYs2Llq0Ztm QPbz4K/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Pinedrops:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d804b3127ccec727ab76882100000040O00AYs2Llq0Ztm QPbz4K/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Wild Roses (dog roses)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d804b3127ccec72783bb09c800000040O00AYs2Llq0Ztm QPbz4K/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

[jekostas]

Snapdragons are now in full bloom around here.

[TheKoopaBros]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3718982256_7ae9e8785a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3718982256/)

[GabrielC]

Three more from Bucharest and around...

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[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Nice shots all (including joyful reflections non-slr shots)

[Elisha82]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/elishajesudason/_DSC2598.jpg

[TheWengler]

Geoff, nice as always!

joyfulreflections, I like the close up of the orange flower the most of the recent shots you've posted here.

Gabriel C, that last one looks fantastic. Nice quality of light.

KoopaBros and jekostas, the shots look a little underexposed on my monitor.

Elisha, another nice one from you as well!


Here are a few of mine...
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[Rooz]

Three more from Bucharest and around...



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love the light transition n the background of this.

Here are a few of mine...
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great detail in #3 lukas. is that using tubes ?

[TheWengler]

great detail in #3 lukas. is that using tubes ?

Thanks Rooz. It's using a reverse mounted Olympus 50mm lens.

[TheKoopaBros]

@ TheWengler:

I don't think it was just you. I think both of those were slightly underexposed.

[TheWengler]

@ TheWengler:

I don't think it was just you. I think both of those were slightly underexposed.

Compositionally I like the first one. Though I'd take some off the right so that the flower leads into the frame more. The second shot is much weaker IMO.

[Rooz]

Thanks Rooz. It's using a reverse mounted Olympus 50mm lens.

how hard is it to use and focus with the reversed 50mm ? i've seen lots of results but never tried it.

[TheWengler]

how hard is it to use and focus with the reversed 50mm ? i've seen lots of results but never tried it.

There's no focusing really. The focusing plane is set and you just have to work with it. For that reason it can be very frustrating to use a tripod. Not too bad hand held. I'm using an older lens with a DOF preview button and the aperture ring on the lens. I just push down the DOF preview button when I'm ready to take the shot so it closes down to the right aperture. Off the top of my head I think the width of the frame is 7/8" with the 50mm lens I have. 7/8" might actually be for the 24mm lens I have. I can't remember. I know the 24mm lens gets me closer, but it's harder to see what I'm doing because it's f/2.8.

[Geoff Chandler]

Lukas - really nice close up work on that yellow flower -
great small detail!

[TheWengler]

Another reverse macro shot from the other day...
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[Phill D]

Nice shot Lukas. I've been meaning to give that reverse lens technique a try myself one day.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Close enough to a flower

[Geoff Chandler]

Here's one I took recently on another visit to RHS Wisley

[Phill D]

Lovely shot Geoff.

[Geoff Chandler]

Thanks Phil - it's always great to visit Wisley
Here's one not from Wisley - they did have loads of these there
but this one was in my garden - bit of a challenge in more than one way
I was experimenting with close ups and my Sigma 70 - 300
I also had a lot of wind to contend with! So timing and waiting for the right moment....

[GabrielC]

Really beautiful, Geoff!
A rose from me- taken from my garden also...

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[eddie haskell]

Hey all.....sumone say flowers? :D

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0731these0017.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0726these0099-1.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0728these0024.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0726these0034.jpg

All from around my house.

[Elisha82]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/3778341512_2c0aaab2e7_b.jpg

[kgosden]

I spied a few passion flowers while I was out trying catch butterflies and bees today. They are such a complex looking bloom.

[Elisha82]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3460/3779483265_6aa2a58662_b.jpg

[Phill D]

Captured this flower at Clumber park on a digital photography workshop, not sure what the flower is. First shot is cropped to try to improve composition second adds a bit of soft focus and the third is a very close crop & a bit of very crude removal of the adjacent petals behind the bee. The session was to practise improving my composition skills - this was the close up section quite a way to go yet, I was particularly rubbish at the landscape section so wont be posting any of those.
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[Geoff Chandler]

Superb Phil - great close ups - I think thats Echanecia (or similar spelling)
I spotted som e in White at Wisley as well....

[Phill D]

Thanks Geoff, they look like daisies that are just about to take off. Looks like you got some double ones there too.

