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While the first one was loading I thought it was a stone carving, until the green part showed.
Brilliant pictures, this is my very favourite time of year.
Did you edit in the black background?
Thanks Ellie
No - these are as shot other than crop for framing and a little bit of adjustment of levels (primarily to further darken the background through a slight shift in the blackpoint). I used spot metering and chose the angle to have free space behind - hence the background.
Buds look odd (I wish I was enough of a horticulturist to identify the species, but I keep learning and forgetting), which is their charm, such unexpected textures.
I called these catkins but I guess they are buds too
I took these a couple of weeks ago and it was not a good day, so I hoped I might have gone back by now but no such luck.
Yours are far nicer, more sculptural.
Plus I may have to steal your 150 macro as it seems far better than my 105... That was the one I wanted but it was just always out of stock a year ago. How is it with moving insects?
Plus I may have to steal your 150 macro as it seems far better than my 105... That was the one I wanted but it was just always out of stock a year ago. How is it with moving insects?
best wishes
peter
Not sure I agree - but it was a windy day so I was limited to sculptural lumps on good stems. But there is such a variety of early growths which warrant different treatments.
Particularly like the way you've used gradation/contrast in the second one. I think I'm a bit too inclined to treat nature as 'architecture', I need to try harder.
Well the 150mm is this years treat, and this was its first outing. Unfortunately apart from one small spider and a few bumble bees (which were too busy to pose - and staying low to avoid the wind) there weren't any obvious insects to try. Focussing is very 'deliberate' though it seems to keep focus well once it is found, like all lenses it has a learning curve. Haven't yet tried it with the ec1.4, but I suspect it will be fun.
Particularly like the way you've used gradation/contrast in the second one. I think I'm a bit too inclined to treat nature as 'architecture', I need to try harder.
Nick
Ah yes, I stood directly under the tree... trying to get the waving branch to go directly into the corner. I achieved a silhouette so I then put the flash on. That kind of worked but did tend to wash it out a bit. I used my infamous point and hope technique.
I'd up the insurance on your lens. Definitely desirable and you aren't that far away
My tulip tree buds are just breaking. If it stops hailing I'll see if they co-operate.
Nick not wanting to feel left out I popped into the back garden this morning with the E-30 and 50mm macro handheld for these. Some great photos on this thread folks.
Regards Paul.
One day I hope to be the person my dogs think I am.
My tulip tree buds are just breaking. If it stops hailing I'll see if they co-operate.
Peter
A light dusting of sunshine (temporary) tempted me out into the garden with some macro equipment.
I found that the EX25 EC1.4 and sigma 105 do all work together at the same time and help with ladybirds - although light and focus are an issue. But for the moment here are some buds for Nick.
Nice to capture an early bee, all I've got is large bumbles that stay too close to the ground.
It was pure chance I spotted it cleaning itself up. A moment after I'd taken this picture it had flown away. There were loads and loads of bees there, making quite a lot of noise too.
Paul_S - I'm amazed that you've got Dicentra coming into flower, it must be a lot warmer where you are than it is here.
art frames - Beautiful magnolias. I hope you'll remember to take some pictures of the open flowers, and macros of the middle bits too.
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