When I posted Spring Flowers Outdoors, I ad only one tulip to share: the first of the garden. But 9 days later they were all in full bloom and even beginning to wane. Sadly.
I wanted to get more shots, but I kept being thwarted by wind. Almost every time I looked out the window, it seemed to be blowing rather strongly although I did manage to get this photo a few days later.
That was taken with my macro lens and on a tripod. In post I worked to get a bright, airy feeling.
But then, due to the wretched wind, I went a whole week without taken another photo. Finally, the wind yesterday morning was much lighter: present but not howling at least.
So, I made the most of the opportunity and took some more photos. Although I also experimented with the macro lens, these were all taken handheld with a moderate telephoto lens (70-300mm). Both the telephoto plus the handholding gave my cranky body a bit of a break. Rather than crawling through to garden, I was able to more or less keep to the sides.
All of these photos are shot with at least some degree of backlight. When I looked with the sun behind me and facing the flowers, it just didn't look good, and I didn't take any shots. They are also all taken with a wide aperture (f2.8) to keep the background soft and blurry.
These are all cropped in post, sometimes heavily and edited with the light and sunny look in mind.
I decided to add one more, this one from the macro lens but still sans tripod. Both the blur and bokeh are somewhat better with this lens for what it's worth.
4 comments:
Great effect. Such a great hobby AC!
Backlighting works better for me or gently lighting through clouds. I find front lighting is flat and removes the details. Maybe I will post some of my recent flower photos...you are an inspiration.
I like the tightly cropped images best. Yes, you inspire. :)
These are exceptional. You've done so well.
That tripod is amazing, too!
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