Spent an enjoyable afternoon shooting wildflowers in a western Washington prairie terrain. This blue camas was still pristine, untouched by insects and rain. It was a challenge to capture these small wildflowers with the constantly changing light and gusts of wind.
Harald
Pentax MZ-S, my favorite Pentax macro lens, f8, Provia 100, tripod,
scanned with Nikon Coolscan V.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on May 16, 2006 at 10:34 AM
Thanks Ned, Eric, Geoff, Mark for the comments.
Eric, This prairie is in a nature preserve called the Mima Mounds by the small town of Littlerock, Wa in Thurston County, about 75 miles south of Seattle.
The Mima Mounds has the most bizzare terrain, evenly spaced mounds. Various theories abound as to their formation. Some say giant gophers dug them, others say glacial erosion.
The camas wildflowers were cultivated by Native American Indians for their roots.
The prairie has been rehabilitated to protect native plant species.
Mark, as you say, dof with macros can be tricky. I find it often a bit of trial and error.
Harald
Harald, great color, control of DOF and exposure. My suggestion would be to have composed this photos such that the similar color in the BG was not present. Perhaps having shot from further below the subject, thus only having the green BG, would have made for a better image. Not nowing what other considerations went into this composition, this is all I can suggest for improving a very nice image.
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7 repliesHarald
Pentax MZ-S, my favorite Pentax macro lens, f8, Provia 100, tripod,
scanned with Nikon Coolscan V.
Lovely work!
Eric, This prairie is in a nature preserve called the Mima Mounds by the small town of Littlerock, Wa in Thurston County, about 75 miles south of Seattle.
The Mima Mounds has the most bizzare terrain, evenly spaced mounds. Various theories abound as to their formation. Some say giant gophers dug them, others say glacial erosion.
The camas wildflowers were cultivated by Native American Indians for their roots.
The prairie has been rehabilitated to protect native plant species.
Mark, as you say, dof with macros can be tricky. I find it often a bit of trial and error.
Harald
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