Perpetual flower photo thread

[Geoff Chandler]

I like your shots with the a200 more, mostly because of the very short depth of field it gives you.
Thanks AlkaPhunk, I understand where you are coming from on that - however I do have to be very aware of that DOF as I can end up with too much of the subject out of focus if I am not carefull. Just have to be carefull then won't I!!

[Geoff Chandler]

This is the sort of Macro I like the A-200 for - natural portrayal of the flower - but with the detail (obviously the orig is better - but it was only @5mp)
G
(EDIT - I just went out to the back garden and measured this so you know what sort of flower it is ... I know I'm very sad!! - anyway - from tip to tip of petal it is 1.5 inches)

[Maddox]

I'm moving to this house I've bought, it's in this great sacred nature /reserve kind of place. Today I was there and I had to park just where these guys were sunbathing. Not really a macro shot but - my home :p

MJ

[Bald Eagle]

I'm moving to this house I've bought, it's in this great sacred nature /reserve kind of place. Today I was there and I had to park just where these guys were sunbathing. Not really a macro shot but - my home :p

MJ
Great place to call home, fantastic colrs as well. great shot.
Geoff, awesome photo, very beautiful shot.

[Bluedog]

Its amazing if you keep an open eye to the beautiful flowers readily available to photograph.

These are Coneflower's growing in gardens outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Took about 60 seconds to compose and snap three images and move on. I almost forgot even taking these.

Focal Length 125 mm > Sigma 18-125mm
Exposure Time 1/200 sec
Aperture f/7.1
ISO Equivalent 100
Manual Focus

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/44484062/large.jpg

and this is a crop of the above.

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/44484143/large.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

Bluedog, both shots are awesome, the first for the colors,composition and the shallow DOF, the second for the color and extreme detail. great shots.

[JTL]

Its amazing if you keep an open eye to the beautiful flowers readily available to photograph.I'd say you've got your new rig down to a science. Great stuff...

[Bluedog]

I'd say you've got your new rig down to a science. Great stuff...

LOL ... thanks JTL ... a lot of reviews complained about how the 350D/XT was awkward changing the various control settings but I personally have got it down pat and find it quite easy. The only mistake I find myself doing is the occasional White Balance set wrong but thats where shooting in RAW helps out.

[dustin_samuel]

Taken with Panasonic FZ15...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/dustin_samuel/Plants%20and%20Flowers/1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/dustin_samuel/Plants%20and%20Flowers/Garden6-8-05015.jpg

[Wombat]

Hi All

Great photos of flowers - everyone. Thanks for sharing them - I am really looking forward to every new one.

Here is an "studio shot" of a white clover head [Trifolium repens]. I am amazed just how beautiful these are when revealed by the camera.

Canon A80, indoors, Macro mode, Ap f/8, Exp 1/4s, exposure compensation -1and1/3.

Regards
Wombat

[gstafleu]

I just discovered this thread, it has great pictures. Is it ok to post pictures of a whole bunch of flowers as opposed to just a few at a time? These are from the Dutch park the Keukenhof (literally: kitchen garden), which is an exposition of Dutch bulb-prowess in the spring time. All pictures taken with my Canon A75, WB set to cloudy.

First a river of little grapes:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof1.jpg

Here is an impression of walking in the garden:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof4.jpg

As you can tell, the color-explosion can get a bit out of hand:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof2.jpg

And finally, some tulips with romantic rain drops (it was often romantically raining during our visit):
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof3.jpg

[Bluedog]

gstafleu those are great. Just goes to show what someone can accomplish with a PS camera.

Here's another Cliffrose I found in all my RAW files from the Grand Canyon:

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Focal Length 65 mm > Tamron 28-75mm XR Di
Exposure Time 1/500 sec
Aperture f/7.1
ISO Equivalent 100

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/44523048.jpg

[AlkaPhunk]

@ gstafleu : Beautiful place and shots ! The little grapes river is amazing !

[Q B@LL]

gstafleu:

WOW!!! Beautiful pics! Those are some vibrant colors! Nice job!

[Bald Eagle]

gstafleu:

WOW!!! Beautiful pics! Those are some vibrant colors! Nice job!
I agree, fantastic shots ,extreme coloration, please post more pics, these are awesome.

[Sigbhu]

i wanted to take an unusal shot, came up with this...

[Geoff Chandler]

I just discovered this thread, it has great pictures. Is it ok to post pictures of a whole bunch of flowers as opposed to just a few at a time? These are from the Dutch park the Keukenhof (literally: kitchen garden), which is an exposition of Dutch bulb-prowess in the spring time. All pictures taken with my Canon A75, WB set to cloudy.

gstafleu ~ Thanks for sharing these and please continue to post on this thread!
For those who haven't been - the Keukenhof is a 'Must Visit' for anyone who likes flowers and is in Holland ~ wonderfull. I haven't been since 1989!!

[gstafleu]

Thanks for the nice words everyone. Here are some more Keukenhof pics. First a close-up of one of these rainily romantic tulips:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof5.jpg

In addition to the bulbs (BTW, could one now say that the Canon A75 apparently has a bulb mode?), the flowering shrubs weren't doing too bad either:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof6.jpg

But lest the shrubs steal the stage, here are some more tulips:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof7.jpg

And finally, where would we be without your standard bulb-field shot:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/keukenhof8.jpg

[Bluedog]

Man thats a sea of red above and my simple Yellow Rose:

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Focal Length 75 mm > Tamron 28-75mm XR Di
Exposure Time 1/320 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 100

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/44580877.jpg

[explorer]

young flower...

http://www.pbase.com/explorer/image/39607877.jpg

[jeff31]

Here a close-up taken with a 24 diopters additionnal macro lens and only resized.

http://sonyv3.free.fr/fl_100605_1.jpg

[gstafleu]

Man thats a sea of red above and my simple Yellow Rose:

That is a great rose. Good DOF and very nice light.

[gstafleu]

This is one of these purple flowers that bloom all over the place here right now. Taken with my nifty new Pentax *ist DS, in the morning light:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/keukenhof/purple.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

This is one of these purple flowers that bloom all over the place here right now. Taken with my nifty new Pentax *ist DS, in the morning light:

Really nice - do you like that camera? Is it new??

[gstafleu]

Really nice - do you like that camera? Is it new??

Thanks Geoff. Yes, the camera is new, I've had it for a week now. What they say about DSLR's is true: you have to get used to them, certainly when you are coming from a P&S. That seems to mean 1) finding settings that work for you, and 2) thinking about exposure adjustment much more than with a P&S. But once you do that life (and the pictures :)) improve. This flower was one of the first pics that I really liked. And, of course (shameless plug coming up) the cow I posted in the Moo Factor thread. The camera is generally very pleasant to work with. It holds well, it has a great viewfinder, and all functions you want to easily access are easily (i.e. without menu digging) accessible.

[Geoff Chandler]

Interesting stuff - Maybe one day....
My heart really yearns for a dSLR but my life & my family require something a little more discreet!!
I am going away on a course for a week - so please everyone keep up the good work & post lots of great shots for me to find when I get back.
Speak to you all later
Geoff

[Wombat]

My first photo of a rose.

Canon A80, auto mode, no flash, Ap f/4.5, Exp 1/500s.

Regards
Wombat

[Bald Eagle]

My first photo of a rose.

Canon A80, auto mode, no flash, Ap f/4.5, Exp 1/500s.

Regards
Wombat
For a first shot of a Rose, Its an awesome shot. great color and sharpness. well done.

[Wombat]

For a first shot of a Rose, Its an awesome shot. great color and sharpness. well done.

Thanks Bald Eagle for the kind comments. I did take some others at the same time but I think this was the best. Red roses, in fact red flowers in general, seem to be more difficult to photograph. They seem to come out oversaturated with little definition of the flower parts. I am not sure whether this is me or a weakness of the Canon A80 - or possibly both :rolleyes: I shall keep trying different settings till something nice happens!

Regards
Wombat

[Bluedog]

This is a bloom from a Lily of the Nile plant in one of my flower beds.

