Flowers and other Flora

[Durf]

I recently took this photo with my 6D Mark ii using a 45 year old Takumar 85mm f/1.8 Vintage Lens....

I love shooting with old lenses, they just have a unique character to them many modern lenses lack

 

[Click]

Nice.

Well done, Durf.

 

[Durf]

Here's a Dwarf Crested Iris I shot a couple days ago right off my back porch with my 6D2 using my Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Lens....(Quite an amazing lens to say the least!)

 

[Click]

Another nice picture, Durf.

 

[dpc]

 

[Durf]

Columbine.....

Growing off my front step 8)

 

[Click]

Dpc and Turf,

Nice pictures, guys.

 

[npdien]

I like the grass at the foot of the picture, dpc.

 

[npdien]

 

[Click]

Nice.

 

[stevelee]

My new 100-400mm L II lens came Thursday afternoon, and I had time to make a few quick shots to confirm that it was working. From my deck I shot the few remaining dogwood blossoms in the woods behind my house. This is a 100% crop. I set the aperture to f/16 and had everything else work automatically. The IS does an amazing job in allowing handheld shots at 400mm. As I recall, the camera chose 1/400 for the shutter speed and set the ISO to compensate. Since the forum software shows the picture enlarged, the background looks a little noisier here than it does normally. So if you wish to pixel peep, extract the JPEG from this page and view at 100%.

 

[ISv]

I also noticed amazing macro flowers with stopped down to f/16. I am unnecessarily trying to keep it stopped down to f/8 max based on diffraction comments in reviews and struggling to get proper dof.

I completely understand the DOF dilemma! I strive to have the entire blossom sharp. This one was taken with a 5D IV + 35mm Art. I tend to photo trilliums with my 80D + 35mm Art. I hope to photo sundews soon and I'll use my 80D with a 100mm Milvus - or maybe the new Sigma 70mm Art, if it becomes available.

Great photo chrysoberyl! I love everything I see there!

The image below is at ISO 400, f.5.6, 400mm (crop camera, effective 600mm).
It is 100% crop from the RAW file, "translated" to JEPG in DxO PL without any corrections. Tripod!

 

[Click]

Lovely shot, ISv.

 

[ISv]

Lovely shot, ISv.

Thanks Click! That was just the cropped RAW file. Here is the photo (just little adjustments, mostly the noise reduction). I afraid with that background/circumstances I couldn't put all of the object in focus and isolate it from the background in the same time. Well, focus stacking (huh - in the nature, with the wind and changing light conditions, I would like to see it...)

 

[Durf]

Great pics everyone!

Here's a dogwood that's off my front porch.....

 

[Durf]

This one turned out a bit, well, strange lookin.....

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Durf. I especially like the second one.

 

[Durf]

Very nice pictures, Durf. I especially like the second one.

Thanks Click, surprised I didn't get a lens flare, I was dealing with some pretty harsh sun light that was right out of the frame.

 

[ritholtz]

 

[Click]

Nice shot, ritholtz.