Nature Show "Flowers"

[misiekbunnik]

A favourite on Flickr from me and my Sigma DP1:

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Magical light by MisiekBunnik, on Flickr

 

[BBW]

Lovely - the softness is wonderful!

 

[intense]

This one is from last summer.

 

[neilvan]

G1 w/OM 50mm f3.5...

 

[BillN]

 

[Karen Cole]

Colandcha? Macro shot LX5

 

[BillN]

Contax 45mm f2 on G1 -ISO400 - 1/400sec

 

[BBW]

Lovely thread to look through on a grey day here on the Outer Banks of North Carolina - at least we don't have a hurricane in the offing! That said, we've been pummeled since last night with rain, winds and thunderstorms so being able to look at everyone's beautiful photographs is quite uplifting.

 

[:jacobin:pigeon:]

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Olympus EP2 with the Lumix 20mm f1.7 pancake lens.

 

[Herman]

"Red"

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[Herman]

Here I go again...

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[neilvan]

OK - One more from me...

 

[Will]

GRD2

 

[Herman]

Very creative image, thanks !

 

[christilou]

Orchid

Contax G 90mm on NEX 5 body.

 

[PeterB666]

Grevillea Kay Williams

Flowers are not my forte.

I had to give my new cheapo kit lens (Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 VR) a run to see if it is OK. I got home a little late and it isn't the best shooting conditions. Nothing much going on so I duck out the back yard. No ducks but some flowers I have yet to kill through neglect.

Grevillea Kay Williams by peterb666, on Flickr

More a close up than a macro. This shot was taken at 105mm and a distance of 0.6m. Although the light is very overcast, I managed to get 1/25s at f/16 while shooting at ISO200. In retrospect, f/11 would have given better bokeh while retaining sufficient depth of field. I am very impressed by this cheap kit lens. 105mm is claimed to be a bit soft but that looks fine to me and note the shot is hand-held and there is a little bit of a breeze. I guess the IS works. I would say this lens will be a keeper.

 

[stratokaster]

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[Fuddlestack]

40th anniversary rose:

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR, 1/90s f/8.0 at 170.0mm iso200

 

[BBW]

Thank you each for breathing new life into this thread. I was surprised to see that I had missed quite a few before.

As I sit here and look out the back door window at the snow covered garden and shivering cat who I must let in - these flowers remind me that spring and summer will come again here!

 

[Fuddlestack]

Here's one that was actually taken with a compact!

Panasonic TZ3, 238mm equiv, f/3.3, iso200