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I didn't do this because Marc asked me to shoot with just the 11-22, I shot these with the 50-200 + EC20, 'cause that's what was on the camera...as I was also shooting birds and bees...and butterflies.

I think they came out rather sharp. It's a bit of a pain trying to get far enough away to get a shot, but what the heck.

Since Steve seem's to like the gaudy ones, finds them sexier, that's what I'll start with.

Agatha Christie, the earliest Intermediated Bearded iris. I don't know if the color is true, may have to cut one and bring it in.



1/160s f/7.1 at 100.0mm iso125

A late Standard Dwarf Bearded, Indian Powwow.



1/100s f/7.1 at 100.0mm iso160

A more conservative flower, an Intermediate, Ulalena:



1/400s f/7.1 at 110.0mm iso160
Yes, with a ?? crab spider? They seem to favor irises.

Your C & C expected.
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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
Wow. I like your flowers, and you paid attention to the background too, which also looks good. They look nice, maybe they would look nicer with some off-centered composition. Have you tried that?

I've been trying to do that more with some of the flowers I've recently posted. And what's more, I'm trying to do that as I take them with the camera, so I don't have to crop them on the computer. But it's so hard, because every time I see a cute candid picture of someone, a bird, or a flower etc., I have a tendency to just put them right in the center. But centered composition is good sometimes too, and your flowers look pretty in many different ways.
 
very lovely! I thought I saw some slight degradation in IQ with a set of pics you used the 2x extender for a while back, but none of that here. I must need new glasses - I'm actually getting an eye checkup this week so I guess I'll find out! These are very nice Sharon - though I'm left with 2 questions: (1) just what does Steve see in these flower pics?? and (2) when are you going to use 'just' the 11-22 for a close up? ;)

[edit] Oh, I have to add - fantastic job with the exposure on that white one. Just perfect. Lots of detail and yet just a bit of sparkle to the highlights.
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Marc
 
Lovely, lovely and lovely! I like Agatha Christie best, but Indian Pow Wow is nicely staged as well. I like them shot with the long lens also for the bokeh.

Hopefully there will still be some in bloom when I come in 10 days!
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Lois Ann
E-1, 14-54mm, 11-22mm, 50-200mm, EC14; SP500UZ, MCON 40
Used to have: C-765UZ, TCON 17
Photography: 'Freezing photons for the future.' or 'Capturing a story in light.'
 
They're all great Sharon but #2 "Indian Pow Wow", has a great romantic name also, and of the 3, I like it best for its array of colours.

Cheers,
John.
 
Sharon,

These pictures are beautiful. I like the second one most as its colour compliments the green background very well and the result is a picture very pleasing to the eye. The white one shows a lot of details too, excellent exposure!

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Digirame,
Digirame said:
Wow. I like your flowers, and you paid attention to the background
too, which also looks good. They look nice, maybe they would look
nicer with some off-centered composition. Have you tried that?
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Thanks so very much. There is usually somewhere between one decent shot and no shots with the iris, considering the background. There is the problem of trying to avoid showing a lot of dirt, or weeds, or getting the wrong angle on the iris. I work pretty hard at trying to get a decent background. This is particularly difficult for these early irises, which tend to have horizontal falls, rather the the vertical droop of the tall bearded iris. The problem with trying an off centered composition with an iris is they are a symmetrical and vertical flower. If a flower, like a rose or daffodil is leaning in a direction, one can put more space in the direction that it is pointing. Just like wildlife. If a deer is heading, say, to the left, then the photo can be framed so the deer is further to the right. But if there is no other attraction in the photo, there's no rationale for putting a symmetrical vertical flower to one side or the other. Off center needs a reason.
Digirame said:
I've been trying to do that more with some of the flowers I've
recently posted. And what's more, I'm trying to do that as I take
them with the camera, so I don't have to crop them on the computer.
But it's so hard, because every time I see a cute candid picture of
someone, a bird, or a flower etc., I have a tendency to just put them
right in the center. But centered composition is good sometimes too,
and your flowers look pretty in many different ways.
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I think you will find (since you have a pretty good eye for composition) that framing for off centered subjects has to be natural, and there needs to be a reason for it...some dynamics or balance or... With flowers it can work if there's some other interest in the background, like a bud or bit of other color, or if the flower is "facing" in a direction. Many types of flowers naturally suggest being off centered. A columbine is a very good subject for off centered photography.

Thanks so much for viewing these and your discussion. You bring up some very good points.

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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
Marion,
Marn said:
Thoise are really nice shots... and pretty flowers ...
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Thanks so much Marion. I'm glad you liked these flowers. The real beauties are just now thinking about blooming. They're late this year so they'll be blooming for quite awhile.

