Flowers brightened up a dull day

[dunedin]

Hardy geranium

Iris

Forget the name of this.

 

[Ewan]

The impact of number 1 is stunning...Really nice shot. Number 3 is great too but the DOF falloff near the edge of the petals is bugging me.

Background in #2 doesn't really work IMO :shrug: Cool shot otherwise.

Others are nice too.

 

[dunedin]

Thanks Ewan, just thought would try white background although I don't like white very difficult to get right especially with flowers, always having difficulty with DOF, as I read somewhere, to maximise the depth -of -field available for any given f/stop you need to carefully position your camera so its sensor plane is parrallel with the subject if not you risk the subject drifting out of focus I think this more for insects.
I'll never be good ehough just enjoy trying.

 

[Ewan]

I'll never be good ehough just enjoy trying.

Don't say that! You're way better than me. I guess there's just always room for improvement. As long as the flower wasn't blowing around you could have used a higher f-stop to get more of the flower in focus. Trouble is if you do that you'll have a lower shutter speed. Just experiment I guess. It's still a great shot

 

[Nikonboat]

Your images are far better than my attempts with flowers, well done.

This is an interesting read, you may find it usefull.

http://www.eyeforphotos.com/guides_macro.php#1

 

[dunedin]

Your images are far better than my attempts with flowers, well done.

This is an interesting read, you may find it usefull.

http://www.eyeforphotos.com/guides_macro.php#1

Thanks for that, have bookmarked so will read at my leisure.