Perpetual flower photo thread

[avi777]

These are from my bedroom. ;)

[American Nomad]

Well avi777, you can't kill those!
This is a garden in Washington DC last week.

[danielg]

Saw these along the cliff over looking Taal Volcano - Philippines.

http://static.flickr.com/43/125738791_364ed3b53b.jpg

[Prospero]

Here's a picture of a spring flower we call viooltje (violin) here in the Netherlands:

[sparky]

Spring is finally here!

[Geoff Chandler]

Here's a lovely coloured Daisy we have in a pot in the garden...

[gracie328]

Hi Geoff! Beautiful flower shot you have there. I haven't been in here in a long time. Life's been moving faster than I can keep up lately. Just dropped in this evening to share my hummer and now, here's a few tulips also.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gracie328/FLOWERS%20AND%20SUCH/pinktulip.jpg

And another one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gracie328/FLOWERS%20AND%20SUCH/peachtulip.jpg

[bmxcj3]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/cjstedman/real%20photos/5a6127d7.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/cjstedman/real%20photos/3.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/cjstedman/real%20photos/2.gif

[mumbles420]

Those are some nice poppies you have there Cj. I like the first one.

I found this one in front of the Retirement Home yesterday and took it home to try to get a better picture of it but I had a really hard time focusing for some reason.

[bmxcj3]

yeah but it looks good though. Thank god we had sun yesterday. Im wearing shorts man shit. But good job on that pic for sure. we need to go the the gardens in SR.

[jeff31]

Here's a lovely coloured Daisy we have in a pot in the garden...
Very nice shot Geoff :)

[snowy egret]

Hi Geoff! Beautiful flower shot you have there. I haven't been in here in a long time. Life's been moving faster than I can keep up lately. Just dropped in this evening to share my hummer and now, here's a few tulips also.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gracie328/FLOWERS%20AND%20SUCH/pinktulip.jpg

And another one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gracie328/FLOWERS%20AND%20SUCH/peachtulip.jpg
Gracie, long time for me too
Here's a very small golden flower that grows in my herb garden
Lovely tulips, spring has indeed sprung
Cheers
Snowy Egret

[snowy egret]

Prospero, This is as close as I can get!

American Nomad, lovely. How's Virginia?
Here's a dahlia very close
Happy Spring
SnowyEgret

[Prospero]

Prospero, This is as close as I can get!

Here's another one of the same flower, only in a different colour.

[Prospero]

Here's another shot of a flower, with this one I got really close to the flower. I had to use a tripod though, because the flower was indoors and the lens blokked most light.

[Dawoofo]

Some very nice pictures here today. :)

Here's one from a bit ago. The blue color in the water is a reflection of the sky. :)

[jeff31]

http://jeffdigit.free.fr/fl_160406_3.jpg

http://jeffdigit.free.fr/fl_160406_4.jpg

[toriaj]

The pics in this thread are so beautiful. This was my first try in taking flower photos. Please give me suggestions and comments.

[toriaj]

Another one. Suggestions, comments?

[toriaj]

And one last flower pic. Feedback, please!

[danielg]

Table Center piece
http://static.flickr.com/49/129447086_d5fec0acf5.jpg

Selective colors
http://static.flickr.com/48/129447057_ee4c12fdc4.jpg

A bud for you
http://static.flickr.com/51/129431237_be77a6dfef.jpg

[Prospero]

The pics in this thread are so beautiful. This was my first try in taking flower photos. Please give me suggestions and comments.

Beautiful pictures, Toriaj. I really love the colours in your picture.

Here's another flower shot I took yesterday with the Sigma 70-300 macro

[Prospero]

Here's a flower I saw hanging in a tree today. The colours came out nicely, I think.

[Prospero]

Here's a picture of a small flower I found in an alley behind my house.

[Prospero]

And here's another one I saw in the forest. I took this one with the Sigma 17-70 Macro.

[ketko]

Thx for comments... Theyre welcome... :)

http://knspotter.ic.cz/cpg143/albums/April2006/normal_DSCF2071.jpg
http://knspotter.ic.cz/cpg143/albums/April2006/normal_DSCF2073.jpg
http://knspotter.ic.cz/cpg143/albums/April2006/normal_DSCF2196.jpg
http://knspotter.ic.cz/cpg143/albums/April2006/normal_DSCF2183.jpg
http://knspotter.ic.cz/cpg143/albums/April2006/normal_DSCF2201.jpg

[JTL]

Great lens for the money...

Canon 350D, Sigma 18-200, ISO 100, f/8, 1/250, 60mm, AE mode
http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/64866167-L.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Great lens for the money...

Canon 350D, Sigma 18-200, ISO 100, f/8, 1/250, 60mm, AE mode

Really great capture there JTL - well done :)

Here's an Orange Bud I took the other day (A-200 Daylight white, -0.3ev)

[Geoff Chandler]

Here's another in the same pot of flowers: -

[JTL]

Thank you Geoff! :)

Your new shots are impressive as well! Gotta love that A-200...and you've got it totally mastered.

[snowy egret]

Great lens for the money...

Canon 350D, Sigma 18-200, ISO 100, f/8, 1/250, 60mm, AE mode
http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/64866167-L.jpg

JTL
yummmmm, so clear bright & beautiful
Love those macro shots
Geoff, clarity itself as usual, I like the first one the best
Here,s one of mine
Cheers
Snowy egret

[Shosta]

Hello, I'm impressed with the quality of the photos I find here.
I read and learn a lot.
Now my small contribution from Spain.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/plantas/IMG_4690.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/plantas/IMG_4398.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/plantas/IMG_3723.jpg

Regards
José Miguel

[toriaj]

Those are great shots, Shosta. I like the first one best.

[Shosta]

Those are great shots, Shosta. I like the first one best.
Thanks, The SuperMacro of the S2 deserves a lot of the merit !!

