Perpetual flower photo thread

[speaklightly]

Here is a flower close-up taken with a Canon G-6.

Sarah Joyce

[Wombat]

Thanks for all the wonderful shots of flowers. They are my favourite subject too - so photogenic and they don't crawl or fly away.

Here is my offering for the flower thread. Taken with with my trusty Canon A80, indoors, daylight in macro mode.

Regards
Wombat

[Bluedog]

Bluedog-

That is a great flower shot. The Sigma you are using is the 18-125mm isn't it? The Sigma 18-125mm I got to use on my 20D could never do a photo like that.

Sarah Joyce

Thanks a bunch. Yea its the 18-125mm and I'm learning its limitations for clarity in closeups.

[BlueGrassGirl]

Here is my flower pic from today...

Kodak DX6490, auto, macro mode, handheld, no flash ( I forgot to change it to sharp and it was on soft)

[gary_hendricks]

Bluedog-

That is a great flower shot. The Sigma you are using is the 18-125mm isn't it? The Sigma 18-125mm I got to use on my 20D could never do a photo like that.

Sarah Joyce

Yes it does look like its the Sigma.

[speaklightly]

Wow! Wombat and BluegrassGirl-

Those are fantastic flower close-ups! Can you share with us the digital camera and the exposures? For BluegrassGirl I would guess the camera is a Kodak 6490, though I might be incorrect.

Sarah Joyce

[speaklightly]

Here is a digital photo taken with a Pentax Optio 550. I hope that you enjoy it!

Sarah Joyce

[gary_hendricks]

A macro flower shot from a Canon S1 IS.

[BlueGrassGirl]

Wow! Wombat and BluegrassGirl-

Those are fantastic flower close-ups! Can you share with us the digital camera and the exposures? For BluegrassGirl I would guess the camera is a Kodak 6490, though I might be incorrect.

Sarah Joyce

Yes mine is the dx6490. That's all I use now. I think I wrote my settings at the top of my post. I used auto mode.

[Bluedog]

Thanks for all the wonderful shots of flowers. They are my favourite subject too - so photogenic and they don't crawl or fly away.
Wombat

but its a challenge outdoors with the slightest bit of wind blowing ...

Here is my flower pic from today...

Kodak DX6490, auto, macro mode, handheld, no flash ( I forgot to change it to sharp and it was on soft)

Try taking an exposure shot -1/3 from auto exposure and maybe adjusting the aperture to around f-8 ~ f-11 if you can keep the shutter speed up for handholding.