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Nikon D700| AF-D Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 micro lens| Hand-held
Category: Flowers
Descriptions of flowers
Roses
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Roses by George Eliot
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!
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
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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
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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.
Nikon D700| AF Nikkor 105mm D micro @ f4| 1/1600s| ISO 320| Manual Priority| Matrix Met| Tripod
P52 15/52 Carnivorus Pitcher Plant
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Nikon D700| AF-D Nikkor 105mm micro| Hand-held| Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley,CA, USA
Along the fence
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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.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 1735@ 25mm| f14| 1/160sec| ISO 200| Manual Priority| Matrix metering| Single Servo AF| Tripod
Fill Me with Serenity
Fill Me with Serenity, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
Via Flickr:
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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.
Nikon D700| 85mm f1.8@ f5.6| 1/10 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Tripod| Texture by Boccacino
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