[snap]

Rebel XT, EFS 17-85 IS USM at 85mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 400, handheld

[Glenn Kennedy]

Those are great shots, Shosta. I like the first one best.

I agree.

Looking out the window - it looks lke winter. grey and wet. However, spring is out there... somewhere

[Wombat]

I haven't been around for a while but here is some cherry blossom to welcome the spring. Canon A80.

regards
Wombat

[Geoff Chandler]

I haven't been around for a while but here is some cherry blossom to welcome the spring. Canon A80.
regards
Wombat
As always Wombat - really well captured shot!! :)
Geoff

[toriaj]

Not really a flower, but was the most appropriate forum I could find.

Comments, please? I was told once that the subject of a shot like this should be a different color than the background. Do you think this works?

[JTL]

Not really a flower, but was the most appropriate forum I could find.

Comments, please? I was told once that the subject of a shot like this should be a different color than the background. Do you think this works?
I like it. The middle bud almost looks like a baby bird hatching. Visually interesting and compelling, IMO...very abstact artish...would look good as a 13x19 print framed on a wall...

[toriaj]

Thanks, JTL!

[toriaj]

I was learning how to use manual f-stops today. These are the first flowers of spring here ...

[DonSchap]

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Technique... it's an Art, too. :D

[Kushnirenko]

Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 16, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 16, 2006

[Prospero]

Some small spring flowers I found in the garden:

[cat]

Took these in the garden yesterday - I knew I'ld get those blown out whites to work with me eventually!!! :D


http://www.snappycat.co.uk/flower.jpg

http://www.snappycat.co.uk/1flower.JPG

http://www.snappycat.co.uk/2flower.JPG

http://www.snappycat.co.uk/3flower.JPG

[blamkin]

Ok, I sincerely apologize about the over-sharpening. This is my first weekend with my new 10d, and I used focalBlade too much on this thing.

Anyway, this is a (I guess) rare cactus flower. Taken outside of Tower Arch in Moab utah, this past Friday.

Don't have the data in front of me, but I'm pretty sure...

Canon 10d
canon 50mm 2.5 macro
1/90th
hand held
f11

I will have to go back and take another swing at the RAW file; the real flower was just as bright red, but the sharpness here is making it look shiny, which it didn't.

Need a photoshop lesson - but I had enough to learn with the camera!

Oh any and all helpful comments about composition, quality, etc etc are most welcome and appreciated.

--Bill

[snowy egret]

The pics in this thread are so beautiful. This was my first try in taking flower photos. Please give me suggestions and comments.
I don't know how qualified I am to give advice, but here goes.
Keep shooting steady your hand look at others shots & don't give up!
Your first shot is interesting but slightly fuzzyHere is one of mine (may or may not have previously posted)
Good luck
Snowy Egret

[Prospero]

Three flower shots I took today:

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower1.jpg

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower2.jpg

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower3.jpg

[JTL]

Really nice stuff lately!

Tulip...

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/66497215-L.jpg

[bmxcj3]

http://myspace-613.vo.llnwd.net/00675/31/69/675219613_l.jpg


http://myspace-716.vo.llnwd.net/00675/61/71/675201716_l.jpg

i know i already posted these but i decided to touch them up. Let me know what you think.

[snowy egret]

11548

Technique... it's an Art, too. :D

Love this one Don.
Here is one for you where the flower IS the art
Cheers
SnowyEgret

[te1221]

http://www.timeng.net/samples/tulip.jpg

[mumbles420]

JTL, awesome tulip. Which camera did you use to take it?

Te1221, Also cool photo and which camera did you use?

Here's one I took with the Canon S2 IS because mine is still broken. I am really impressed with the Macro and Super Macro mode. I think I might get in replace of my Olympus.

[Kushnirenko]

The blossoms of cherry. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 02, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

The blossoms of apricot. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 02, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

The apple a bud. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 02, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 02, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

The blossoms of cherry. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 02, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

The apple a bud. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 02, 2006

[te1221]

JTL, awesome tulip. Which camera did you use to take it?

Te1221, Also cool photo and which camera did you use?

Here's one I took with the Canon S2 IS because mine is still broken. I am really impressed with the Macro and Super Macro mode. I think I might get in replace of my Olympus.

Thanks... Mine was with the XT and the 50mm EF1.4. :)

[jeff31]

http://jeffdigit.free.fr/fl_010506_5.jpg

[JTL]

JTL, awesome tulip. Which camera did you use to take it?Thanks Brian! That was one of my first test shots with the XT/Sigma 18-200 combo...I used the "close-up mode" on the XT and the 1:4 macro position on the lens.

Hey, don't get too cozy with that S2...they're addictive and you may never be able to go back...:D

[Chilious]

Pentax *ist Ds, Kit Lens.
http://rsm.smugmug.com/photos/67469769-L.jpg

[sod1]

very nice pictures, everybody

[sod1]

and a blue one

[sedona]

here are some flowers taken this spring.

[sedona]

and some more..

[sedona]

roses recd on my anniversary.

[Bill Markwick]

Van Gogh might have liked this image, with its common dandelions in early, contrasty morning light. They're hated by homeowners and ignored by most people, but they have a beauty all their own.

"A weed is a flower in the wrong place."

Regards,
Bill
Panasonic FZ20

[JTL]

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/67886286-L.jpg

[Bill Markwick]

I was thinking more of:

[JTL]

I like to imitate Monet (it's easier!) :D

I don't know if was obvious (if it wasn't then I achieved my goal), but my last one is actually a photo that I "painted and framed" in PaintShop. Here's what it started out as...

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/67956824-M.jpg

[YZdirtrider13]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/YmotocrossR/DSCF1865.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/YmotocrossR/DSCF1725.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/YmotocrossR/DSCF1726.jpg

[XipnosS]

Just some old photos.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8452/img08060mn.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7796/img08165jj.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4642/img08211qp.jpg

[snap]

Wildflowers -- California poppies

[snap]

Iris petal

[Prospero]

Here's another shot of a flower:

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower4.jpg

[wall]

Bleeding Heart - up close.

