Tag: Flowers

  • Picture of the Week – Royal Field

    Royal Field Originally uploaded by idarknight It seems that the last colors are fading over the next couple days and the warm weather is leaving as well. This stand of flowers is on the Legislature grounds and is likely some of the first color to appear and, at least this year, some of the last…

  • Picture of the Week – Event Horizon

    Event Horizon Originally uploaded by idarknight Well after the rain this weekend, I’m sure that my roses will start coming out. It also feels like I’m at some sort of horizon in my search as well – hopefully things will turn up roses.

  • Picture of the Week – Flower Flyer

    Flower Flyer Originally uploaded by idarknight I’ve taken thousands of flower shots and a good portion, several hundred at least, have been of Orchids. But I don’t think I’ve ever taken this “top down” style of shot to really explore the symmetry of the commonly available bouquet cultivator. When I was composing this one, I…

  • Pic of the Week – Frozen Heart

    Frozen Heart Originally uploaded by idarknight Well this week has really given the message that Fall is here and Winter is not far behind. This shot was from last week as well – playing with DOF and bokeh. I really like how the blur progresses on this shot as you move down the plant. Nothing…

  • Pic of the week – ‘tater flower II

    ‘tater flower II Originally uploaded by idarknight This is from the last set that I took before I cleaned my sensor, and you can see that there are some obvious spots. Shooting macro or ultrawide outside you’ll have pretty small apertures, so the spots are going to show pretty bad. But you can see how…