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Focal Length 75 mm > Tamron 28-75mm XR Di
Exposure Time 1/320 sec
Aperture f/5
ISO Equivalent 100

http://upload.pbase.com/image/44714042.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=Bluedog]This is a bloom from a Lily of the Nile plant in one of my flower beds.

WOW, That is a most excellent photo, Fantastic shot. I envy your flower bed. perfectly taken.

[Bluedog]

Thanks Bald Eagle as the flower beds and yard are a constant upkeep it seems ... :(

[aparmley]

Very nice shot there bluedog, lovely flowers! Hows that Tamy treating you?

[aparmley]

A flower I came across when visiting an old childhood park. XT Sigma 70-300mm
APO 214mm F5.0 handheld at 1/250s ISO 1600

[aparmley]

The old scruffy guys little brother same set up, F9.0 1/640s ISO 800 300mm

[Bluedog]

aparmley ... thats a Coneflower and pretty good at ISO 1600. Look back to page 51 of this thread as I took a few of the same in Vegas outside Caesars Palace. And yes the Tamron is a keeper as probably the Sigma 18-125 also for now.

[explorer]

this is what i got when i was testing the super macro mode of my c750uz, very shallow DOF!

http://www.pbase.com/explorer/image/39607861.jpg

[aparmley]

Ah yes I see blue... very good. Great, good to hear it about those lenses... I am in the market now for my walk around... I will be keeping it under 100mm so I was looking at both the Tamy and the sigma EX 28-70... can't decide..

[gstafleu]

It was a very good dandelion year:
Canon A75
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/dandelions.jpg
Because this was taken in the Netherlands, it of course has a wind mill as well.

[Wombat]

Great photos folks. Here is a blue passion flower - perhaps it should be in the abstract thread? Sadly it seems to have lost some definition on compression but you get the idea.

regards
Wombat.

[viztyger]

Wow, there sure are a lot of interesting submissions here. It seems that flowers are a very popular topic. Here is a small blue flower blossoming on a rather unusual plant. Anyone know what kind of plant this is?

If you like, please have a look at my "green" gallery on PBase: http://www.pbase.com/viztyger/green

[Wombat]

Wow, there sure are a lot of interesting submissions here. It seems that flowers are a very popular topic. Here is a small blue flower blossoming on a rather unusual plant. Anyone know what kind of plant this is?


no idea :confused: but I really like the photo - like an organic toast-rack. I have also enjoyed looking at your green gallery - some super compositions - thanks for sharing.

Regards
Wombat

[Bald Eagle]

no idea :confused: but I really like the photo - like an organic toast-rack. I have also enjoyed looking at your green gallery - some super compositions - thanks for sharing.

Regards
Wombat
I agree, these shots are great.

[gstafleu]

A Peonie from our garden.

Pentax *ist DS, ISO 800, +1EV

http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/peonie.jpg

[ekk]

couple of flower shots i took when i was in vietnam :)

http://igotfreestyle.com/images/photography/img_2520.jpg
1/500 - f/4.9 - 23mm

http://igotfreestyle.com/images/photography/img_3628.jpg
1/60 - f/4.5 - 19mm

[gstafleu]

Nice shots Ekk. Are those wild flowers or garden ones?

[ekk]

Nice shots Ekk. Are those wild flowers or garden ones?

thanks :). first one is typically grown out of those crystal/rock vase and 2nd one is in a garden of a temple.

[Bald Eagle]

thanks :). first one is typically grown out of those crystal/rock vase and 2nd one is in a garden of a temple.
I agree, very nice photos, excellent color and DOF. very sharp.

[sod1]

My orchid is blooming

[gstafleu]

My orchid is blooming
Those are good looking orchids. Maybe you could brighten them a little?

[Bald Eagle]

I'm not sure what this is, but, I loved the color, hope you like it as well.

[ekk]

^^ amazing shot. beautiful colors indeed.

[Bald Eagle]

^^ amazing shot. beautiful colors indeed.
Thanks, i took this one today as well, hope you like :)

[Bald Eagle]

I'm not sure what this one is either, but, I like it. hope you do too.

[Bald Eagle]

I took this one today as well. hope you like.

[Bluedog]

I'm not sure what this one is either, but, I like it. hope you do too.

That is a Walking Iris and good shot and the bottom one is a Canna Lily. I have several in hanging baskets that bloom usually during April. took this photo with my Sigma 18-125mm DC Lens:

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/44577484.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=Bluedog]That is a Walking Iris and good shot and the bottom one is a Canna Lily. I have several in hanging baskets that bloom usually during April. took this photo with my Sigma 18-125mm DC Lens:

Thanks for the help on the I.D. I knew about the Canna, but, not about the Iris, yours looks a lot healthier than mine. great shot, by the way.

[Mika]

HI folks

Great shots everyone!
I really enjoy all these flower pictures.

Here is one of mine.

http://img140.echo.cx/img140/1538/1733471pp.jpg

-Mika

[gstafleu]

They are small so it is a bit of a crop, but I just couldn't forget the Forget-me-nots:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/forgetmenots.jpg

[photogenic]

i took this with a kodak CX7300 its a piece of junk but i loved this rose :D
this was taken in my dads backyard i had to edit it alot in psp

http://img70.echo.cx/img70/236/0012uw.png

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=photogenic]i took this with a kodak CX7300 its a piece of junk but i loved this rose :D
this was taken in my dads backyard i had to edit it alot in psp

Great color on the rose, I love Roses too, here's mine. hope you like.

[photogenic]

great photo its so beautiful!! :)

[speaklightly]

Wow-

I have been gone three weeks doing workshops in China and there have been some really great photos posted. Congratulations to all of you!

In the last few days BaldEagle has treated us once more to his usual bold colors and very fine detail. Mika has a great Dahlia photo that demonstrates the delicate detail of flowers so well. Photogenic has done an amazing rose portrait, and Gstafleu zoomed in ultra close on some very tiny Forget-Me-Not flowers. A nice job by all. Thanks so much!

My contribution is from the Hong Kong Wholsale Flower Market where we spent our last two days. We did 17 days in Mainland China previously.

Sarah Joyce

[gstafleu]

Mainland China used to be called Red China, and somehow Sarah's pic reminds me of the Red Bureaucracy we used to hear about :). Great shot, though. What are these called, the Flowers of Entanglement?

[boxgirl73]

not a macro but a different shot....was a lonesome morning glory popping thru a wire fence......made B&W and hand colored flower.

[boxgirl73]

here's a petunia shot framed.

[phistio]

nothing special, but i really liked the natural colors...

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/bluetrumpet.jpg

[gstafleu]

A cluster of tiny little flowers on a shrub in the garden:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/shrubFlowers.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=phistio]nothing special, but i really liked the natural colors...

You're right, awesome colors, love the soft blue.

[Bald Eagle]

Hope you like.

[speaklightly]

This Thread has Just Taken Off-

Many thanks and hearty congratulations to BoxGirl - who seems to love Petunias - I love the surreal effect, very cleaver! Phostio - wow! what fantastic colors! And yes, as always, one of my favorite, BaldEagle. I can always depend on you for those very BOLD colors.

Thanks to all of you! This is a great thread!

Sarah Joyce

[Bald Eagle]

This Thread has Just Taken Off-

Many thanks and hearty congratulations to BoxGirl - who seems to love Petunias - I love the surreal effect, very cleaver! Phostio - wow! what fantastic colors! And yes, as always, one of my favorite, BaldEagle. I can always depend on you for those very BOLD colors.

Thanks to all of you! This is a great thread!

Sarah Joyce
Its great to have you back, and as allways, thanks for the great words of encouragement

[Geoff Chandler]

Just back! - I would like to echo speaklightly's comments - really great pics & lots of them. ~ explorer - please, if you are reading, continue to experiment and post some more - the C-750 will reward you with some great shots.