[Elisha82]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/3791404352_bfcf8ede03_b.jpg

[Elisha82]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/3793847868_a174c4b48d_b.jpg

[Elisha82]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3799580529_ce38f60c4a_b.jpg

[kgosden]

Elisha,

I like the virtual halo around that last flower. It has a very abstract feel. Probably a great greeting card image. What type of flower is that anyway?

[Elisha82]

no idea actually. It was in the woods and had lots of thorns on it.
And it was swaying back and forth with the wind so it wasn't an easy capture.

[GoneTomorrow]

Elisha, great shot, looks like it may be something from allium genus:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alium

There are a lot Alia "Gladiators" around here, beautiful plants.

70-200:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3805600020_fd64c052cb_b.jpg

[GabrielC]

I don;t have so many excellent subjects as have been posted sofar, so... back to my garden!

Oleander flower

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... and a sunflower with less seed area than usual

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[eddie haskell]

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0731these0017.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0807these0011.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/2009_0807these0017.jpg

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Great shots all, particularly like your 2nd Eddie

[Elisha82]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/3813161258_543e5d1b8c_b.jpg

[GoneTomorrow]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3818342120_54f04fe46a_b.jpg

[Paradox]

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/226/8/2/Spires_by_phenomenological.jpg

Considering it was taken accidentally at ISO 800 and that's probably an 80% crop...:)

[Elisha82]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/3892495139_d1f513b03c_b.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Chinese Lanterns

[AdamW]

Nice one, Geoff.

Elisha, that looks very surreal. Cool!

[Elisha82]

Thank you Adam.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3916800288_4372314ca1_b.jpg

[Phill D]

Geoff that is a really crisp & well controlled shot Geoff. The lighting looks very even did you use some kind of diffuser?
Elisha that thissle (if that's what it is) is very striking, the dof you got on it makes it jump out of the screen, nice one.

[danwiz]

Here's a shot taken on Mt. Asahidake, Hokkaido, Japan on August 9th of this year. Any suggestions to improve this photo using Photoshop, maybe the shadows and highlights filter?
The details:
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
1/125th sec
f 5.6
ISO 80
10:03 AM



http://danwiz.com/DCResource/Aug10_MtAsahidake_AsahidakeSummit_to_MtKumagadake0 47RC.jpg

My Domain (Pictures of Japan) (http://danwiz.com)
My DVD Collection (DVD Profiler) (http://www.invelos.com/dvdcollection.aspx/danwiz)

[SpecialK]

Route 66, near Seligman, Arizona.
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[GabrielC]

Not much of a flower or photo, but I coudn't resist the light.
If you figure me flat on the ground to catch the sky, you're wrong!
These two roses are in my garden and are more than 3 meters high...:)

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[jekostas]

Even weeds can be pretty at times

[Phill D]

Yellow seems to be the colour of the moment... nice shots guys.
Daniel not sure what to suggest for PP maybe just blur the background a lot eg with some sort of zoom effect just leaving the central blue flowers in focus.

[zmikers]

Here's a shot taken on Mt. Asahidake, Hokkaido, Japan on August 9th of this year. Any suggestions to improve this photo using Photoshop, maybe the shadows and highlights filter?

http://danwiz.com/DCResource/Aug10_MtAsahidake_AsahidakeSummit_to_MtKumagadake0 47RC.jpg

Usually, I prefer more of a background blur on flower shots, but I love the contrast of the bright blue flowers compared to the snowy, barren hills behind. I like it as is, although my laptop I'm viewing it on now has really punchy colours. I'll check when I get home too.

[Geoff Chandler]

Here's an old favorite of mine - revisited again
Nestling in it's own foliage in our garden
Just experimenting with close ups on different lenses actually - this one
is with a Tamron 28 - 200

[jekostas]

Don't even know what this is, but my neighbour is growing them

[Elisha82]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3945662775_30c11c72de_b.jpg

[Elisha82]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3946354360_f55477b907_b.jpg

[Elisha82]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3945555159_b34959ba71_b.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Geoff that is a really crisp & well controlled shot Geoff. The lighting looks very even did you use some kind of diffuser?

No Phil - just an overcast day and colour sorted via the white balance
manually in camera
Thanks:)

[Geoff Chandler]

After evaluating the shots the other day - I took a few more of the passion
flower plant - this bloom had a spider and web nearby - and the web is visible on the left of the image

[kgosden]

Geoff, great shot of the passion flower. Those are so complexly constructed it is difficult to get an angle where they are in focus and well exposed.