[JTL]

Have no idea what they are...saw them in a flower arrangement and shot 'em...

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/68411866-L.jpg

[jeff31]

http://jeffdigit.free.fr/fl_070506_2.jpg

http://jeffdigit.free.fr/fl_070506_1.jpg

[Merkor]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/IMG_0590.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/IMG_0591.jpg

[Prospero]

Here's another shot of a flower in the garden:

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower5.jpg

[GaryS]

Prospero, how did you get the background so consistently dark?

Great shot!

[Prospero]

Thanks Dustyporch. I used photoshop to make the background consistently dark. Most of it was already black, but there was one part of a flower in the lower right corner and there was a small leave in the upper left. I made these dark using the burn tool.

[GaryS]

Crabapple tree on a rainy morning....

http://static.flickr.com/50/144827976_cfbb3fd4a1_o.jpg

[Alina Borovikova]

It's a wonderful season- spring :p

[Glenn Kennedy]

Alina,

Welcome back ! Spring finally reaches the Ukraine !

[Chilious]

I found this flower in Central Park.
http://rsm.smugmug.com/photos/69228660-L.jpg
Taken with Pentax kit lens.

[Chilious]

Same location, same lens.
http://rsm.smugmug.com/photos/69228798-L.jpg

[Phill D]

That's a lovely blossom shot Alina.:)

[Kushnirenko]

Flower of an apple. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 13, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Dandelions. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 13, 2006

[wutske]

These are some of my flower pics (take with a simple, old Finepix A205s):
http://wutske.superihost.com/gallery/albums/nat/DSCF5672.jpg

http://wutske.superihost.com/gallery/albums/nat/DSCF5675.jpg

http://wutske.superihost.com/gallery/albums/nat/DSCF5680.jpg

http://wutske.superihost.com/gallery/albums/nat/DSCF5679.jpg

http://wutske.superihost.com/gallery/albums/nat/DSCF0385_1_1.jpg

http://wutske.superihost.com/gallery/albums/nat/DSCF0386_1_1.jpg

http://wutske.superihost.com/gallery/albums/nat/DSCF2119.jpg

[P_Schneider]

I have a couple flower pics for everyone today.

[P_Schneider]

Here's another

[P_Schneider]

And one more...

[Alina Borovikova]

Thanks a lot for all! here my tulips, which i grown up in my garden.

[toriaj]

Flower in St. George, Utah.

[Adiseshanaik]

Excellent thread of flowers. Here is my contribution. Taken with Oly C750
http://static.flickr.com/35/108207135_804c3f9a49_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/39/108207134_22c7afdc2b_o.jpg

[JPW2020]

Clematis taken with my Canon S2.

[wutske]

Bleu rain: link (http://my.opera.com/Wutske/albums/showpic.dml?album=69486&picture=884560)

[Bill Markwick]

I was walking past a store that had plastic pails of cut flowers out on the sidewalk, so I lowered the camera and took this. Wouldn't you know it - my two second snapshot came out better than the flower shots I slaved over. :)

Regards,
Bill
Panasonic FZ20

[Dylema]

here is a flower :D taken by my grandson...his first one ...please send a few comments his way ...he is 10 and is a budding photographer ;) I hope.Taken with a Canon A530 and Macro I think !!!

[-m i n g]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/darrenleejw91/-%20m%20i%20n%20g/Picture066.jpg

[SilverBullet]

From the Floralies Gardens on Notre-Dame Island, Montreal, Canada.

[Glenn Kennedy]

I don't know my trees well. Its a pine of a sort....

[Glenn Kennedy]

Another one I can't remember the name of ...

[toriaj]

Dylema, you can tell your grandson that he did a great job! I hope to see more of his pictures. I really like that he got close to the flower, that he didn't put it smack in the middle of the frame, and that he is thinking of unusual subject matter. Good for him.

-ming, your flower really is unusual (for me anyway!) It almost looks like food. Does it smell nice?

[Camille]

Just got a D50 last Thursday and here's a few shots.
Camille
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[JTL]

Just got a D50 last Thursday and here's a few shots.
CamilleWow! Very impressive photos!

You learned well on your FZ20...you have really good skills. Did you shoot 35mm before the FZ20?

Also...is that the kit lens?

[Camille]

Nope. not the kit lens - its 28-105AF Kikkor 1:3.5-4.5D that I got with my N80 several years ago. It has a great macro and you can pick one up for a couple hundred bucks. I use a UV filter & collapsable hood for everything but inside and after dark. I am going to try shots with the kit lens but really like the feel of the old lens.
Really notice that there is no lag with this baby, at least not like the other digicams I've had which is great for getting those little bugs.
Used SLR's for 40 years and my father was an avid photographer in the 50s and 60s but really enjoy the instant gratification of digital. Enough blather. Wisteria buds with old seed pod using the FZ20. Untouched other than being cropped and resized.

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[jeff31]

http://jeffdigit.free.fr/fl_250506_1.jpg

[Blob]

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Nikon D50, Nikon 24-85mm, photoshop CS

[Glenn Kennedy]

Poppy in flower

[Blob]

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Nikon D50, Nikon 24-85mm

[P_Schneider]

Past it's prime but still nice...

[tbcass]

Camille

Your flowers are beautiful but they look a little over sharpened along the edges. Did you do that pp or in camera or is it my imagination? It's just personal taste on my part.

Tom

[tbcass]

Here's an unusual tulip

[tbcass]

Pine cone's can be beautiful

[Glenn Kennedy]

Clematis "Nelly Moser"

Easy one to take - the flower is about 4 inches/10 cm across

[tbcass]

Macro of a tiny flower. Each flower is an inch or less.

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 09, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 29, 2006

[gstafleu]

Some more bleeding hearts:
http://static.flickr.com/71/156824000_992b2dd050_o.jpg

And a trio of flowers, an orchid (Orchis maculata, I think), a buttercup and a Lady’s Smock or Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis):
http://static.flickr.com/69/156824026_48844d574c_o.jpg

[wall]

Here are a few I shot today:

A daisy:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9889/img2712ed1nt.jpg

Some small flowers growing low to the ground:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2211/img2731ed6cv.jpg

Columbine, in monochrome:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8114/img2744ed3ay.jpg

[Glenn Kennedy]

It feels like summer here today !! It's been a long time coming.

[Glenn Kennedy]

24 hours later and it's cloudy again. We've been waiting for this black iris to blossom. Nearly fully open today.

[gstafleu]

A couple of flowers from my garden. First, a Peonie:
http://static.flickr.com/63/160310662_d60ebb9a68_o.jpg

And a Clematis:
http://static.flickr.com/48/160310626_07d2d4897c_o.jpg

[Phill D]

Captured this yesterday no PP straight from the FZ20, don't know which clematis it is though.

[Phill D]

Second shot just a bit closer & with a slight crop to centre it a little better. Close in it is almost a different flower.

[Chilious]

http://rsm.smugmug.com/photos/73418351-L.jpg

http://rsm.smugmug.com/photos/73419130-L.jpg

[mapa]

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[JPW2020]

After what seems to be never ending cold and wet despite the fact we are in the middle of a drought here in the south east of the U.K. the sun has shone so I have ventured into the garden.A cornflower.

[peca]

I don't know which kind of flower this is. Made it a few weeks ago on holiday in Africa.

http://static.flickr.com/46/152538914_fac30890c1_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/55/152538935_1690d75e4c_o.jpg

[Yomny]

Newbie here starting taking pictures two weeks ago, any help and advise will be greatly apreciated.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c299/yomnym/DSC00065.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c299/yomnym/DSC00054.jpg

[Glenn Kennedy]

I walked in through the gate this evening and spotted these poppies nicely back-lit. I look at the result and am not sure if it's good... or if it's cr@p. I think, on balance, it's crap - but don't know why. Opinions??

[blamkin]

I walked in through the gate this evening and spotted these poppies nicely back-lit. I look at the result and am not sure if it's good... or if it's cr@p. I think, on balance, it's crap - but don't know why. Opinions??

Glenn, my uninformed eye says two things

1) I love the colors of the background, and the red, and the backlighting.

2) My eye follows the "line" at the top of the flowers, from lower left up to the topmost flower.... but when I get to the topmost one, it's too crowded against the edge of the pic.

So I guess personally I'd like to see the exact same pic, but more space at the top with that dark blueish background.

I get the idea, and I like it.

[JMWallace]

New to the world of D-SLR photography. Still pretty much hitting almost everything using auto. All are hand held, only post processing is using Canon's Digital Photo Professional tone curve assist. Comments gratiously accepted :) .


Canon 50mm f/1.8 - This shot = f/4, ISO = 320, exposure 1/500
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Canon 50mm f/1.8 - This shot = f/5.6, ISO = 100, exposure 1/400
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Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - This shot = f/5.6, ISO 100, exposure 1/125
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Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - This shot = f/5.6, ISO 100, exposure 1/125
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Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - This shot = f/11, ISO 400, exposure 1/500
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Ok...this ones not a flower...but these are pretty cool lights
Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - This shot - f/8, ISO 400, exposure 1/400
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Not flowers again..but they were so nice and ripe on my window I couldn't resist.
Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - This shot - f/8, ISO 100, exposure 1/60
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Thanks!!!

[toriaj]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c299/yomnym/DSC00065.jpg
I really like this shot. I like the contrast of the flowers against the dark background (of a tree trunk?) I think it could be improved if the entire background was dark, like the tree trunk. Maybe a little change in position would have created that, or a closer zoom. It was hard for me to learn that shots like this look best in contrast with their background. But I think you are definitely on the right track here! Great photo!

[Phill D]

Caught this flower & buds in the morning sun today. Just liked the colours.

[Wombat]

Hi Folks

Great shots from everyone and so nice to see so many new "faces".

I am still a bit of a stranger on the forum at the moment but have purchased an S2 IS to go alongside my A80. The S2 IS is quite a beast [why did they not include the critical sports/kids and pets mode] and seems to me to require a more subtle handling to get equivalent shots to the A80. I am finding that exposure compensation needs to be set to produce histograms with a top end in the 90-100% region, whereas the A80 seemed to produce the better shots in 80-90%. Anyway a couple of 1000 shots taken and I am getting the hang of it. The x12 zoom with IS has opened up all sorts of new shots. I am finding that I am taking as many macros with the zoom as with macro and super macro. My shaky hands really welcome the IS.

Anyway here is a poppy macro via the zoom and it come with an automatic fuzzy background.

regards
Wombat

[D70FAN]

I really like this shot. I like the contrast of the flowers against the dark background (of a tree trunk?) I think it could be improved if the entire background was dark, like the tree trunk. Maybe a little change in position would have created that, or a closer zoom. It was hard for me to learn that shots like this look best in contrast with their background. But I think you are definitely on the right track here! Great photo!

A very nice shot. But maybe not darker, but more variation to highlight the nice bokeh.

[nef]

Jacob's Ladder on my deck. Not great "bokeh" which I'm learning about here, but any other constructive comments?

Also, how do people post large photos here--I keep having to shrink them to get the site to accept them.

Newbie w/ D50, kit lens.

[D70FAN]

Jacob's Ladder on my deck. Not great "bokeh" which I'm learning about here, but any other constructive comments?

Also, how do people post large photos here--I keep having to shrink them to get the site to accept them.

Newbie w/ D50, kit lens.

You don't. 234kB is the max allowed, and most of us would appreciate posters keeping the size to 800 x 600.

If you want to post larger pictures then use a gallery site like smugmug and post the pointer to the site like this:

http://d70fan.smugmug.com/

If you decide to join smugmug please use my referal number and get $5 off (I get a credit as well).

Referal number: BlJwNQf1EMF8c

Once you post to smugmug you can right-click-and-copy large format (800x600) images that you have transferred (full size) and use them here like this (Variegated Rose - Portland Rose Garden- D70+Sigma 18-125 DC):

[wall]

Beautiful pictures everyone. Excellent pics for a beginner, Yomny. You're definitely doing something right.

My backyard garden's in full bloom right now; with luck, i'll be posting more shots very soon.

[Wombat]

Here's a blue poppy - I think it is the Meconopsis genus. Canon S2 IS.

regards
Wombat

[wall]

Small roses in the rain... had to shield the lens with my hands to keep it from getting wet.

[Glenn Kennedy]

Lupin and poppies

[Wombat]

Blue iris, Canon S2 IS.

regards
Wombat

[wutske]

http://wutske.cabspace.com/album/Nature/flowers/slides/DSCF7098_e.jpg (http://wutske.cabspace.com/album/Nature/flowers/slides/DSCF7098_e.html)

Used the GIMP to remove background

[JMWallace]

Newbie here starting taking pictures two weeks ago, any help and advise will be greatly apreciated.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c299/yomnym/DSC00065.jpg


Really like the subject matter here; however what is suppose to be the point of focus. As is, it's the stem, a couple of buds at the top and the flower on the far left. Best to give your viewer just one thing to draw their attention to OR increase your DOF to get the whole flower. I like the tree as a backround, however moving to the right a little more could have put the whole tree in instead of having big overexposed white space in upper right corner. The flower was a GREAT choice...orchid if I am not mistaken. Nice clean pedels!!!

[Geoff Chandler]

Hey - great flower shots folks!! :)

Here's a Red Gerbera in my hall at the moment....

[JMWallace]

Here's a Red Gerbera in my hall at the moment....

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!!!! I have to work on my DOF. Your gerb is much cleaner than mine was. Mine were in my back yard and had some water spots on them...possibly a little sun scorched too. Yours is REALLY clean!!!

[mumbles420]

Taken with Canon S2 IS.

[Geoff Chandler]

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!!!! I have to work on my DOF. Your gerb is much cleaner than mine was. Mine were in my back yard and had some water spots on them...possibly a little sun scorched too. Yours is REALLY clean!!!
Thanks! - I think it was BECAUSE it's indoors, nice and clean - no sun bleaching. I just under exposed it a bit to make it look right.:)

[Geoff Chandler]

Not sure of the name of these - something like Ranulous
Anyway - this was out in the sun - it looked almost like crepe paper
(A-200 still BTW)

[Phill D]

Welcome back Geoff - nice couple of shots those last ones, I find red flowers very difficult to capture properly they always seem to look overblown & lack detail when I try.

[D70FAN]

Welcome back Geoff - nice couple of shots those last ones, I find red flowers very difficult to capture properly they always seem to look overblown & lack detail when I try.

Sorry I don't remember which camera you are using, but try changing the color mode to Ia, and turn down the in-camera saturation to neutral or normal. I think that like many cameras yours is clipping the reds. If you can shoot in RAW this is a much easier problem to fix.

[P_Schneider]

Peony at dusk.

[Franko515]

C & C are welcome

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Franko515/IMG_0476Medium.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Franko515/IMG_0473Medium.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Franko515/IMG_0426Medium.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Franko515/IMG_0425Medium.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Franko515/IMG_0397Medium.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Franko515/IMG_0393Medium.jpg

[Erad]

the first i actually worked on with my new nikon d50, with the cheapo quantaray lens.

[Phill D]

:( Couldn't quite work out how to best capture this buttercup field in the afternoon sun. I tweaked the colour settings a bit in PS but I still don't think it looks right. Anyone got any tips or suggestions for improvements, either in adjustments or composition as I also struggled knowing what the best angle & composition was for this type of shot. All suggestions gratefully received.

[Franko515]

1 more C & C welcome

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Franko515/IMG_0422.jpg

[wall]

:( Couldn't quite work out how to best capture this buttercup field in the afternoon sun. I tweaked the colour settings a bit in PS but I still don't think it looks right. Anyone got any tips or suggestions for improvements, either in adjustments or composition as I also struggled knowing what the best angle & composition was for this type of shot. All suggestions gratefully received.
It's a good pic, though I know how it feels when you just can't seem convey the feeling of a place in an image. If the field of buttercups was big enough, I would've probably tried to make a panorama. Or, get inside the field itself and take a pano (although that might be trespassing...). Another approach I might have used is taking a high angle shot, with the flowers in the foreground leading the eye to a distant point of interest, like the house or a shapely tree.


Can anyone say "lupin"?

[nef]

I have no idea what this flower is--flower experts, do you know? I took the photo in Vermont last weekend, and edited it a bit. Comments welcome, and flower name sought!

[Camille]

Taking pictures between raindrops. Cropped and lightly sharpened. Really enjoying the pictures on this thread!
How come this picture is so big - only 174k. You'd think I'd understand this better by now but it is too much like math....
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[JTL]

:( Couldn't quite work out how to best capture this buttercup field in the afternoon sun. I tweaked the colour settings a bit in PS but I still don't think it looks right. Anyone got any tips or suggestions for improvements, either in adjustments or composition as I also struggled knowing what the best angle & composition was for this type of shot. All suggestions gratefully received.Phil...

I really like the shot. :)

But...there are some changes that I saw in my head. First, I think the bottom needed cropping. Before the density of the buttercups picks up, the foreground was a little boring. Also, by cropping the bottom, it makes the field seem more expansive. Second, the late afternoon shadows in the background were dragging the picture down.

So, I took a shot and did some edits (I hope you don't mind that I edited it...if it's not o.k. let me know and I won't do it again). After I lifted the shadows a little, I added back some contrast to get rid of the subsequent washed out effect...

Let me know what you think!

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/76091671-L.jpg

[JTL]

I have no idea what this flower is--flower experts, do you know? I took the photo in Vermont last weekend, and edited it a bit. Comments welcome, and flower name sought!That is one beautiful shot! :)

And, whatever lens that is, it's pretty amazing. What camera, lens, settings? Thanks!

[GabOrcinus]

I don't know which kind of flower this is. Made it a few weeks ago on holiday in Africa.

http://static.flickr.com/46/152538914_fac30890c1_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/55/152538935_1690d75e4c_o.jpg

Its scientific name is Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, a Malvaceae. I don't know the English common name, but the Spanish one is Cucarda. Just look it up by its scientific name and you'll likely find the common name.

[Wesan]

Here is a picture I took with my Canon Powershot S3IS less than a week ago. It was a little windy when I took it, so I didn't get the flower in the middle of the picture, as I wanted. But now, I think this turned out even better, than if it had been in the middle! I like it where you see the flowers like in a row, if you see what I mean? :)

I'm not that good at flower names, but I think it's a lilac...a white lilac! :p

What do you think? Comments?

Wesan

[Glenn Kennedy]

Some good shots appearing here...

In Ireland, the summer's over - at least for today. It's pouring down outside. This was taken yesterday. Another of the (many) clematises (clematii ???) around our house.

[nef]

That is one beautiful shot! :)

And, whatever lens that is, it's pretty amazing. What camera, lens, settings? Thanks!

Thanks, JTL. It's a plain old Nikon D50, with kit lens(18-55 mm; f/3.5-5.6. I'm not sure what my settings were and I can't figure out how to get the info from Nikon Picture Project. Assistance, anyone? Here's the original; I used Mac iPhoto to edit.

[JTL]

Thanks, JTL. It's a plain old Nikon D50, with kit lens(18-55 mm; f/3.5-5.6. I'm not sure what my settings were and I can't figure out how to get the info from Nikon Picture Project. Assistance, anyone? Here's the original; I used Mac iPhoto to edit.I don't care what anyone says...the optical quality of the D50 kit lens is clearly better than the Canon kit lens. It's a really nice camera and lens for the money...and you're putting it to good use! :)

[gstafleu]

OK, so the first one is not from my garden, but I thought I'd throw it in anyway. I always have liked the flowers of grasses, but they can be difficult to capture. Here is one I took that didn't turn out too bad:
http://static.flickr.com/51/169705082_d006ba9345_o.jpg
Not that I would mind having a garden with a waterfal in it, mind you :).

This one is from my garden, the flowers of a shrub that makes clusters of tiny pink flowers:
http://static.flickr.com/59/169705486_976dec0533_o.jpg

While I'm on a pink theme, here is another pinkish flower of which I don't know the name:
http://static.flickr.com/66/169705325_4de1bccec1_o.jpg

And a few that are similar to but different from the previous one:
http://static.flickr.com/77/169705396_fd7128ff5f_o.jpg

The yellow heart of this single peony adds some contrast:
http://static.flickr.com/68/169705266_11fb4c6656_o.jpg

And I might as well finish with a broader yellow streak, a lily:
http://static.flickr.com/62/169705194_09e83be55e_o.jpg

[Glenn Kennedy]

Gerard, nice background in the grass shot. The pinkish flower (No.3) is almost certainl a hardy geranium. She-who-must-be-obeyed grows many different varieties around our house. That particular one grows near our gate.

[gstafleu]

Ah yes, now you mention it, it definitely looks Geranium-like, Thanks Glenn.

[toriaj]

I'm not sure what my settings were and I can't figure out how to get the info from Nikon Picture Project. Assistance, anyone?

In PictureProject, when you have the picture selected in the collection, click the arrow next to Information on the right side of the screen, and in the section next to "Show," make sure "Shooting Data" is selected. Your settings will show underneath it in the window.

[Phill D]

Just a quick reply to Wall & JTL on my buttercup field shot.
Wall - I didn't think panorama at the time but it would have been a good idea.
JTL - no I didn't mind at all you editing my shot, actually thats what I was hoping for. You improved it considerably thanks. With the crop I think you got the panorama feel that Wall suggested & PS really did improve the background.
Thanks guys that was just the feedback I was looking for it's a shame we don't have a critique forum to put this in rather than sidetracking the gallery threads.

[Erad]

tried my best on this, this lens just isnt working out for me, but ok to learn on.

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Jun, 18, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Jun, 18, 2006

[peca]

Its scientific name is Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, a Malvaceae. I don't know the English common name, but the Spanish one is Cucarda. Just look it up by its scientific name and you'll likely find the common name.

Thanks ! I searched on Flickr and found the name Hibiscus.
I'm also looking for the name of this flower, so if you can help me, please let me know. :)

http://static.flickr.com/67/170297602_16b523ac92.jpg
Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pecast)

[Phill D]

This rather delicious looking display of cakes is actually a display of Cacti. I spotted it at a garden show "Gardeners World Live" at the weekend. I can't remember the name of the company whose display it was but it was magnificent.

[Glenn Kennedy]

Super shapes, aren't they ? A very good dislay, too.

This offering is simply a close-up of one of the more spiny brutes.

[Glenn Kennedy]

One more, and then it's time for a beer... a water lilly on Ballymacashen Lough. Try pronouncing that (before or) after a beer !

[Phill D]

Yes Glen the shapes were just that bit defferent to catch my eye amongst all the flowers. Here is another prickly customer with its little brothers.

[Phill D]

And a closer shot of another.

[Glenn Kennedy]

Phill. It looks a bit like candy floss... or mould.

This phallic plant is in full bloom outside my front door. I think it's a type of zantedeschia (Arum lilly)

[TxFlyBum]

Howdy all. I have enjoyed every image I have seen... Bravo to you all.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/TxFlyBum/b0fe69c0.jpg

[Erad]

not really a flower but i liked it.

[Erad]

heres another little sunflower.

[Erad]

heres another from a different angle.