[rinume]

Just got my Canon S2 IS and discovered the macro or rather the Super Macro mode. So this is my very first try ever. Oh well nothing like the amazing photos you guys/gals have put up. I'm drooling over them lol. So here goes. All photos are in P mode. Will experiment more next time :)

1/30 sec, F2.7
http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/hanging.jpg


This is actually a bunch of flowers called hoya. Just took a closeup of one of them ... this flower is approximately 1 cm in diameter...I had my camera lens touching the flower ... and that is why the placement got disturbed lol.
1/15sec F2.7
http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/hoyawhite.jpg

----------------
Erum
I will get there :)

[rinume]

Ok here are some more:

1/40 sec F2.7
http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/pink2.jpg

Ok should have cleaned this flower before taking the pic ;-)
1/10 sec F2.7
http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/pink3.jpg

Wonder if this is counts in this category:
1/20 sec F2.7
http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/pollen.jpg

Absolutely no idea why the majority of the flowers in my garden are Pink.

--------
Erum
I will get there :)

[speaklightly]

Rinume-

Many thanks for the wonderful photos. You are doing some excellent work with the new Canon S-2. The super macro mode works wels.

Sarah Joyce

[Wombat]

Great shots folks - nice to see some newcomers joining the flower thread - welcome and thanks for sharing.

Here are some Aqueligias.

Canon A80, uncropped but sharpened slightly, handheld, macro mode,
ap. f/4.0, exp. 1/500s.

regards
Wombat

[Bluedog]

Great shot Wombat ... I do see some minor image degradation along the subject lines. I was having this same issue and discovered for web posting to resize the images to around 800X600 before uploading.

Heres one of a Tiger Lily that finally decided to start blooming of late and they are just that orangish yellow:

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Focal Length 58 mm > Sigma 18-125mm
Exposure Time 1/250 sec
Aperture f/8
ISO Equivalent 100

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/44975801.jpg

[Wombat]

[QUOTE=Bluedog]Great shot Wombat ... I do see some minor image degradation along the subject lines. I was having this same issue and discovered for web posting to resize the images to around 800X600 before uploading.QUOTE]

Thanks Bluedog for the kind comments. I usually save my photos for posting from Picassa at 650 across the horizontal length but they are still too big in file size. So I open them in MS photo editor do 4 x 45 degree rotations and this cuts the size down to about 30-50kb and I imagine degrades the quality in the process??

Here is a rose of a similar colour to your beatiful tiger lily- it really was like fire and my Canon A80 rarely lies about these things :)

regards
Wombat

[gstafleu]

A bee making a fast get-away from a rose, because the flower's hubby is due back any minute now:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/rosebee.jpg

[wall]

Hi, I'm new here. I saw all your wonderful flower photos and couldn't help but share some of my own. These were shot with the new Canon S2 IS (seems to be very popular), which I just purchased yesterday. Don't know whether this camera's a keeper or not, but the Supermarco mode is making quite a case for itself!

F/4; 1/320; ISO 50; Supermacro mode
http://img236.echo.cx/img236/29/img01028dr.jpg

F/4; 1/400; ISO 50; Supermacro mode
http://img236.echo.cx/img236/6649/img0110r19ck.jpg

For some strange reason, the AF had extreme difficulty with this one. It finally worked on my 5th try.
F/4; 1/250; ISO 50; Supermacro mode
http://img236.echo.cx/img236/9089/img02313dm.jpg


Cheers!
~wall

[Geoff Chandler]

wall - really lovely pics - keep them coming!

I was away on a Safe High Voltage Electrical course. I decided not to take a camera as I didn't want to irritate and bore everyone and also thought there would be no photo opportunities. How wrong I was!!! We were right beside (and I really mean RIGHT beside) Ratcliffe Power Station in the midlands of England. 8 massive cooling towers set in a beautifull countryside. Great lighting and moody shots. Poppies on the road side with huge towers in the background...Also some of the stuff we were doing was interesting too - we had a few fun experiments - one was passing High Voltage through a twig and watching the effects. So I will ALWAYS take the camera in future - even if I think there will be no photo opportunities.
Shortage of spare time recently - more pics soon

[phistio]

this is quite literally one of the very first images i had ever taken with my digital (almost exactly 3 years ago). i believe it's a cone flower.

shot in Normal Program, 1/340th sec. f/4.5, ISO - 200, focal length 7.8mm, HH

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/coneflower.jpg

this one was taken not long ago. dandelion's quite possibly are my most favorite flower.

shot in Aperature Priority mode, 1/1000th second, f/2.8, ISO - 160 @ 7.8mm, HH
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/dandelion.jpg

Normal mode, 1/340th sec., f/4.5, ISO - 200 @ 7.8mm, HH
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/orangelily.jpg

same settings as before and again...hand held
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/orangelilyclose.jpg

[wall]

@Geoff Chandler - Thanks. I'll try to post more later.

@phistio - Those look superb. What camera did you use?

[phistio]

a fuji s602zoom...though not a DSLR, it's a full funtional prosumer camera that still to this day serves it's purpose. someday when i can afford a DSLR, i will convert; but for now, it works.

i don't know where to put this one...but i'm sure no one will mind it here. i just love the natural greens.

shot in normal mode, HH, 1/35th sec., f/2.8, ISO - 200 @ 7.8mm
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/greenandwet.jpg

[Phill D]

Phistio those are realy lovely flower photographs that fuji is in pretty good hands.
Haven't any flowers to post here but for Geoff Chandler as a one off in this thred here is a long range shot of Ratcliff Power Station - we live fairly close by. I have a few others that I will post later in the sunsets thred although they are actually sunrise over the cooling towers.

[wall]

Wow, and I thought those were from a DSLR - nice work phistio. Greenery is good too :D

Here are some more flowers I shot with the S2:

F/2.7; 1/500; ISO 400; Supermacro mode
http://img68.echo.cx/img68/6507/img0235r16xc.jpg

F/4; 1/60; ISO 50; Supermacro mode
http://img68.echo.cx/img68/8226/img02039aa.jpg


F/4; 1/160; ISO 50; Macro mode
http://img68.echo.cx/img68/5577/img01890il.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Phistio those are realy lovely flower photographs that fuji is in pretty good hands.
Haven't any flowers to post here but for Geoff Chandler as a one off in this thred here is a long range shot of Ratcliff Power Station - we live fairly close by. I have a few others that I will post later in the sunsets thred although they are actually sunrise over the cooling towers.
Phil - feel free to e-mail some to me if you fancy - I would love to see them.
Geoff :)

[Geoff Chandler]

1st came these....

[Geoff Chandler]

Which after a while, became these...
(All A-200, this one only resized - nufin else)

[Wombat]

Which after a while, became these...

Can see why they are called STRAWberries or should that be HAYberries :rolleyes:

Here is a blue flag iris.
Canon A80, handheld, zoom and macro mode, ap. f/4.9, exp 1/80.

Regards
Wombat

[the bald eagle`s chick]

I saw this one today. The sun was shining behind the flower. Hope you like.

[gstafleu]

Here is a "Purple Candle Flower." I'm not sure what they are really called, it is a wild flower. Notice the little insect at the upper right.
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/PurpleCandle.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

The Sun was shining through this flower, hope you like.

[sbnr]

I took these in the early morning after working over-night.

All done with an A95 Canon on the AE setting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/snbr21/Pinkcopy1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/snbr21/Purplecopy1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/snbr21/whitecopy1.jpg

Enjoy! :)

[Bald Eagle]

sbnr, all great shots, here's another one from today, hope you like.

[wall]

@gstafleu - That's one cool-looking flower.

@Geoff Chandler - I used to have strawberries in my yard too. But they attracted rats and squirrels, so they had to go :D . Strawberry flowers are nice, though.

Here's the last batch of my S2 flower pics. Enjoy!

F/2.7; 1/200; ISO 50; Supermacro mode
http://img228.echo.cx/img228/7338/img0138r16ze.jpg

F/8; 1/160; ISO 50; Macro mode
http://img228.echo.cx/img228/7014/img01175wi.jpg

F/2.7; 1/200; ISO 50; Supermacro mode
http://img228.echo.cx/img228/2153/img0282r16oi.jpg

[sbnr]

sbnr, all great shots, here's another one from today, hope you like.


