We’ve had a mild winter, combined with more than average rainfall. As a result, the wildflowers in Austin are popping up everywhere! Dad and I went out to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center this morning to take pictures of whatever we could find.
I put my circular polarizer on my 24-105mm f/4 lens, and used my Lastolite 48″ Tri-Grip 1 Stop Diffuser immediately above the flowers that I photographed. This is not my specialty in photography, but I certainly enjoyed seeing the beautiful flowers on a gorgeous day. I hope that you enjoy seeing them too!
The next two photos are of the same scene. The first one has a pretty shallow depth of field, while the second one increases it.
The next two photos also play with depth of field. The first one has a pretty shallow depth of field, while the second one increases it.
The next two photos also play with depth of field. The first one has a pretty good depth of field, while the second one intentionally kept it to be rather shallow.
This next flower is a very rare giant metal species….
I hope you enjoyed seeing the wildflowers!
You did ok. The flower stuff – it takes a long time to get any good at it, that is to really produce fine work. I love doing the flower stuff myself, but only a few in a season are what I would call truly frameworthy.
If you want some laughs you can read my recent post on shooting the spring crocus. http://ohnostudio.com/2012/03/the-crocus-chronicles/