A couple of things about this photo. 1) It is a seriously intense crop. 2) I enlarged it by 300%. Click on it to see it in all its glory. Whaddya think of the enlargement?
Tag: flower
Thistle Bloom & Seed
The day was cloudy because of the coastal fog, with subdued colors overall, and brilliant flashes of many of the flowers in bloom.
Day Lily
Here in SoCal, the day lily is ubiquitous and ever-cheerful!
Flower Heart
Focus stacking is fun to do – but to do it really well needs a bit more refinement than I am providing here. I used my 100mm f2.8 Tokina macro lens and shot 24 images. I made the final stack in PS6 as Zerene messed up a bit – not because it couldn’t do the trick, but I shot the flowers outside, where a very light breeze moved the flower now and again. The result was that parts of the flower are a bit blury, as can be seen in the lower left side and bottom of the image.
A Touch of Red
I went to the local botanical garden last week and tested out Kodak Ektar 100. This is a great film for outdoors! I used the whole roll in the gardens, and am quite pleased with the colors. And the camera. And the lens. I just need to work a bit more on nailing the focus when I use a wide open lens.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 