Thx.

I took your advice and my tech is improving....

[Geoff Chandler]

Oh Wow - great pix everyone!! This is flying this thread!
Here's this morning's new bud - just before I head off to work...

[Geoff Chandler]

~and, the latest bloom on my yellow Rose...

[Zac_K]

Here's my flower pic to add to the bunch. Hope you all like it.

Taken with my trusty Fujifilm s5000, handheld, macro on, 1/160 shutter speed and set to f3.2
http://www.passionforpixels.com/albums/albuo14/DSCF3466l.jpg

Tell me what you all think.

[Wombat]

Great shots folks and welcome to all the newcomers.

Here is a red rose in bud. I didn't notice the water droplets at the time - such a pleasant bonus.

Canon A80, handheld, macro mode, ap f/8.0, exp. 1/640s, exposure compensation -1.

regards
Wombat

PS keep those shots coming :)

[wall]

Nice rose bud, Wombat. I can see from your settings that it must have been a very bright day out when you took that photo.

Here's an Iceland Poppy taken with the Panasonic FZ5:

F/4; 1/160; ISO 80
http://img99.echo.cx/img99/5538/p1000285small3yz.jpg

[gstafleu]

Pink flower with bud:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/pinkFlower.jpg

[phistio]

some nasty 'ole bull thistles...


shot in NPM, 1/90, f/2.8, ISO - 200, @ 13.9mm
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/bullthistles.jpg

[Wombat]

Nice rose bud, Wombat. I can see from your settings that it must have been a very bright day out when you took that photo.

Hi Wall - pleased you enjoyed the rose bud and yes you are quite correct it was midday on a cloudless day - thank goodness for exposure compensation. :)

I liked the lighting on your iceland poppy - those shadows really do add a lot of drama and form.

regards
Wombat

[Wombat]

gstafleu - that is a lovely composition of the mallow flower and bud - very subtle colour and shape well captured.

phistio - I find thistles tricky to shoot I usually miss the details you have captured so nicely. I notice you were on ISO 200 setting. I have been using this on my Canon A80 recently. Actually I turned it up to capture some bees on flowers and forget to turn it down again!!

It really helps with my camera shake and when a breeze is moving the flowers. I am quite surprised just how much movement there can be and yet ISO 200 seems to cope. I am sure there is some loss in quality but better that, than a load of blurred shots.

regards
Wombat

[Geoff Chandler]

Really loving everyones photos here - thanks to all!
This is sort of chat I guess ~ you may have heard me say that my A-200 has a strange sort of approach to macro and mention it's not the very best for super close ups.
Well - here's a little flower - with my thumb for scale. This shot isn't as close as I can get.

[Geoff Chandler]

This is at about 50mm - getting close to the limit at 200mm zoom macro

[Geoff Chandler]

Finally - using 8mp resolution on the orig - I can make a substantial crop to get this: -
Most flowers etc arn't this small - so mostly I've got it covered with the A-200 - the Oly C-740 goes in a lot closer but at wide angle - the result is about a 3rd larger image I guess.
Any comments??

[boxgirl73]

here's a lily i got this weekend.....

[boxgirl73]

here's a pink geranium in my parents' yard.....got it this weekend while in for father's day.

[Geoff Chandler]

here's a lily i got this weekend.....
Yes boxgirl73 - lovely pics - actually I liked both the lilly & the geranium, lillys narly always look good - the geranium is good particularly as it shows a lot of subtle colours within the petals.
Any chance you could give us some camera details??
Geoff :)

[boxgirl73]

Sure...the camera I used was my new A95...love it...obviously I used it in the Macro mode. Having fun with it......people now always expect to get their photos taken when i'm around....probably say...is she bringing her camera THIS time too? oh well:)

[Geoff Chandler]

Hey I sympathise - I get grief about the camera - yet people are always happy when they see the pics!
That's a great little camera - one of my favorites, takes great pics - in your hands it should reward with some great memories and shots.
Keep posting your stuff

Geoff

[gstafleu]

Any comments??

Well, the obvious one: the A200 does pretty good close-ups.

In addition, the image could stand a bit of USM. Once I've resized to web-size I usually do a USM of amount=100, radius=1. That seems to give a bit more crispness. Otherwise a very good pic I'd say. I like the little fly, it gives a nice accent.

[Wombat]

Here's a yellow daisy which might be Doronicum [Leopard's Bane] but I am not sure.

Couldn't resist dead-centering this subject.

regards
Wombat

[gstafleu]

That's a good one wombat. Bright and sharp. I like the detail in the heart.

[Geoff Chandler]

OK this is a rose my wife picked - couldn't resist it sitting there in the kitchen
quickly snapped it up.
gstafleu : - Thanks for the comments. As for the USM - it's a handy tool for sure. My version in Serif has Amount, Radius & Threshold. I tend to use it quite paringly when I do use it. The Radius I have found seems to link with the image size - so an 8mp image would require a larger radius for a similar affect to a smaller image with a smaller radius. Amount? I tend to range between 45 and 60 most of the time, then the threshold is a sort of smoothing off at the end and I usually stick with 1 or maybe 2 on a larger image.
Continuing on about the close ups - the A-200 has basically 2 macro positions one at each end of the zoom range. Neither go very close so true close ups are only achieved on the telephoto end ~ that's what I mean by a strange approach to macro. I have to be very carefull about focus because of the reduced depth of field. Quite happy though!
Thanks again for the comments - and to everyone else - keep this thread flying - it's very good!!
Geoff

[Bald Eagle]

Geoff, its great to have you back, Excellent photos. As well as all the fantastic additions lately, here's my meager contribution

[wall]

Nice pics, guys. Keep em coming.

@Wombat - yeah, I probably couldn't have resisted it myself :D

This one reminded me of something out of alien/sci-fi horror flicks. I call it Attack of the Buds! (insert dramatic music here...)

Panasonic FZ5; F/2.8; 1/400; ISO 80. Tweaked in PS for saturation.
http://img8.echo.cx/img8/1228/p1000249ed1yi.jpg

[pbt1234]

Here is a shot that I got in Kingston, Ontario at the Market Battery.

Shot with FZ20, f2.8, ISO80, 1/80s, -1/3EV, NO TOUCH UPS

[speaklightly]

I apologize that I have been away from our thread for so long, but I have had to set up a new much smaller laptop computer that I will use for the upcoming Russia contract (we leave on this coming Monday- 06/27). So, everything had tobe transfered over to the new laptop, and it was not the smoothest transition in the world.So I will again be gone from 06/27 through about 07/14.

The photos you have posted are wonderful. Many thanks to pbt1234, gstafleu,wombat (our star poster for this time period), bluedog, geoff, sbnr, wax, baldeagle and his Chick, and boxgirl. We also have some new cameras as well Wall has a new S-2 that has a nice super macro mode, boxgirl has a new Canon A-95 that dies great work.

We have had about 10 days span between the China trip and the Russia trip and we have been as busy as little beavers. Not only did we have the usual turn around chores of laundry etc, but we had a major electrical problem to deal with in the house, had to change the kitchen sink faucet, and move into a new laptop, being sure that we had all of the teaching material correctly transfered and fully operable.

So here is my contribution. It is actually an older photo taken with A Pentax S5i taken about 7 months ago - F 3.5 at 1/20th. It was of a large boquet that I was using to demonstrate close-ups. Its not the greatest close-up, as it lacks a bit of detail due to overexposure, but it served for the demo. I was shooting like crazy in China, but with everything we have had to do, I have not taken but one photo since we arrived home.

Have a great day and many thanks for your great contributions.

Sarah Joyce

[speaklightly]

Hello Again-

Here is a better macro than the one above that I just took with my Fuji F-10. I hope you like it. Its F5.0 at 1/468th. Did you notice the ant in the center of the blossom?

