Hi guys and gals. Well the temp is getting colder and I'm wishing for spring, so I went to that little tropical isle called the greenhouse again today for some inspiration. There were two beautiful Hibiscus in bloom and that made me feel a whole lot better. I hope they make you feel as good as they did me. Come on spring!!!!!!!!

Terry

Tech: D300, Nikkor 85mm f1.4, ISO 200, 1/125 sec @ f4.5, hand held, existing overcast light.

#2

Terry, these are beautiful. What lens?

wow, #2 is so beautiful....velvety soft.
Beautiful DOF

MaggieBee wrote:
Terry, these are beautiful. What lens?

Hi Maggie. Thank you so much. I had my 85mm f1.4 Nikkor with me...forgot my macro Tomorrow I'm going back with a tripod and the macro... the DOF wasn't what I would have liked and I wanted to stay at ISO 200.

The 85 did a nice job though... probably would be fine on a tripod.

Thanks for looking Maggie.

Terry

Dave In La wrote:
wow, #2 is so beautiful....velvety soft.
Beautiful DOF

Thank you Dave. The 85 makes a good macro too.

Thanks for looking.

Terry

I like the greenhouse effect. The detailing in each bloom is very elegant.pretty cool!.

Hi Jayne. I'm glad you liked them, Hard to believe they are from the same family... every one is amazingly different.

Cheers,

Terry

Very nice shots, you've done well with the backgrounds which really enhances the main subjects. Reading you comment you're probably already aware, aI think the first would be a little better if the DOF went from the front of the front petal past the stamen? They're both very nice nonetheless.

reko wrote:
Very nice shots, you've done well with the backgrounds which really enhances the main subjects. Reading you comment you're probably already aware, aI think the first would be a little better if the DOF went from the front of the front petal past the stamen? They're both very nice nonetheless.

Hi reko.. and thank you for the kind words. Yes, I did't have the tripod with me and at my age, I should NEVER shoot without one... just not that steady anymore I used my Tamron 180 f3.5 on a tripod for the earlier shots and I posted and they were more controlled and better DOF. If the blooms are still fresh, I'll try to reshoot them this week.

Thanks again.

Terry

If those don't brighten up your day, nothing will! Lovely shots, Terry.

the color of the first one is unreal. I really like it.

ms_yuan wrote:
If those don't brighten up your day, nothing will! Lovely shots, Terry.

I'm so glad that you like them... they are simply beautiful, aren't they. The colors just amaze me. My friend Dave propigated the grey one... he hasn't named it yet... I just love the color.

Thanks for looking.

Terry

Tri Tran wrote:
the color of the first one is unreal. I really like it.

It is my favorite too... It just blows me away!

Thank you for looking in.

Terry

Terry;,

Beautiful pictures.. What a way to spend a winter day huh!!

Say,,, I just happen to have a greenhouse close by myself.. Maybe I'll check with the clown that runs the place and see if theres anything in there worth photographing.

Very nice Terry, bold and unique that first one is. Looks like the second flower if 'floating in tranquility' ................nice lighting too.

You take care...........
Karl

Way to go Buddy and glad to see you got out as the last time we talked you were shut in. These look great, a very nice finish and glad to see you used the natural light on them. Were you trying your new D3 out or are you still waiting.
Lou

Greenthumbs wrote:
Terry;,

Beautiful pictures.. What a way to spend a winter day huh!!

Say,,, I just happen to have a greenhouse close by myself.. Maybe I'll check with the clown that runs the place and see if theres anything in there worth photographing.

Good Idea Greenthumbs... too cold for anything outdoors right now. Let me know if your greenhouse guy has a jacuzzi in his place... I think ALL greenhoused should have a jacuzzi

Terry

Karl Witt wrote:
Very nice Terry, bold and unique that first one is. Looks like the second flower if 'floating in tranquility' ................nice lighting too.

You take care...........
Karl

Thanks Karl...can't afford a roadtrip, and I was just itchin to use the D300 on something with some color. Thanks for stopping by.

Terry

lbuscher wrote:
Way to go Buddy and glad to see you got out as the last time we talked you were shut in. These look great, a very nice finish and glad to see you used the natural light on them. Were you trying your new D3 out or are you still waiting.
Lou

Hey Lou... how are ya? Yeah, finally got out of the house. Still coughing, but I was getting cabin feaver. No D3 yet...still waiting for them to arive. The longer I wait, the more I wonder if the D300 isn't all I need.

Good to hear from you Lou.

Terry