[Elisha82]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3951613285_70d2b24e7c_b.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

nice colour and detail in this closeup Elisha82

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Nice shot too Elisha, but Geoff - Just outstanding topic, lighting and focus.

[jekostas]

Had a very warm September, and a massive, massive profusion of Lady's Slippers this year

[eddie haskell]

Where have you all been?

Oh.....I guess I was gone :rolleyes:

A few from my dahlia collection:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_0927these0088.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_0927these0030.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_0927these0104.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_0923these0063.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_0927these0106.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_0923these0082_edited-1.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Great shots Eddie - as ever
Jekostas - I have not seen those before..nice shot

This is just a quick shot of the lavender in our garden
the wind had dropped, and for once it wasn't blowing wildy
around - so I took a few quick shots...
(Tammie 28- 200 used)

[danwiz]

Jekostas: Sorry, but that is not a lady slipper - lady slipper is a spring orchid, <Wikipedia says> lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids are the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioidea, which includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium. They are characterized by the slipper-shaped pouches (modified labellums) of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower.
The photo you have there is an Impatiens sp. a genus of about 850–1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and tropics. The common name is Jewelweed. The reason they're considered "impatient" is because if you walk through a field of them in the fall when the seeds are ripening, the disturbance of you passing through the field will cause them to shoot their seeds out and you'll hear and feel the seeds being shot out of the seedpods.

[danwiz]

Phill D and zmikers: Thanks for commenting on the shot of Blue Gentiana which I posted. I think I agree - maybe shouldn't do anything with this shot.

[jekostas]

Warm September meant a lot of late-blooming flowers... now that the rains have come, I'm not sure how long they'll last.

[jekostas]

Out shooting roses in the rain

[Geoff Chandler]

jekostas - lovely images - it really works with roses I think
Here's one of my wife's favorite varieties 'Just Joey'
in the rain....

[Lloyd]

Hi all , shot this lovely flower last saturday with my 35mm 1.4

[Phill D]

That's a lovely crisp shot Geoff & beautifully controlled colours. Nice composition with the two buds too. Did you actually shoot it in/after the rain or was it a water spray set up shot. Not that it matters either way I was just curious.

[Rooz]

jekostas - lovely images - it really works with roses I think
Here's one of my wife's favorite varieties 'Just Joey'
in the rain....

damn, sharp as a tack. excellent job.

a couple more from a zeiss zf35 wide open and SOOC. note the legendary zeiss bokeh and micro contrast.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4000845876_723d0d28dd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/4000842100_2dd7004d13_o.jpg

[rawpaw18]

Rooz, I really like that first one.

btw will you please stick with one subject matter for 10 seconds,
my head is spinning. :D

[Rooz]

lmao.........

[TheWengler]

a couple more from a zeiss zf35 wide open and SOOC. note the legendary zeiss bokeh and micro contrast.

Looks great Rooz. That first one is wonderful.

[eddie haskell]

A weed, a flower, a flower.....

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_0930these0010.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1005these0033.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1009these0021.jpg

All from my garden....even the weed :p

[Phill D]

Rooz they are unusual but have a very lovely quality.
Eddie you have surpassed yourself, very striking. How you get shots like that from a P&S is beyond me, man with a dslr you'd be dangerous.

[eddie haskell]

Phill.....you're too kind.

I was playing around with some sunflowers last night, that I cut after dark.....that is why they are mostly closed. Just a few miles north of me they got a frost, which will bring my season to an abrupt halt :(
But as of now, Monday afternoon, we are warming back up, with forecast of a week long rain. This will give me some more time to play, I have lots of flowers in bloom still.

Anyway, tell me what you think of these....

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1011these0086-1.jpg

I tried a frame on this one:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1011these0118-1.jpg


I left them on my photographing table, and I saw they had "hung their heads" over night, it gives them a different perspective, don't you think.....almost like the coming of the end for all my growing this year :eek:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1012these0006-1-1.jpg

[Phill D]

Nice lighting especially on the first one. That frame I don't like though sorry ugh.

[jekostas]

Nice lighting especially on the first one. That frame I don't like though sorry ugh.

I'll agree. I don't really like the framing. Lighting is very interesting on both shots, though.

Still getting flowers up around here, they should be dead by now, but pretty warm Autumn so far.

