Perpetual flower photo thread

[Maddox]

Now their's an picture!
Wow, I like the color contrast bw the flower and excellently blurred background.

Was this with the 350D?

Thanks

Yes, it's the 350D, it's an amazing camera. And I still only use it on auto
I used the Sigma lense for this photo.

MJ

[Bald Eagle]

That is a great photo. love the everything about it, fantastic. great capture.

[Bald Eagle]

another 20 yr old photo from Germany, hope you like.

[D Thompson]

Thought I'd put this one up. Comments always welcome.

Dennis

Canon 20D, EF85mm 1.8, 1/100 @ f11 ISO 400, cropped

[Geoff Chandler]

Thought I'd put this one up. Comments always welcome.

Dennis

Canon 20D, EF85mm 1.8, 1/100 @ f11 ISO 400, cropped

Good shot - nuffin wrong with that!
We don't always have to get in right up close - I actually like seeing flowers in their natural environmnet - maybe a slight background blur to make them stand out.
Here's a Flower from our Honeysuckle in the back garden:
(A-200. 1/50th sec F4, 200mm Anti-shake)

[Geoff Chandler]

Actually that Honeysuckel will look better when the flowers are more open - they are a sort of yellow inside.
Well - watch this space I have just bought a whole load of new plants for the back garden and planted them out - give it a few days and I will be out there with my trusty camera(s). I may be a bit quiet for a day or two (work etc) but please evryone keep posting - lets give speaklightly and even bigger suprise than last time when she gets back from China
more soon then

[Camille]

Nice thread. Love all the macro shots. You can;t have too many flowers.

[Bald Eagle]

I agree, you cant have enough flower shots, especially the ones on this forum. All i can say is that they are fantastic. all of them, here is my latest attempt, not much for bright color, but i liked the look, hope you like as well. This the heart of a Magnolia bloom.

[Bald Eagle]

and this the flower about to open up. These Magnolia flowers can be about 1 foot across, they are huge. hope you like.

[lucky]

This picture is taken in my living room of flowers in vase. I did put blank white A4 to background and added an extra light on the ground. Later I did some Photoshop retouching and here is the result:



Please comment it. I am new to photography. Any noticeable mistakes?