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It is that time of year when the coneflowers start to bloom...summer is rolling by...the timing is felt by the blooms found in the garden...
natural light
Thank you everyone for your very welcome and kind comments. I appreciate each and every one.
Ornamental Salix, our garden. Shot after dark with on board flash and manual focus because I apparently don't follow the easy route... There's someone I follow on Flickr who does this type of shot with consummate ease. Thank you Catherine Sienko.
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, manual focus, flash on board at ETTL. Raw file into Affinity Photo, unedited except 10x8 crop.
Practicising the art of macro. Loved finding different angles on this rose. It’s a journey but hopefully getting better!
A soft focus shot of Japanese Skimmia shrubs.
Shot with the Sony Nex-6 and the SMC Pentax 50mm F2 manual lens.
I've long been curious if my soft photography resonates with viewers. Do they see the intentional technique? It's about capturing sharp images, like these wallflowers, and then adding a layer of soft focus to give them a dreamlike, almost ethereal quality."
I'm still not able physically to set up large still life because of all the bending about required, but I've found I can manage small ones. I have a collection of small and mini antique cups and saucers , so I will do more of these methinks. The tiny cup and saucer were a gift from my daughter some years ago.
This is a soft focus mode in my Olympus camera menu, which I usually use for flowers, but I think it worked ok here.
The local Council cut the grass here the other day , so there are no more daisies to pick ....
Created for 87th MMM Challenge
Won 1st place in 87th MMM Challenge November 2016!
Source image with thanks to Shadowgate
Flower field courtesy of Ruby Blossom.
Forest courtesy of Pixabay.
Forest maiden courtesy of Faestock on Deviant Art (stock_model_reference_22_by_faestock-d9vvpnu).
Texture by Topaz.
Entered in Arches And Columns Art Museion Challenge April 2017.
HE > me