[eddie haskell]

Fine then.....no frames :p

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1014these0046.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1014these0101.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1014these0004.jpg

[Phill D]

Eddie are you taking these in situe with some fill flash to make the background black or are you setting them up with a black background & lighting in a studio?

[GabrielC]

Good question, I'd like to know the answer myself.

Meanwhile, just a couple of frost bitten roses ...

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[eddie haskell]

Eddie are you taking these in situe with some fill flash to make the background black or are you setting them up with a black background & lighting in a studio?

Phill.....you make me laff, when you refer to "studio" :p
I think of a professional with knowledge and equipment.......
I'm hardly either. More like a blind squirrel who occasionally finds a nut!

I take these inside, with only one light source, overhead and draped with a white nylon covering to help offset the brightness of the bulb (no tent).
I then use a piece of black cloth I rummaged from my wifes sewing stash (not the best, but its ok). I then use handheld mirrors to bounce some of the ambient light onto the subject that I want a little more highlight....
Bigger mirror for more light, smaller for a more focused one.

Hope that helps.....now I need to get back to my studio :rolleyes:

A few more:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1015these0052.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1015these0152.jpg

[kgosden]

Eddie,

The lighting in most of your shots is wonderful. Can you take a photo of the setup to show where the light source, camera and subject are in relation to each other?

[Elisha82]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4023998414_2aa1da47d5_b.jpg

[Elisha82]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4023991912_212bc41dca_b.jpg

[Phill D]

Eddie me thinks you do jest....maybe not a professional if you don't get paid for shots but you certainly have an excellent knowledge of lighting or just a natural flair for it at least. If the day job ever folds I'm sure you could sell some of your images...or perhaps even sell your DIY studio design ;)

[kgosden]

Elisha,

I like the depth of field and focus on that last one. I do wish that the lighting was a little more even on the petals.

[rawpaw18]

Flowers going fast at summers end

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4033827182_d8edd98d60_o.jpg

[LBGChris]

thought this one was interesting

[AdamW]

Three yellow flowers:



1.
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2.
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3.
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[rawpaw18]

Love that second one adam

[AdamW]

Thanks, RIch. I liked the soft feel of it.

[TheWengler]

Three yellow flowers:

Very nice shots Adam. The 1st and 3rd ones really fit into your style of macro.

[AdamW]

Very nice shots Adam. The 1st and 3rd ones really fit into your style of macro.

Yeah, I know, and it kinda bothers me. When I was processing #3, I thought that it was very pretty, but it looked like a lot of my other stuff. I need to branch out and expand my repertoire. Maybe I'll get a Lensbaby for Xmas....

[eddie haskell]

A lil' bit of everything.....

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1025these0143.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1025these0096-1.jpg



http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1024these0025.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1018these0106.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1018these0127.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1025these0112_edited-1.jpg

[AdamW]

I like the last three, Eddie. Very elegant and good colors.

[TheWengler]

Yeah, I know, and it kinda bothers me. When I was processing #3, I thought that it was very pretty, but it looked like a lot of my other stuff. I need to branch out and expand my repertoire. Maybe I'll get a Lensbaby for Xmas....

Branching out is always good, but having a specific style isn't a bad thing.

[AdamW]

Branching out is always good, but having a specific style isn't a bad thing.

I agree, especially when your specific style consists of awesome land- and seascapes. ;)

Seriously, I need to push out of my comfort zone. Maybe I should only shoot wide angle for a while or something. Besides, I've wanted a Lensbaby for a while and this seemed like a good rationalization ("no, honey, it's not another toy, really, it's a way for me to grow as an artist.")

[eddie haskell]

I like the last three, Eddie. Very elegant and good colors.

Thank you Adam.....:)



It was 36 degrees at sundown, I nipped a few and brought them inside to open. I bet I lose all my flowers tonight. It snowed down to the passes yesterday, the Olympics are fresh with snow, and we are just getting colder....dang!

Oh well, enjoys these, they might be the last.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1027these0034.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1027these0064.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1027these0092.jpg


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1027these0022.jpg

[AdamW]

Nice ones again, Eddie. I especially like #1. The lighting is just right.

Snow, huh? Where're you located?

[AdamW]

another one:


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[eddie haskell]

From under a shroom......

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1106these0048.jpg

In the midnight garden....

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/2009_1106these0060.jpg


Marilyn Monroe....

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/PP-1.jpg


Triplets...

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/kamdawgie/prettynpink.jpg

[Lloyd]

Been Spring in Cape Town this Cactus gave us this lovely flower.