Sarah Joyce

[Wombat]

Stripey geranium - a bit over-saturated but never mind.

regards
Wombat

[Geoff Chandler]

I notice that RED - red is the one that seems to saturate the worst for most of us here - there was a fabulaous rose bud earlier that was just perfect (not mine!!).
So here I go again! Firstly to put my little Rose into perspective - I think they call this a Patio Rose as it is a small breed.

[Geoff Chandler]

Ok - so moving in pretty close with the C-740 (@38mm super macro).
This at 100 asa, f3.2 - 1/200th sec -0.7ev (actually could do with even less exposure).

[Geoff Chandler]

Finally a similar shot with the A-200. Not a fair comparison by any means - but still interesting to see the differences.
This one in Macro at 200mm, 50 asa, f5.6, 1/60th sec with antishake, -1.7 ev
The A-200 tends to slightly more over expose on dark things that's why I used less exposure. Also unfair comparison as they are at different focal length and, therefore used different apperture.
Anyway - I still think these have slightly over saturated on the highlights - yes it was a very sunny day - but it's usually the Reds that seem to do this the worst
There you are - another comparison. Anyone else got any comparisons to share??
Geoff

[gstafleu]

Interesting about red saturation. I just took this picture of a very red Peonie:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/redPeonie.jpg
When I saw it I thought, well, that is very red. It was taken in morning light, so that would add some redness. My Pentax *ist DS is set to natural colors, and so far I haven't seen any over saturation. Maybe red is just redder than we think?

[gstafleu]

Here is something less saturated, a visitor on a yellow flower:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/yellowFlowerBug.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

no bright flashy colors, just a neat flower, hope you like

[Bald Eagle]

some thing different.

[speaklightly]

Hello Everyone-

Well it has been a busy day on this thread, thanks to Wombat, geoff, gstafleu and baldeagle. Thanks for some great flower photos.

It is through contributions like yours that this thread has become on of the busiest on the webwsite.

Sarah Joyce

[speaklightly]

Here is an unusual one. As far as I can determine, this is an Aloe Vera Plant It was taken with the Fuji F-10. F 2.8 at 1/147th

Sarah Joyce

[Wombat]

I notice that RED - red is the one that seems to saturate the worst for most of us here - there was a fabulaous rose bud earlier that was just perfect (not mine!!).
So here I go again! Firstly to put my little Rose into perspective - I think they call this a Patio Rose as it is a small breed.

Fascinating set of shots Geoff. It has made me go and look through my limited supply red flower shots. Certainly for my Canon A80 the problem of saturation appears to be related more to the orange-reds rather than than the bluish reds. Hmmm! thought I might get away without using names of colours as they are a bit subjective, however vermillion [an orange red] seems to be a greater problem than crimson [a blood colour] if you see what I mean. A good shot of red poppies has evaded me so far. I read recently that flowers have a wide variety of textures from matt to shiny and wonder if the "difficult flowers" are those with shinier petals.

Here is an orange-red nasturtium, very saturated but I am sure it was just as orange-red as this. I am sure the human eye/brain adjusts to colours in a way a camera cannot.

regards
Wombat

[Wombat]

Just for comparison here is the same nasturtium shot with the saturation adjusted on Picassa so the top tonality is within 95% on the histogram. Still bright with more detail but not as it really looked. Suppose I should have added the shot was taken in full mid-day sun.

Wombat

[amj07]

Well, as a beginner with very little time to learn the camera, here's a contribution from me -the flower is dark red/brown-ish from the start, and I made the colours warmer by using the, that's right, "warm" colour effect on the camera. To tell the truth, the difference from the "natural" look of the flower (the way it looked to me) isn't big! I'm using a Panasonic FZ5.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/Northern_Lights/19181954.jpg

[wall]

Nice job on the colors, amj07. In the right hands, the FZ5 can be a deadly macro tool :cool: . Here's yet another flower macro I took in my backyard, with the FZ5:

F/2.8; 1/50; ISO 80; Normal color settings
http://img117.echo.cx/img117/4318/p1000237ed6px.jpg

The color in the photo looks flatter than the real thing; I guess I should've boost the saturation a bit to give it a bit more punch.

Oh, BTW, I like your "trumpets" shot, Bald Eagle. Very unique viewpoint.

[Bald Eagle]

amj07, great color and close-up, very sharp. Wall, that shot has plenty of punch, its awesome. thanks for the kind words.

[meillana]

whew....took me a while to get to the last page... great shots indeed!
just wanted to contribute this one taken with a sony dsc-p10
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/Sony%20DSC-P10/DSC01321_r.jpg

[meillana]

one more :)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/Sony%20DSC-P10/DSC07247_r.jpg

[scatamousche]

Over the next couple of days I would like to share with you some excellent flower close-ups from digital cameras that will surprise you. Our first photo is of a Bird of Paradise flower taken in San Pedro, Ca with a Pentax S5i. It will surprise you.

Sarah Joyce

Hi Sarah,

As the official muse of this thread you must be quite pleased with the result so far. It took me forever to get through the 63 pages and a huge proportion of the images are stunning. I went ahead and downloaded them all to a folder and made a slide show out of it. As a collection it is quite impressive.

I didn't notice any silk tree flowers so I will post a link if anybody wants to see them. Some people call them mimosas.

http://www.karma-lab.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=26508#post26508

I'm sure I will be seeing a lot of you around the forum in the future.

Scatamousche

[speaklightly]

scatamouche-

That's the whole idea. People enjoy posting their photos, reap the compliments, hear suggestions, and improve in the process, while enjoying something beautiful. I am sure it does make an impressive slide show. Thanks for your comments.

Sarah Joyce

[Wolfy]

Hi!

Here's my first attempt! I'll post more later as I snap away.


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/wolfy-c/20y06-05a.jpg

[rinume]

WOW! That is really pretty! I love the way it looks as if the flower is all lit up.

My attempts for today were well blurry. If my hand didn't shake then the darn flowers did lol. Definitely not a good idea to take pictures when it is windy. Plus I started out an hour before sunset ... its waaaay too hot to get out of the house anytime before that. So that meant not too much light ... worked on P mode and the camera really liked choosing slower shutter speed 'cos of the lighting. So there I was standing over the flowers telling them to stop moving in the wind ... too bad they don't listen ;-)

[rinume]

Oh well here goes ...today's effort after deleting so many blurry ones though not too happy with the first one:

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2955&stc=1

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2956&stc=1

This one was taken at a different time I just wish the background was more blurred. This was at 1/50s and F2.7. Any suggestions?
http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/pink.jpg

[amj07]

wall, Bald Eagle: Thank you, it's always nice to know when you're doing something right! :D I'm also very impressed with your work. In fact, I'm impressed with all the photos here, it's all very nice to rest one's eyes on!

[Geoff Chandler]

Fascinating set of shots Geoff. It has made me go and look through my limited supply red flower shots. Certainly for my Canon A80 the problem of saturation appears to be related more to the orange-reds rather than than the bluish reds. Hmmm! thought I might get away without using names of colours as they are a bit subjective, however vermillion [an orange red] seems to be a greater problem than crimson [a blood colour] if you see what I mean. A good shot of red poppies has evaded me so far. I read recently that flowers have a wide variety of textures from matt to shiny and wonder if the "difficult flowers" are those with shinier petals.

Here is an orange-red nasturtium, very saturated but I am sure it was just as orange-red as this. I am sure the human eye/brain adjusts to colours in a way a camera cannot.

regards
Wombat
Wombat, very interesting comparison - I'm guessing your processed version was a bit more true to the orig flower (?) - The other thing, coupled with this, is the red highlights seem to either wash out or saturate to the point of fine detail loss - this is a generalisation I have observed with many photos by many people - inclusing myself. With the A-200, more so, I tend to under expose the shot a bit which seems to allow these details to remain in tact. The Oly changes the colours a bit with purples and reds - despite a jog in the direction of blue on the on board digital colour tweek. Not a big prob. The A-200 is slightly truer in that respect.
This Pic is the Honeysuckle in my Back garden, taken looking upwards at the flower. I took 2 shots - one slightly less close with more DOF/smaller apperture. But I decided I liked this one a bit better with the shallower focus making you focus on the middle flower more. (A-200, F4, 1/125th sec,176mm equiv, 0ev ) This didn't mess up with saturation etc, and this is the right colour - assuming your Screen is set up OK

[AllanC]

not quite as spectacular as some other flowers or photographs. my little conrtibution none the less.

