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Roses

May 9, 2014May 9, 2014Posted in California, Flowers, Macro PhotographyTagged George Eliot, Macro photography, Poetry, Roses, San Jose California Nature Photographer3 Comments

You love the roses – so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once!

I added a Hoya Softener(B) filter to my macro lens to give this Rose a dreamy look.

The side morning light on this variegated pink rose I thought was really nice. I love white picket fences. Don’t you?

This rose-bush was huge and had big clusters of white roses slightly tinged with pink.

I found the majority of Roses in my neighborhood just about done. Is it me or did they have their season early this year?

Nikon Df| AF Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D micro| Hand-held

Hoya Softener(B) filter| Nik Viveza 2| Nik Color Efex Pro 4| CS6

Spring Colors

May 7, 2014May 7, 2014Posted in California, Flowers, Macro Photography, PhotographyTagged Flowers, Gaillardia, Lily, Macro photography, San Jose California Nature Photographer, Spanish Lavender, Spring1 Comment

Butterfly Iris (Moraea iridioides) Thank you Barbara for the ID!xx

All flowers were taken with a rented Nikon Df in the last golden light of day, before the sun slipped behind the Santa Cruz Mountain Range.

Initial thoughts it is so quiet, and very light weight compared to my D700, and D300s. Image quality seems fine, the colors are really nice and seem right on. I didn’t need to correct anything in ACR for this image. Finding the shutter button is a bit challenging now. It’s not where my finger naturally is going due to the smaller size of the body I’m sure.

Spanish Lavender

Gaillardia Arizona Sun…I think.

I’m looking forward to spending time with this camera and trying my favorite lenses on it.

Nikon Df| AF Nikkor 105 mm micro lens | Manual Priority|Hand-held

Rhododendron-Berkeley Botanical Garden

May 6, 2014May 6, 2014Posted in California, Fine Art, Flowers, Macro PhotographyTagged Berkeley Botanical Garden, Flowers, Macro photography, Rhododendron, San Jose California Nature Photographer1 Comment

My friend Dali and I made an impromptu stop at the Berkeley Botanical Garden one morning last month and we found the Rhododendrons in bloom. I was hoping for Butterflies too, alas, no joy there.

It’s a lovely Garden. I hope to go back next year and spend more time wandering around the different regions.

Playing with my macro lens quite a bit this Spring has shown me its limits, and not being able to get closer than a foot has been the biggest disappointment for me.

I could add an extension tube or two, but then I’ll be struggling with Depth of Field issues so, I think I’ll rent a Lens Baby Composer Pro and see if that doesn’t help me make the images I have in my head when shooting flowers.

P52 15/52 Carnivorus Pitcher Plant

April 12, 2014April 12, 2014Posted in California, Flowers, Macro Photography, Photography, TravelTagged Berkley Botanical Garden, Carnivorus Pitcher Plant, Macro photography, San Jose Nature Photographer1 Comment

Nikon D700| AF-D Nikkor 105mm micro| Hand-held| Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley,CA, USA

Along the fence

April 12, 2013Posted in Copyright 2013 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved., Flowers, Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, PhotographyTagged D700, Landscapes, Nikon, Photography, Spring WildflowersLeave a comment

Copyright © 2013 Deborah M Zajac. All Rights Reserved Along the fence in Spring
Another photo from my outing with Rene and Rainey last week-end. I love nature’s bouquets. Here there is Lupine, California Poppies, Common Owl’s Clover, and Fiddle-necks.

The bees were buzzing around here, and the day was warm. The cloud cover really made the colors pop by diffusing the light a bit. This is my favorite time of year in California when all the hills are green and colorful.

Fill Me with Serenity

March 30, 2012March 30, 2012Posted in Flowers, Nikon, Photography, Still LifeTagged D700, Flowers, Natural Light Photography, Nikon, Photography, Still Life, Still life Photography, tea cupsLeave a comment

Fill Me with Serenity, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

While hanging out at home during the rainy week-end my mind turned toward “Still Life” photography. Something I don’t do often.
So I’m playing with some ideas, themes, and natural lighting. My favorite “go to” lens for this is my 85mm f1.8 AF-D.

Hounds Tongue

March 18, 2012March 18, 2012Posted in California, Flowers, Nature, Nikon, PhotographyTagged California, Clear Lake, Macro photography, Nikon, Photography, Prime lens, Wildflowers7 Comments

Yesterday while hiking the Dorn Trail in Clear Lake, CA I saw this wildflower called Hounds Tongue. It’s named for its broad leaves which you can’t see here. To get this macro view I used 3 extensions tubes; the Kenko

36mm, 20mm, and 12mm with my Nikkor 50mm f1.8 prime lens. It took some patience to get the focus lined up. The depth of field is really shallow even using all 3 tubes, and stopping down to f11. I really think I need a focusing rail.

I’d like to get one that doesn’t break the bank since I really only do macro photography in the Spring and Summer when flowers are abundant. Are you using a focusing rail? Recommendations are welcome!

Nikon D700| Nikkor 50mm w/ Kenko extension Tubes| f11| 1/4 sec| ISO 200| Manual mode & focus| Tripod- I think I used flash too on this shot.

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