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During the day I was seeking out mountain wildflowers at higher elevations, I kept seeing these little yellow flowers spotted over the sides of the road. One or two here and there, occasionally growing next to ferns, and while I never found one of these inside the ferns themselves, I did happen along a little hillside that had them scattered in a denser cluster. I couldn’t resist, so I stopped and began setting up, shooting handheld to find what I thought would work best for what I wanted. I had several compositions selected, this was one of the last. I took a few shots of this flower, it wasn’t until after I had gotten home and began looking into the images that I noticed I had actually captured far more than just a flower on the side of a mountain. If you look closely, you may see a guest appearance from the smallest grasshopper I have ever seen.
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 1000
SS: 1/1000th
Focal: 140mm
Fujinon 50-140mm
Read More At:
https://www.blackthornephoto.com/
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 1000
SS: 1/1000th
Focal: 140mm
Fujinon 50-140mm
Read More At:
https://www.blackthornephoto.com/
Category Photography / Still Life
Species Insect (Other)
Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 123.1 kB
I find the unusual tonal quality of these last two photos to be intriguing. Flower photography usually goes for bright illumination, but these are colorful, yet look very solid in some strange way. Perhaps it's the tremendous detail in the petals and the lack of highlighting. I'm at a loss to quite describe it, like a painting on black velvet, only not so much...
I did consider adding fill lights or flash into these photos, but in the end I liked the strange quality of these. Not sure how I wound up with this as my preference, yet I suppose we find our own way in the end. The next two shots I have for upload are pretty much the same, also of the Evening primrose, though I like the overall composition of them more... The Grasshopper is really the only reason I decided to use this one lol.
I think the unique look of these photos is what's eye-catching, and elevates them past the usual type of flower portraiture.
I prefer to photograph flowers on an overcast day. I first noticed that Horticulture Magazine usually used flat lighting for its garden shots, because it gave better detail, especially on light-colored flowers. I don't think it's in print anymore.
I also like backlit flowers. Irises and morning glories are wonderfully translucent and look like stained glass when they have the sun behind them.
I prefer to photograph flowers on an overcast day. I first noticed that Horticulture Magazine usually used flat lighting for its garden shots, because it gave better detail, especially on light-colored flowers. I don't think it's in print anymore.
I also like backlit flowers. Irises and morning glories are wonderfully translucent and look like stained glass when they have the sun behind them.
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