[speaklightly]

Many thanks to all of you who have so faithfully posted really great flower photos on this thread. Proudly, we can all say that this is the most successful thread in the photo gallery.

I am leaving for Russia to do some workshops, then I think I will take some time off. So I will not be posting on this forum for awhile. Good luck to everyone of you and again many sincere thanks for all of your wondeful contributions.

Sarah Joyce

[gstafleu]

Taken slose to sunset, on a beach at Lake Huron:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/Flowers/beachFlowersBayfield.jpg

[gstafleu]

Another one from that same beach:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/Flowers/beachFlowersBayfield2.jpg

[BristolFlorida]

La Jolla, CA

[wall]

Beautiful photos, Gerard. The sunset's warm color makes these pictures look great.

I'm sorry to see you go Sarah. I hope you have a nice time.

Here's my contribution of the day. I believe this will be the first "face-on" flower photo I've posted as of yet:

F/3.5; 1/20; ISO 50
http://img41.echo.cx/img41/5033/img0179ed9ke.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Hi!

Here's my first attempt! I'll post more later as I snap away.

Wolfy - love the lighting on that yellow flower - please post some more
Here's my shot for this morning, taking in my front garden a day or two back - just reduced the exposure a tiny bit...

[Joker]

My first attempt at Macro photography, Canon Powershot A520-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/r3ckless/orangeflower.jpg

[kornhauser]

Thought I'd add a few of my own...

[scatamousche]

Hi!

Here's my first attempt! I'll post more later as I snap away.


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/wolfy-c/20y06-05a.jpg

Hi Wolfy,

Love the light and the detail in this shot. Keep em coming!

Here's a link to a collection I posted in Early June on the Karma site. (Also check towards the end of the thread for more pics.) I would appreciate an ID on the flower in the 3rd and 4th picture. With this many flower experts on this thread somebody should know.

http://www.karma-lab.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5174



Scatamousche

[Geoff Chandler]

Much earlier (months back) I posted a pic of our passion Flower (c-740 last year) Subsequently the Rabbit eat them and we had a stalk!!. It has now regrown, much more than before, and is about to erupt into about 20 or more flowers - here's the first one (A-200)

[DiJ]

Much earlier (months back) I posted a pic of our passion Flower (c-740 last year) Subsequently the Rabbit eat them and we had a stalk!!. It has now regrown, much more than before, and is about to erupt into about 20 or more flowers - here's the first one (A-200)

Geoff, this is just beautiful. I like how you captured the subtle colors. Rabbits eat flowers?

[Geoff Chandler]

Dij
Rabbits eat flowers, Rabbits eat just about everything in the garden. We had the garden all secured so it could run around - then we treated ourselves to a whole load of new plants - but the Rabbit misinterpreted it as a wonderfull gift for him to eat!! Sadly - the Fox misinterpreted the Rabbit as a wonderfull gift for him to eat when I was away in America!!!
Anyway - thanks for the kind comment...
More soon (at work on nights with no photos at the moment) :cool:

[JTL]

I officially no longer feel the need to buy a dSLR (at least not this week :D ). The Canon S2 paired with the Canon 500D close-up lens has changed everything (for now)...

Sorry to sound like an ad, but this camera has way exceeded my expectations...

Canon S2, 500D close-up lens, Macro, f/3.5, 1/160 sec.
http://jtl.smugmug.com/photos/26219764-L.jpg

[meillana]

my contribution for the day, twin plumerias....
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/P1050672.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=JTL]I officially no longer feel the need to buy a dSLR (at least not this week :D ). The Canon S2 paired with the Canon 500D close-up lens has changed everything (for now)...

Sorry to sound like an ad, but this camera has way exceeded my expectations...

Canon S2, 500D close-up lens, Macro, f/3.5, 1/160 sec.
WOW ,That is a super FANTASTIC shot. It is so rich in colors, it hurts the eyes. AWESOME, AWESOME, and I say again AWESOME shot.

[Bald Eagle]

A small wild flower that caught my eye, hope you like.

[JTL]

WOW ,That is a super FANTASTIC shot. It is so rich in colors, it hurts the eyes. AWESOME, AWESOME, and I say again AWESOME shot.Thank you. You are much too kind. The world is already there, I just feel privileged to be able to go out and capture some of it...

Thanks again for the inspiration!:)

[Geoff Chandler]

This is where my Passion Flower plant lives - surrounded by growing herbs.
Looking forward to a lot of blooms very soon!!!

[Fiorano]

Hi,

This is a picture from the garden. I don't know what it is called. It is shot with the C5500. With a little adjustment in photoshop of contrast and saturation.

[Geoff Chandler]

Again in our back garden - a corner we are working on...
I have posted a few from this part before, never the whole area - should
end up a sort of a rockery eventually.
(PS - More passion flowers coming out - I'll take a shot when there are quite a few)

[gstafleu]

JTL: you are right, that is a great shot. I think you can put off buying a DSLR for at least two weeks.

BE, that is a nice and subtle wild flower. The blue hairy bit came out very well indeed.

Here is my contribution for the day, "Remnants":
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/Flowers/remnants.jpg

[Wombat]

Just been catching up on this thread - some stunning shots and so much variety.

Here's a sunflower taken on a very sunny day - doesn't seem to taken too kindly to being compressed as an attachment.

regards
Wombat

[D70FAN]

Caught just at the end of the Saguaro bloom, and difficult to pick.

[Bald Eagle]

Caught just at the end of the Saguaro bloom, and difficult to pick.
so, how many did you pick?

[wall]

What do you pick? The flowers or some kind of bulb? (sorry, I don't know much about succulents other than the potted variety :o )

Flowers, flowers, everywhere...

F/2.7; 1/50; ISO 50
http://img174.echo.cx/img174/2847/img0594ed1rg.jpg

[Bluedog]

Checkout my Tiger Lily shot using my Father in Laws new Minolta A200:

Konica-Minolta DiMAGE A200
Focal Length 31.6 mm
Exposure Time 1/400 sec
Aperture f/5
ISO Equivalent 50

http://upload.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/45400584/original.jpg

[JTL]

Lilly? I know her sister (or is it brother? :D )...

http://jtl.smugmug.com/photos/26268943-L.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Hey, everybody, great shots!
Bluedog - that's an interesting variation on the Lilleys, nicely taken.
Here's one from the Archives - last years Rose bud from my Yellow Rose
Olympus C-740, ISO 100, 1/50thsec, F3.2

[smk318]

Flowers - always beautiful. Wall: I love the shot, the color is tremendous!
Here is one form my garden, just shot it yesterday:http://www.viovio.com/storage/users/168/1168/images/5001/large.jpg

I'm just a beginner, so I don't know much about photography (or gardening!). This is my balloon flower. If you'd like to see more you may go to my Viovio.com homepage:

http://www.viovio.com/smkeithley

Thanks to all for sharing!

Sarah K.

[wall]

Thanks for the kind words, smk318. Thats an interesting flower you shot; I've never seen that kind before.

As usual, your macro photos are brilliant, JTL. The color is amazing. I loved it so much, a copy of it is now sitting on my hard disk :D

[JTL]

As usual, your macro photos are brilliant, JTL. The color is amazing. I loved it so much, a copy of it is now sitting on my hard disk :DThank you Wall!

You know I'm a fan of your work as well. I think we're all encouraging each other to do some great shooting! :)

[Geoff Chandler]

Flowers - always beautiful. Wall: I love the shot, the color is tremendous!
Here is one form my garden, just shot it yesterday I'm just a beginner, so I don't know much about photography (or gardening!). This is my balloon flower. If you'd like to see more you may go to my Viovio.com homepage:
http://www.viovio.com/smkeithley

Thanks to all for sharing!

