Flowers and other Flora

[josephandrews222]

Our front-yard tree (some sort of crab tree, I think) is in full bloom and today I mated a f2.8 Tamron 70-200 with a 5DMkIII, in an effort to isolate blossoms from some of nature's colors (sky, other blossoms, evergreens, clouds) and see what colors and what bokeh turns up.

This spring's effort is below (I have no idea what I'm doing when trying to take pics of flowers, blossome and plants etc...any and all suggestions--bring'em on!:


(this last one was acquired with M6MkII + adapted EF70-300II combination)

So after finding some of nature's colors, I discovered some other 'nature' goin' on in the very same tree...and have posted the results -->here<--

 

[Del Paso]

Some "anemone pulsatilla & "primula veris" Zeiss 2/50 & EF 135/2 EOS 5 D IV

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Del Paso.

 

[Del Paso]

Very nice series, Del Paso.

Merci, Click!

 

[Maximilian]

Some snowdrops from earlier this spring

 

[Nemorino]

Some "anemone pulsatilla & "primula veris" Zeiss 2/50 & EF 135/2 EOS 5 D IV

My favorit pictures are the second and the primula because of the wider background. 50mm is a sweet focal length for flowers! IMO 135 is even to long and 100mm is my personal limit.

 

[Del Paso]

My favorit pictures are the second and the primula because of the wider background. 50mm is a sweet focal length for flowers! IMO 135 is even to long and 100mm is my personal limit.

The primula was shot with the 135...
But I too like the 50-60mm focals for flowers. Yet, depending on the situation, I often prefer using the 180mm, in order not to crush the surrounding flora.
Anyway, thanks for your remarks!

 

[ISv]

Kula Botanical garden, Maui. Small but with content - I was planing 30 min. but it took more than an hour. Good whether.
First two are weeds - don't belong to the garden.
I should separate these in two posts - too many...

 

[ISv]

Second series

 

[ISv]

Forget to say: Proteas are growing there (Kula) in almost every home garden and on some places spreading in the wild!

 

[Click]

Lovely series, ISv.

I love those flowers.

 

[ISv]

Lovely series, ISv.

I love those flowers.

Thanks - yeah the flowers there - particularly Proteas are something that I have seen only sold as cut in the stores of Oahu. We don't have them on Oahu even in the Botanical gardens.

 

[ISv]

Forget to say: Proteas are growing there (Kula) in almost every home garden and on some places spreading in the wild!

Reacting to the emoji used by Del Paso for my comment. The most interesting weed that I saw there was actually Nasturtium (I can swear it was a Nasturtium but still not 100% sure: we never had an opportunity to stop for it). It was growing on both sides of the relatively narrow mountain road with a lot of turns and my daughter (she was driving) didn't want to stop - even at some of the rare driveways ("there could be a car behind, and I don't stop in peoples driveways, I never do this", she is really very strict in this). I know that plant from my childhood from the garden of my grandma. Here it was growing mile after mile on both sides of the road (not continuously!). Differed from the plants that I know by bigger leafs and maybe flowers... and the abundance (I know them by small, may be 5x1 meters patch from the garden of my Grandma). Now I'm really sorry for not stopping somewhere to take a photo!

 

[Maximilian]

Crocuses and snowdrops

 

[Click]

I really like the first picture. Nicely done, Maximilian.

 

[AndyFranklin]

Two of my favorite Springtime subjects - Bluebonnets and Bees. These are straight out of the camera


R5, EF100 Macro, F2.8, 1/2000. ISO 250



R5, EF100 Macro, F5, 1/400, ISO 250

 

[Maximilian]

Two of my favorite Springtime subjects - Bluebonnets and Bees. These are straight out of the camera

Really nice, Andy. Good focus on the bee
(not like I did here, when I forgot about the MFD )

 

[Click]

Nicely done, Andy.

 

[Del Paso]

EOS 5 DIV + EF 135 after the usual rain... (sorry Nemorino, once again 135mm )

 

[Click]

I really like your second picture. Well done, Del Paso.