Wednesday is Samyang Day. Shot on Samyang 35 F2.8
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Photo of the Day February 2020
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Wednesday is Samyang Day. Shot on Samyang 35 F2.8
Yeah, it is a tough time of year. Lots of gray days, but at least they are getting longer!
The robins are stirring as spring draws near.
Stunning. Your photos are simply brilliant.
Agreed.
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Lovely. Print it and frame it.
Nope -- a bit early yet for those -- actually, I am not sure what these are! They certainly are hardy, as I bought the bouquet in which they were included quite a while ago -- maybe just over two weeks -- and they're still hanging in there whereas the other flowers in the bunch all went off to the trash after about a week and a half. I liked the contrast of the bright blue vase and the yellow flowers and the other day had tried to get a photo, tried various strategies with lighting, including high-key, but nothing was working to my satisfaction.
Today I decided to try again since we finally had sunshine after several days of cloudiness and I could take advantage of the natural lighting to take a couple of different approaches to this. Shot in "Studio B" with the subject positioned on the dresser and natural light pouring in through the bedroom window, with the interesting bokeh created by the bushes under my window and the parking lot just beyond. That bit of yellow is the flowers reflecting in the window, which I thought was kind of cool, too. I had also decided to use the 85mm f/1.8 lens instead of my macro lens this time, and I'm glad that I did.
"Studio B," AKA my master bedroom, is where I have nice large windows that let in lots of natural light and can position and arrange my subjects on top of my dresser (unlike many dressers, I do not have a mirror attached to mine, so it fits nicely under my windows). ("Studio A" is the living room where the dining table plays host to most of my macro projects and where I mostly have to use some combination of the external continuous light sources I have). Occasionally I press "Studio C" into service, too -- AKA my kitchen, another source of lots of nice natural light. When you have limited space, it's necessary to improvise from time to time in order to try and get interesting images!
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I saw a dandelion the other day; they are starting to come out. Yours looks like a chrysanthemum variety.
Thank you, Molly! Haven't seen any dandelions yet around here in my neighborhood but I know they'll be along eventually.....
Ah, a chrysanthemum variety -- hadn't thought of that. I am woefully ignorant of many flower species names and such, I just know what I like: a color, a shape, a delightful smell, whatever...... Anyway these yellow flowers were part of a $6.00 mixed bouquet at Giant and my attention had first been caught by the shape of the lily-like flower I photographed and shared on here a while back, and also by the yellow flowers. There were a couple of other species in the mix that I never got around to exploring photographically and they wilted before I could do so. Didn't see anything interesting in today's offerings when at the grocery store, but am still enjoying these hardy yellow flowers, as they brighten things up considerably!
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Kongsvol, Dovrefjell, Norway
new day!
Holiday accomodation.
Expect more snaps from my recent trip.
Holiday accomodation.
Expect more snaps from my recent trip.
All these flower shots made me want to go back and dust off an old photo of a tiger lily at Chihuly Garden and Glass (taken with a old point-and-shoot Canon PowerShot SD1100):
Scaled down in Affinity Photo.
Scaled down in Affinity Photo.
I love Chihuly! One of these years I would really love to be able to spend some time in either a temporary or a permanent exhibit of that gorgeous, colorful, exquisite glass sculpture!
Looks toasty! Looking forward to seeing the fruit of your labour.new day!
Holiday accomodation.
Expect more snaps from my recent trip.
It is definitely worth a visit to any Chihuly exhibit you can, simply beautiful! Chihuly Garden and Glass is a permanent exhibit in Seattle, WA (https://www.chihulygardenandglass.com). I have multiple pictures of the sculptures in the gardens there, so I will post some of the better quality ones.
Taken this past weekend using Live Composite with my Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II:
