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Continuing with my study of Impressionist Photography and movement I have been using my Camellia Bush which is in full bloom at the moment as a subject. This is one of 2 dozen photographs I’ve taken in the last few days that I like. I used both defocusing and panning to achieve this look. A tip from my good friend Penny was to slow down the shutter speed. That was a big help! I also used a 50mm lens so I could get closer. I plan to stick an extension tube on and get even closer the next time I try it with flowers.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 50mm| f18| 0.4 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Hand-held