Flowers and other Flora

[lion rock]

Thanks for the advice.
I normally don't take the macro, but, I know that there are flowers to shoot, so I am bringing it this time.
It's not like I'm tied down, but not like I can roam around all the time when I was visiting Australia recently.
I'll look at travel guides later on to see which I should not miss. So, botanical garden is now on the list. Thanks.
-r

Nice shots, I like the first 2 shots.
I'll bring CF and SD cards and a backup external SSD drive. Those are a given.
I'll bring my standard zoom and 100-400 zoom. Add to those, my 100mm macro, just in case.
But, I'm afraid there would not be a lot of shooting, since we're only staying in one place per island. And my brother does not move very easily.
-r

The first two are more carefully PP.

Take the macro - even if you don't move from the resort (if you still aim at that one here, on Oahu) you will have opportunity to shoot macro. And you always can rent a car to visit other parts of the island. One very good place to shoot flora is a botanical garden on the North shore. It's the only bot. garden where you have to pay but it's a gem! And for 10$ you can rent a "taxi" (small carts) to move across the garden - it's rather big.

 

[bhf3737]

Flowers (Tulips) with white background.
5DSR, 85mm f/1.4L IS, f5.6, 1/30 sec, handheld, indoors.
The background is actually accumulated snow on the deck reflecting through the window.

 

[lion rock]

Lovely.
-r

Flowers (Tulips) with white background.
5DSR, 85mm f/1.4L IS, f5.6, 1/30 sec, handheld, indoors.
The background is actually accumulated snow on the deck reflecting through the window.

 

[Click]

Flowers (Tulips) with white background.
5DSR, 85mm f/1.4L IS, f5.6, 1/30 sec, handheld, indoors.
The background is actually accumulated snow on the deck reflecting through the window.

Nice shot.

 

[bhf3737]

Thanks lion rock and Click.
Greatly appreciate your comments.

 

[npdien]

Nice shots, Lion Rock, Isv and bhf3737.

 

[npdien]

 

[Click]

Nice picture, npdien.

 

[ISv]

"Thanks for the advice.
I normally don't take the macro, but, I know that there are flowers to shoot, so I am bringing it this time.
It's not like I'm tied down, but not like I can roam around all the time when I was visiting Australia recently.
I'll look at travel guides later on to see which I should not miss. So, botanical garden is now on the list. Thanks.
-r"

I'm attaching photos all taken in May, different botanical gardens (4) , all here on Oahu.
I just realize that most of them are trees and not that much accessible with 100mm lens. It doesn't mean there are no objects for macro lens (especially if you take a branch down) but it is not like Europe where most of the flowering plants are grassy...

 

[ISv]

And few more (actually May is rather good time for taking photos of plants here).

 

[ISv]

npdien, as usually great shot!

 

[bhf3737]

Inspiring and beautiful.

 

[lion rock]

ISv,
I'll bring. Just in case.
I had already started packing, for another trip to Vancouver. I think it'll work.
-r

I'm attaching photos all taken in May, different botanical gardens (4) , all here on Oahu.
I just realize that most of them are trees and not that much accessible with 100mm lens. It doesn't mean there are no objects for macro lens (especially if you take a branch down) but it is not like Europe where most of the flowering plants are grassy...

 

[Click]

Very nice series, ISv.

 

[ISv]

Very nice series, ISv.

Thanks Click! Do you like Coca Cola? The very first image are the flowers of Cola (Cola acuminata).

 

[Click]

Very nice series, ISv.

Thanks Click! Do you like Coca Cola? The very first image are the flowers of Cola (Cola acuminata).

Yes, I like Coca Cola, thanks for the info.

 

[npdien]

Nice series, ISv. I prefer pictures 3 and 5.

 

[npdien]

npdien, as usually great shot!

Inspiring and beautiful.

Thanks, ISv and bhf3737j.

 

[npdien]

 

[ritholtz]

"Thanks for the advice.
I normally don't take the macro, but, I know that there are flowers to shoot, so I am bringing it this time.
It's not like I'm tied down, but not like I can roam around all the time when I was visiting Australia recently.
I'll look at travel guides later on to see which I should not miss. So, botanical garden is now on the list. Thanks.
-r"

I'm attaching photos all taken in May, different botanical gardens (4) , all here on Oahu.
I just realize that most of them are trees and not that much accessible with 100mm lens. It doesn't mean there are no objects for macro lens (especially if you take a branch down) but it is not like Europe where most of the flowering plants are grassy...

Very nice with no harsh back light.