[P_Schneider]

Found a bunch of these growing behind the garage. I think it's a tiger lily.

[P_Schneider]

A shot of one of the wife's flower pots.

[P_Schneider]

Not sure what kind this is but they grow wild around my workplace.

[rawpaw18]

Shot this at a customers home on my lunch break. It printed really nice.

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[mumbles420]

Found this in my complex. Nikon Coolpix 8700

[Prospero]

Here's a flower picture I took last week with the Sigma 17-70.

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower6.jpg

[Prospero]

Here's a flower I shot today in the wetlands near my hometown with the Sigma 70-300.

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower7.jpg

[Prospero]

Here's another one I took today with the 17-70.

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower8.jpg

[Prospero]

And here's the last one:

http://prospero.cabspace.com/pictures/flower9.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Here is a wild flower

[P_Schneider]

And one more wild flower. Actual flower is about an inch across.

[sod1]

. .

[Wombat]

Still finding my way around my new Canon S2 IS. I am pleased to find that colour reproduction is just as accurate and probably better than the A80. From what I have read it seems Canons score quite highly on this feature.

Here is a rose.

regards
Wombat

[Glenn Kennedy]

Wombat. Your new camera seems to handle reds well. I'm nver too sure about my former D70 or current D70s. I always feel the reds come out a bit overblown. What do I mean by that...? Sorry Sod1 - but your poppy shot is a perfect example of what I mean (you do take good sunsets, though!!). Too much red and not enough detail. I've taken a number of photos of the same type of poppy here and without PP they look like your one. Sort of drowning in undefined redness. Sod1, are you a Nikon user, too ??

Not red - but orange this time. A Buddleia globosa starting to blossom.

[Wombat]

Wombat. Your new camera seems to handle reds well. ........................ I've taken a number of photos of the same type of poppy here and without PP they look like your one. Sort of drowning in undefined redness. Sod1, are you a Nikon user, too ??


Hi Glen

I think there was a discussion of this phenomenon sometime last year. To be fair to sod1 the S2 IS doesn't cope with "poppy red" either. I have deleted nearly all my red poppy shots and the few I have kept have had to have the colour saturation adjusted.

The rose I posted above is more maroon than red so that may explain the better capture.

Here is are some Lychnis flowers that are nearly as bad as "poppy red" - and this was taken on an overcast day. I think the Mk 1 human eyeball is just simply superior to my digital camera.

regards
Wombat

[Glenn Kennedy]

You're right. That shot of yours is a bit hard on the eyes!! I've dozens of similar shots on my HDD. Pity, isn't it... poppies are nice and I have yet to figure out how to capture them well.

Ah well, I guess that's how they'll sucker us in to buying the "next generation" with a good red-handling ability.

G

[Jason25]

Both were taken with my 18-70 DX Nikkor.

Taken here in Juneau, Alaska.

http://home.comcast.net/~jmodzik/glacier-plant.jpg

Taken in Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico.

http://home.comcast.net/~jmodzik/Mexicoflowerweb.jpg

I really need a macro lens!

[Esoterra]

Here is my humble contribution

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4801/dsc7650copy7oo.jpg

[mumbles420]

California Poppies.

[gstafleu]

Some shots I took today. The common theme seems to be isolating the flowers from the background. Camera: Pentax *ist DS, Sigma 18-125 lens.

First a Hollyhock:
http://static.flickr.com/72/178675144_01e876859e_o.jpg
This was shot at 125mm, f/16, which is normally not an aperture known for its narrow DOF! It works this time because a) the background is basically featureless sky, and b) because I'm pretty close to the plant so even the few visible trees still are fuzzy and c) the 125mm is fairly long.

Various bugs on Chicory flowers:
http://static.flickr.com/53/178675115_bc0d9500a6_o.jpg
125mm, f/5.6, a much more traditional isolating aperture.

A daylilly with a just visible spiderweb attached:
http://static.flickr.com/46/178675167_1130a866e2_o.jpg
125mm, f5.6. The original was a bit on the bright side, I reduced the gamma (midlevels) a bit. The dark background really helps here!

And finally an Evening Primrose that was flowering during the day:
http://static.flickr.com/61/178675195_564a46a4a5_o.jpg
125mm, F5.6. I positioned the flower so that the background was a dark patch undeneath the nearby bridge.

All pictures have been processed with what Photoshop calls "Levels" and Corel Photopaint "Contrast Enhancement". This is the equivalent of choosing your grade of paper and exposure time in the darkroom. Also, since this is a digital camera, all images have been sharpened with Unsharp Mask.

[wall]

Beautiful flowers everyone!

Here's one I took today. It's called a Stargazer:

[rawpaw18]

Both were taken with my 18-70 DX Nikkor.

I really need a macro lens!

I would like one too! My 18-70 cropped down a bit. JPG Quality cut in half to fit.

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[gstafleu]

A shrub with white umbrellas:
http://static.flickr.com/67/179191511_4fc41272df_o.jpg

Some (false) Bindweeds:
http://static.flickr.com/46/179191449_ff08e35d3a_o.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Here's a Jalapeno flower.

[Camille]

Hi all,
I have thought it was just my camera choices but reds are really squirrely on my D50 - but they were worse with the FZ20. Don't remember what it was like with a film camera. Beautiful pictures all!
Camille

[Camille]

Usual D50 w 28-105 macro.
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[Camille]

Fancy Allium that I can't remember name of
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Poppies
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[peca]

Some flower pictures I took yesterday.

http://static.flickr.com/75/179980246_350912dad1.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/55/179980190_06b02ae114.jpg

[Texan_Eagle_Scout]

This was taken in the backyard of by wife's cousin.

[Texan_Eagle_Scout]

Taken at Yerba Buena Park.

[Texan_Eagle_Scout]

Taken at Yerba Buena Park.

[Texan_Eagle_Scout]

This was taken on Alcatraz Island.

