Columbine

[AlanLichty]

One of the frustrating things about the Portland Japanese Gardens is the requirement that you always remain on the path when you have interesting blooms that are begging for a closeup. I learned that my best friend was a telephoto lens for flower macro shots. That allowed me to stay on the allowed paths and still get my flower closeups with the added benefit of a much greater depth of field than I would have with a true macro shot. This a shot of a columbine taken at 330mm.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great shot Alan. I also prefer tele to macro, but simply because it allwas me to stand back a bit more.

 

[Leslie Hunter]

That's a beautiful flower.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Beautiful flower and another vote for tele flowers. I shoot flowers while hiking and many times it’s just not feasible to tote my tripod. So go for it... Mike

 

[JimFox]

Nice work Alan! That is a great looking flower, I can't wait to go shoot some of these in the wild again this summer.

 

[Jeffrey]

Lovely! One of my favorite flowers.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

One of the frustrating things about the Portland Japanese Gardens is the requirement that you always remain on the path when you have interesting blooms that are begging for a closeup. I learned that my best friend was a telephoto lens for flower macro shots. That allowed me to stay on the allowed paths and still get my flower closeups with the added benefit of a much greater depth of field than I would have with a true macro shot. This a shot of a columbine taken at 330mm.

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C&C always welcome.

Very nice. Love the contrasting colors between the green background and white/pink of the flower.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Nicely done.