Come on up after the wedding, while the iris are still in their prime. I think you'll enjoy them.
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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
Hi, Marc,
mn88 said:
very lovely! I thought I saw some slight degradation in IQ with a
set of pics you used the 2x extender for a while back, but none of
that here. I must need new glasses - I'm actually getting an eye
checkup this week so I guess I'll find out!
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After I got my LCD I wound up getting special prescription glasses for the computer. It's the wrong distance for reading glasses and I generally do use other glasses. Helps for Pixel peeping. And thank you, I'm glad you like this lot.
mn88 said:
These are very nice
Sharon - though I'm left with 2 questions: (1) just what does Steve
see in these flower pics??
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He likes the ones that are a bit on the wild side, as opposed to the more romantic pastel ones.
mn88 said:
and (2) when are you going to use 'just' the 11-22 for a close up? ;)
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Hmmm, nest time the sun comes out?
mn88 said:
[edit] Oh, I have to add - fantastic job with the exposure on that
white one. Just perfect. Lots of detail and yet just a bit of
sparkle to the highlights.
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That's the only one that I processed and kept just right. Turns out something strange happened to the first one, between RSP and PSPX2. The flower really has no blue in it except on the beards, really just purples and grays. And that's how the pic left RSP. When the TIFF file showed up in PSPX2 it had a lot of blue in it.

On the second one, the colors are really much too vivid. I over processed it in RSP. And gave it the wrong name, to boot.

Thanks so much for looking at these and your comments. I promise, next time I see the sun and the wind calms down...
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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
Lois,
Lois Ann said:
Lovely, lovely and lovely! I like Agatha Christie best, but Indian
Pow Wow is nicely staged as well. I like them shot with the long lens
also for the bokeh.
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Thank you, thank you, etc. Agatha Christie is a problem. That's the best shot I've done of it, but the colors aren't right. I tracked it back and it was OK when it entered RSP, and I did nothing to change the hues. But the Tiff that showed up in PSPX2 has a tendency toward blues, which the flower doesn't have, except on the beards. ???? Indian PowWow is actually Jungle Warrior, my mistake. Also, it would up too saturated in RSP. But I haven't been in my right mind (or left for that matter) lately. So those two got a little out of hand.
Lois Ann said:
Hopefully there will still be some in bloom when I come in 10 days!
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Checked my spread sheet on them...there should be about 30 in bloom while you're here, if they bloom. A lot got transplanted last year and may not bloom this year. You'll be here in the middle of the Tall Bearded blooming season. The early TB's may still be blooming, on the lower buds (hard to photograph). You'll likely miss the late bloomers. The early lilac will likely be done, and didn't bloom well, but the later lilac are just starting and may attract some butterflies.

The gardens are a mess. I shouldn't go out and try to weed, but I'm feeling a little better and may give it a go for an hour or so.
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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
is fantastic. I tried it quite some time ago, but had a lot of trouble with the WB and just couldn't get those oly colours out of it. Lightroom on the other hand has been great from the get go.

Nice to hear that my waiting is almost over! ;) Looking forward to seeing what lucky flower you'll point that lens at. Too early for sunflowers...got any other large flowers around there?
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Marc
 
Marc,
mn88 said:
is fantastic. I tried it quite some time ago, but had a lot of
trouble with the WB and just couldn't get those oly colours out of
it. Lightroom on the other hand has been great from the get go.
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With the E3, I've had the opposite problem. I usually get correct colors (using Auto WB) from RSP and I have problems with Lightroom. The flower, Agatha Christie, straight out of the camera into RSP was correct. The problem seems to be with PSPX2. I may have to do some other experiments.
mn88 said:
Nice to hear that my waiting is almost over! ;) Looking forward to
seeing what lucky flower you'll point that lens at. Too early for
sunflowers...got any other large flowers around there?
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I don't have any sunflowers, but the Tall Bearded Iris are starting to bloom. They'll be the biggest flowers I'll have.

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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
John,
John Byrne said:
They're all great Sharon but #2 "Indian Pow Wow", has a great
romantic name also, and of the 3, I like it best for its array of
colours.
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Thanks so very much...but now I have to confess...That's really "Jungle Warrior". And to make it worse, the colors are really too saturated. I shouldn't be allowed to drive a PP program when my brain is on a walk-about...or a car. But my brain is thinking about returning.

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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
Judy,
jennyi said:
Beautiful shots, Sharon! You really captured their beauty!
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Thanks so much, Judy. I'm beginning to think that, except for the last one, I sort of invented the beauty of the other two. The color is wrong on the first, and the 2nd is oversaturated. I'm going to have to recalibrate my brain when it finally returns home from where ever it went when I got the bronchitis. I think I'm about over it.

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Sharon

http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
E-3; C-5060
Lenses: 11-22, 14-54, 50-200, EC-20 and Canon 500D
 
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