Sarah K.
Sarah - very nice shot, like the detail in the veins of the flower.
Good to have your contribution - please post some more.
Thanks for sharing
Geoff

[Wombat]

Great shots - everyone.

Here is a dog rose. Canon A80, handheld, macro mode, Ap f/8.0, Exp. 1/1000s, exposure compensation -2/3.

regards
Wombat

[Geoff Chandler]

Great shots - everyone.

Here is a dog rose. Canon A80, handheld, macro mode, Ap f/8.0, Exp. 1/1000s, exposure compensation -2/3.

regards
Wombat
Wombat - that's perfect - really nice pic. Exposed just right etc.
~ like your contributions, thanks
Geoff

[wall]

Nice one, Wombat. Lots of detail. May I suggest that you increase the aperture to blur the background a little more. It should make the flower stand out more. (Though I don't know if that's possible under your shooting conditions; your shutter speed looks pretty close to being maxed out)

I had a some time to kill this morning, so I decided to do some heavy photoshopping on this one. Hope you like it.

F/2.7; 1/30; ISO 50
http://img259.echo.cx/img259/6428/img0643ed2c7bh.jpg

Here's the original:
http://img251.echo.cx/img251/7083/copyofimg0643ed2cv.jpg

[Wombat]

[QUOTE=wall]Nice one, Wombat. Lots of detail. May I suggest that you increase the aperture to blur the background a little more. It should make the flower stand out more. (Though I don't know if that's possible under your shooting conditions; your shutter speed looks pretty close to being maxed out)
[QUOTE]

Thanks both Geff C and Wall for the kind comments - much appreciated.
I think you are right Wall on both counts - the background is too in focus but the macro mode sets ap for near enough maximum. Will try a little of the "blur" mode on Picassa.

Here's another photo this time fewverfew flowers, just a little into the overexposed - but "liveable with".

regards
Wombat

[gstafleu]

A forest of daisies, nice one, Wombat. The daisy is a much under-appreciated flower, I think.

Here is a composition where some daisies are staring at you from the dark:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/Flowers/daisies.jpg

[Bluedog]

Nice shots guys ... one more of my Tiger Lily's since updating my cameras firmware:

Canon EOS 350D/XT
Focal Length 98 mm > Sigma 18-125mm
Exposure Time 1/320 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 100

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/45444931/original.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

All i can say, is, All the recent photos look awesome. and soo many great shots. This one i liked for the soft colors, hope you like as well.

[meillana]

very nice shots indeed.
my meager contribution. i like the contrast of the reds to the muted colors of the bamboo slat flooring, hoping you would as well.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/P1050687.jpg

[meillana]

and another for the day :cool:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/P1050351.jpg

[JTL]

Something different...

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/26522827-L.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

very nice shots indeed.
my meager contribution. i like the contrast of the reds to the muted colors of the bamboo slat flooring, hoping you would as well.

meillana, Both shots very good - I liked the contrast etc on the first one, and the second one was great - croping it tight like that makes me interested in what's not there almost as much as wht IS there. Unusual looking plant as well. Thanks!
JTL - a very different approach - I kind of like it.
Geoff

[wall]

Great pics everyone.

Those are some beautiful daisies, Gerard. Very well composed face-on shot.

Cool looking plant, meillana. I like the curves.

JTL - looks like you had some fun in Photoshop. Nice! That shot reminds me of something I once read in a book, about bees being able to see into the ultraviolet. I wonder what flowers look like to them? It might be something beyond our possibility to imagine...

A Dahlia, I think.
F/4.0; 1/125; ISO 50
http://img149.echo.cx/img149/9437/img0442b5b2ca.jpg

[JTL]

A Dahlia, I think.WOW! Now you've really outdone yourself...that should be hanging on someone's wall and the cash should be in your pocket! :D Stunning!

BTW, this is how I like to imagine that bees see... http://jtl.smugmug.com/photos/26531220-L.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Wall - A Lovely shot - I think

Here's this mornings Rose Bud from my back garden ~ it was actually thrashing about in the wind - so I struggled a bit - 1/160th @f4 - waited for a stiller moment...(not one of my best)

[Wombat]

Great shots everyone - no wonder this thread is so popular.

Here's a crying nasturtium flower.

regards
Wombat

[Bluedog]

I'm running out of flowers to capture ... :( ... this is one of my Crape Myrtle tree blooms.

Canon EOS 350D/XT
Focal Length 38 mm > Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD (IF)
Exposure Time 1/320 sec
Aperture f/7.1
ISO Equivalent 100
RSE: RawShooter essentials 2005 - ver. 1.1.3

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/45492010/original.jpg

[wall]

Lol, you exaggerate, JTL. But thanks for the positive comments everyone.

Nice shots all around. 'Tis the season for flower lovers, and I'm already anticipating even more beautiful pictures :D

[snowrdr]

From today at lunchtime... :D

[Bald Eagle]

All too many shots to single out. but, all of them are fantastic, here is one of mine before the rain hit today.

[Bald Eagle]

another one, hope you like.

[Bald Eagle]

and yet another. :)

[Bald Eagle]

and the last one for today.

[vancouverislander]

and it is different - what did you do? This is a wonderful thread - now something else to check each day - so much to see and appreciate.

Mary :)

Something different...

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/26522827-L.jpg

[JTL]

and it is different - what did you do? This is a wonderful thread - now something else to check each day - so much to see and appreciate.

Mary :)I mainly used the channel tools on multiple layers, plus manipulated saturation, contrast and brightness in PaintShop Pro...

[Geoff Chandler]

BE - you've done it again - wonderful set of pics!!!
Took a few today - first a wild sweet pea in the front garden; -
(Only trimmed/croped & resized - A-200 as usual)

[Geoff Chandler]

Here's one for opinions/comments :-
I played in Serif (like Photoshop) with this one as it is a bit of a dark, quite strong red, flower and hard to reproduce accurately - obviously no one will have seen the orig so it is really a subjective opinion. Rachel prefers the orig as it is brighter.

[Geoff Chandler]

For the comparison - this is the orig - just re-sized...

[Geoff Chandler]

Finally - one of my recent buds has started to open up...

[Wombat]

For the comparison - this is the orig - just re-sized...

I too like the amended version best - the dark shadows add a lot of depth and richness to my eye. Both very choice shots of a difficult coloured subject.

Here are some Astrantia [Hattie's Pincushion] flowers. I really like taking shots of these, the subtle colours photograph well and the shapes and shadows are just great. These were taken in dappled sunlight. They tend to flower in groups so getting a singleton is nigh impossible. A possible job for photoshop when I have saved up my pocket-money. :D

regards
Wombat

[Geoff Chandler]

Wonbat - a well taken picture of a very interesting flower - I like this one very much. Thanks for sharing it.
Geoff :)

[Wombat]

Wonbat - a well taken picture of a very interesting flower - I like this one very much. Thanks for sharing it.
Geoff :)

Thanks for the kind comments - very pleased you liked this one - its a favourite of my too.

regards
Wombat

[SOD]

The pretiest flower is about to take off

[SOD]

One more flower

[TarmoV]

Superb pictures from everyone!

I'd like to share a picture with a grasshopper having a dessert. I used Canon A70, wide angle macro (that gets me closer), Av priority, F-number and aperture values show f/8 (max.aperture shows f/2.8, so I'm confused), 1/60s, exposure -1/3, sunny, ISO50. The meal must have been too delicious to be intimidated by a giant with a digicam.

I have set low sharpening in my camera and applied unsharp mask in GIMP (parameters 5, 0.4, 0). I saved the pic with 65% jpeg quality to achieve small file size, that has somewhat negated my attempts at sharpening.

I don't see my pic in preview mode but I hope it will be there.

[Bald Eagle]

Geoff, great series of shots as well, and thanks for the kind words. Wombat, i really like that kind of flower, great shot. :)

[Bluedog]

Awesome work guys ... very good. I found one more which is actually a Closeup Shot of the very small Lantana bloom and the image isn't cropped any.

