I wanted to keep checking on the poppies, so we returned to the scene from just 4 days previously. Life moves apace, and the first poppies from that walk were at the floppy and fading stage. I did find a few fresh blooms at another house on the same block. I keep experimenting with soft backgrounds in portrait mode.
An allium from the same neighbourhood.
Once again, the phone camera did the trick. I would not have been able to shoot photos like these, with the soft background, with a normal camera unless I knew ahead of time what specific lens I would need, assuming of course, that I had such an expensive lens in my possession.
The color red in that first photo just pops with the soft background and the iPhone’s portrait mode is indeed impressive and far less bulky than a macro lens and camera.
ReplyDeleteOh what an excellent photo of the poppy! It's being saved (with Anvilcloud attribution) for a future post. I miss that my iPhone was removed from having portrait and panorama functions from my camera. Why on earth would they remove them when updating, anyway!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I must check out what my phone can do.
ReplyDeleteI still haven't looked at the functions on the iPhone for the camera. That poppy pops.
ReplyDeleteI must try using portrait on the iPhone for close up photos like you take. Are you getting the same heat we are?
ReplyDeleteI think poppy buds are ALMOST as pretty as the poppy, just subdued. Love the allium image!
ReplyDeleteThe poppies are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jeanie, the buds are as fun to see as the flowers!
ReplyDeleteI love your first photograph. That poppy is so vibrant.
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