So I was photographing Flowers today... FLOWERS!!

[dpSparhawk]

Something I've very rarely dabbled with but there's an abundance of flowers around the home (due to the G/F's gran passing away). Click the bar to show a sharper image.


A Rose

1/200th @ F4.5. This aperture used to deliberately lessen the Depth of Field around the edges.



Don't know what this one is - I'll call it the Purple Nurple

This one done at 1/200th @ F14 to Give more Depth of Field at a closer focussing position


This one was in the garden (nothing to do with the other flowers). Again, 1/200th and F4.5 to deliberately blur the background and provide a more abstract feel



Now this is a real attempt at an abstract image. Again, 1/200th @ F8. There is still significant shallow DoF due to the distance away from the subject (not very far)



Another Abstract. This time the Aperture was F4.5. Taken at a similar distance, you can see the blurring is significantly increased providing a very abstract feel

[misko]

nive

[Bilbo_baggin]

The 3rd & 4th are the type that I really prefer when it comes to this kind of work.

The 3rd of the grape hyancinth in particular can be so worked with given the chance, and the 4th is pure well smart!


Paul.

[dpSparhawk]

Cheers Misko, Paul

Paul, glad you like the 4th. It was an unusual idea that I saw straight away but I'm sure I've had some inspiration from yourself at some point for something like this.

[greens117]

nice pics

[peterc4]

not a flower fan but quite like the last one

[dpSparhawk]

Cheers Peter.

That's just it, I'm not normally a big flower fan but they do offer interesting photography opportunities. Especially for the abstract

[eugedaman]

The fourth is my favourite, incredibly detailed and vibrant purple.

Sorry to hear about the gf's gran

[demonology]

Like the last one has a kind of mist effect to it....

I'm a sucka for flowers shots though i find em very interesting!!!!