Canon EOS 350D/XT
Focal Length 75 mm > Tamron 28-75mm
Exposure Time 1/1000 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent 100 > RSE ver. 1.1.3

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/45526041/original.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=Bluedog]Awesome work guys ... very good. I found one more which is actually a Closeup Shot of the very small Lantana bloom and the image isn't cropped any.

Canon EOS 350D/XT
Focal Length 75 mm > Tamron 28-75mm
Exposure Time 1/1000 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent 100 > RSE ver. 1.1.3

I love taking pics of these flowers, down here we have then in multi-colors. this is a great shot, thanks for sharing it.

[wall]

Impressive, TarmoV. You should check out the "small world" thread: http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7296

[Bald Eagle]

hope you like.

[meillana]

don't know what these buds would be like when they bloom...
they make an interesting subject tho... :cool:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/P1050664.jpg

[TarmoV]

Impressive, TarmoV. You should check out the "small world" thread: http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7296

Thank You. And thanks for the link also, great insects! I know my first photo was a borderline case, but I figured most of it was the flower ;)

I am into pure flowers, too.
My next pic is from the summer cottage of my parents. By the way, many of you here have lovely gardens with lots of beautiful flowers.

Canon A70, telephoto macro, Av priority, F-number and aperture values show f/8, max.aperture shows f/4.8 so that should be the right number (?), 1/500s, sunny, no exposure compensation, ISO50. This photo is not sharpened, just resized 50%.

[rinume]

This was so difficult to take ... the flower (orchid) is around 2 inches in diameter and loves blowing around in the wind. Got this after way too many blurry attempts ... though not as sharp as I'd like it to be ... considering the wind .. I'll live with it lol. And I'm ignoring the blue fringing on the outside edge of the petals ... heard of purple .. but blue? Oh and of course I cropped the image :)

http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/orchid.jpg

Our garden is filled with mainly these flowers in different colors and varieties so I'm kinda stuck with taking more pictures of them lol. Thinking of raiding someone else's garden for a change now.

http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/thetwoofus.jpg

[glennaa]

I saw this flower hanging from a vine at Iguazu Park in Argentina. I have no idea what it is. Taken with a Canon G5 in macro mode.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/glennaa/Iguazu/flower.jpg

[scatamousche]

I saw this flower hanging from a vine at Iguazu Park in Argentina. I have no idea what it is. Taken with a Canon G5 in macro mode.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/glennaa/Iguazu/flower.jpg

Hi Glennaa,
I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was a variety of passion flower. Nice shot!

Scatamousche

[Wombat]

Great shots everyone. I would go along with the flower being a Passiflora species.

Here is are some hawkweed flowers [Hieracium aurantiacum] - a touch over saturated but a magnificant orange colour none the less.

regards
Wombat

[rinume]

This picture was taken in May when I was visiting a friend in San Francisco. It was right outside her house. I was totally amazed to see this flower ... hey I've never seen this particular combination in one before - pink 'n purple not to mention I love that particular color combo :) Anyone know what flower this is?

It was taken with my old camera Olympus 460Z .. oh well no super macro mode there and no 12 X zoom either. But I quickly snapped the shot before the sprinklers hit me .. they were on auto lol... managed to run off in time.

http://www.dotsndashes.com/floral/pinknpurple.jpg

[rinume]

Wombat: Definitely a very pretty orange color
Glenna: What a pretty find!! Now that's the kind of flowers I'd like to take pictures off ... too bad we don't have 'em here.
Tarmov: Ok that's a pink to die for ;-) never could resist that color .. very pretty. And the Grasshopper on the flower pic is absolutely WOW!!!

I used to have all variety of life floating around my garden lol. From chameleons to nightingales and humming birds. The moment I get a camera they all decide to disappear.

Meilanna: If those are the buds I'd definitely like to see the flower :)
Bald Eagle: Love your pics. Lovely Rose!
Blue Dog: Very Pretty Lantana Blooms ... I'm definitely getting to know about a lot of flowers here :)

[glennaa]

So that's what it is. Not only is this thread filled with many beautiful pictures of flowers, but I get to learn something while checking out the photos!

[scatamousche]

Hi Rinume,

That flower shot you took in San Francisco reminds me of our fuchsia flower. The colors are a little lighter but the configuration is pretty unique.

Scatamousche

[D70FAN]

Wow. We are getting a real variety of flowers, and some great shots as well.

Guess I'll have to get a few desert blooms together.

[joelw135]

Taken using my Fuji S5100 in macro mode.
http://www.photochimps.com/gallery/data/500/Orange_Macro_WEB.jpg

[gstafleu]

Great shots everyone. This thread is turning into an impressive flower gallery.

I went to the beach today, here are some of the results.

First, "Lily on the beach":
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/Flowers/lilyOnTheBeach.jpg

[gstafleu]

You can tell it was a cloudy dayBut flowers are patient, "Waiting for the sun":
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/Flowers/waitingForTheSun.jpg

[gstafleu]

I knew Lavender likes it dry, but not that it liked it this dry. It apparently even grows in the sand. "Lavender explosion":
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/Flowers/lavenderExplosion.jpg

[glennaa]

These were planted at a street corner in Colonia, Uruguay.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/glennaa/Uruguay/flowers.jpg

[scatamousche]

All these previous passion flowers made me want to post my own. Here's one taken with my new Canon Powershot S2 in diffuse light. I have also added a link to a thread full of red passion flowers I took with my Panasonic Lumix FZ10.

http://www.karma-lab.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4334

Scatamousche

http://www.karma-lab.nl/Pictures/OvercastPassion.jpg

[joelw135]

Taken at Longwood Gardens, PA. If you like flowers that is the place to go. Inside greenhouses and many gardens to stroll through.
http://www.photochimps.com/gallery/data/500/DSCF0103_FIX_WEB.JPG

[joelw135]

Also taken at Longwood Gardens, PA.
http://www.photochimps.com/gallery/data/500/DSCF0109_FIX_WEB.JPG

[lynchbird]

Here are a few of mine:

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL66/86790/6669793/102949641.jpg

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL66/86790/6669793/102949646.jpg

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL66/86790/6669793/102949651.jpg

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL66/86790/6669793/102949659.jpg

[scatamousche]

Hi Lynchbird,

Those silk trees look just like the ones we have in Gainesville. Are you in Florida?

http://www.karma-lab.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5153

Here's a lantana with a visitor.

Scatamousche

http://www.karma-lab.nl/Pictures/LantanaDoodle.jpg

[Jonathan]

Took some shots over a recent visit to my parents house.

Nikon D70, Kit lens, 55mm, F5.6, 1/125

[Bald Eagle]

Took some shots over a recent visit to my parents house.

Nikon D70, Kit lens, 55mm, F5.6, 1/125
I love the soft colors of this one, belongs in a frame, on the wall. great shot.

[photogenic]

i just got my new camera so here it is my first flower shot with my fuji S5100

[Jonathan]

I love the soft colors of this one, belongs in a frame, on the wall. great shot.

Thanks a bunch for the encouragement. :)

[photogenic]

another one

[D Thompson]

Been a while since I put one here.

Canon 20D, EF85 f1.8, ISO 100, 1/100 @ f11

Dennis

[Bald Eagle]

Been a while since I put one here.

Canon 20D, EF85 f1.8, ISO 100, 1/100 @ f11

Dennis
I lover the way the light is going through the flower. excellent shot, very crisp and clear.

[Bald Eagle]

photogenic, great first shots with the new camera, the first, to me, has a good picture, but it has a lot of noise as well, have you tried Neat image yet? the second, i like much better, much sharper, good colors, and crisp, the only thing i might suggest is to try to compose the flower a little differently, such as, all the petals in the shot, or from the top down. all in all great shots though. post more.

[photogenic]

thank you im new at this so i dont know exactly what im doing i snuck into someones yard for those the first one i edited in psp here is the original next time ill climb more into their yard i was taking the pictures over their fence shh dont tell!!