[Jason25]

Took this Saturday with my 50/1.8D. It's simple, but I like it :)

http://home.comcast.net/~jmodzik/yellow-vertical.jpg

[Texan_Eagle_Scout]

Took this Saturday with my 50/1.8D. It's simple, but I like it :)


Sometimes it's the simple that is the most beautiful.

[Phill D]

Camille my poppy looked like this :( It came out & died off whilst I was at work so thanks for posting your beautiful colourful shot.

[gstafleu]

TES, those are some nice ones. I especially like the 5-pointed purple thingy (notice my sophisticated nomenclature)! BTW, the next one, the bell shaped flowers, I would consider cropping that under the 3rd flower from the top, the last sharp one.

Jason, those buttercups have a nice atmosphere about them. You must have taken them on a cloudy day? I notice that whenever I try a buttercup in full sun the thing sort of blows out because it is so reflective.

Here is my harvest for the day; First a Hairy Cat's-Ear (Hypochaeris radicata, Asteraceae). Obviously a close cousin of the dandylion;
http://static.flickr.com/71/181178762_659fe8865f_o.jpg

Staying on a yellow streak, here is a Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae) with a visitor:
http://static.flickr.com/52/181178740_5dcd52e621_o.jpg
That orange glob underneath the bee is the pollen it has gathered.

To finish today, a garden plant. No idea what it is called, my ability to name flowers seems to be limited to wildflowers, no doubt a side effect of having studied botany a looooong time ago :). Anyway, this thing will make red trumpet-shaped flowers. These are the buds:
http://static.flickr.com/45/181178808_af719fd101_o.jpg

[mickisdaddy]

I took this shot while messing around with my macro lens.

http://www.sportscardsource.com/wilhelmfamily/photos/others/macro_rose.jpg

I think I should have focused more on the center of the rose, but other than that what do you guys think of this?

Sean

[toriaj]

Mickisdaddy, I think the rose is beautiful. I really like how you got close to it. The rose looks very natural. Do you like the macro lens?

[toriaj]

Some wildflowers in Monte Cristo canyon, Utah, USA.

My favorite flower
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An Indian Paintbrush
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Not sure what this one is.
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Comments, criticism, edits welcomed. I underexposed the shots and then brought them back in PP, and that seemed to make a difference, especially in the white flowers or the ones in bright sunlight. I used autofocus today, usually I've been using manual. Autofocus sure has its benefits!

[mickisdaddy]

Mickisdaddy, I think the rose is beautiful. I really like how you got close to it. The rose looks very natural. Do you like the macro lens?


I love my macro lens. It is a Tamaron 70-200 Tele-Macro. I just got my camera about 2 weeks ago and have shot about 400 pictures. Have basically been taking my camera wherever I go.

My camera is a Nikon D50 and I love the colors that I have been getting with it.

Thanks for the comment.

[Phill D]

Not sure who named this plant a Yucca but I think it is pretty spectacular in real life. The shots don't quite convey the best of it but I'll try again another day. We have been waiting expectantly for a few weeks now for it to finally open as it hasn't flowered for about 5 years. The flowering area is about 3ft tall.

[Phill D]

A bit closer showing the cascade of flowers.

[Phill D]

And finally just after a shower. Not sure why I took this at iso 200 there was plenty of light - didn't notice I guess.

[cat]

Taking part in a Photo-A-Day comp on another forum and this was Day 5, Water Lily...

http://www.snappycat.co.uk/POTD5.jpg

If you'ld like to see the other pics for this month go here http://www.snappycat.co.uk/Photo-A-Day.html keep meaning to update my index but never seem to find the time!!! :D

[Phill D]

Cat you have some beautiful photographs on that site thanks for posting the link.

[cat]

Thank you for the compliment! Have only had my camera a year so consider myself very much a beginner still - but definitely have the bug :D

[mumbles420]

I seen this one in Jack London's garden.

[Jason25]

Jason, those buttercups have a nice atmosphere about them. You must have taken them on a cloudy day? I notice that whenever I try a buttercup in full sun the thing sort of blows out because it is so reflective.
Thanks! I did take them on an overcast day, also in the woods. I tried to shoot them wide open (f/1.8), but I got the same result you described every time, so I had to stop down a little bit, which did the trick :)

[Yomny]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pfc63f9885e18f7c86712f9d59d085449/ee1a0cd1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p2ecc1c51f945485a822cfe84acff3b78/ee1a0c39.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p88a2366ef41d9f3ed316c8a8079e222c/ee0cf393.jpg

[XaiLo]

http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower1.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower3.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower4.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower7.jpg



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http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower9.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower8.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower5.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower2.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/flower6.jpg


Canon S3 No pp except resize / with CP just curious / comments welcomed.

[XaiLo]

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Canon S3 No pp except resize / with CP just curious / comments welcomed.

[gstafleu]

I thought I'd take some pics of flowers in my garden, given we just had a hose-down.

I'll start pink:
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Then purple:
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And orange:
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Some pale-purple hostas:
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And a close-up of one of them:
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Black is a color too:
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I'll end with "The Adventures of a Bug." I'll make the pics a bit bigger so that you can actually see the bug!
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The bug has, adventurously, moved a bit:
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And finally a shot from the side, the bug proudly waving its drippy antenna at the world:
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[speaklightly]

Here is a good sample of the new Fuji F-30's macro capabilities.

Speaklightly

[scrap]

A couple with my S2 IS

[gstafleu]

Water lilies are hard, I think, because they are white and generally float on a dark background. That means exposure problems, it is a lot of contrast to bridge. Lacking a lily-shaped graduated neutral density filter, I basically had to get lucky. I must have had some luck, because some of the pics turned out passable.
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The last one is a sparrow that landed on the lily pads:
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Somehow I don't think I've achieved the Great Canadian Water Lily Shot yet :-). All pics taken in St. Mary's, South Western Ontario, Canada.

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Gerard Stafleu

[American Nomad]

Taken in New Orleans, LA.