The farmers in this area have planted a crop that I don't know if I've ever seen before.
It's not beans or corn or wheat. I think it might be millet. It's turned the fields into a reddish gold color.
I shot the first picture at 5900 Kelvin. The second one, I dropped the temperature to 5600 and zoomed in quite a bit..
Steve Thomas
Steve,
I was able to achieve a black background because in this particular case, there was sunshine and shadows. In other words, the tulips were in sunshine and the black background was a dark shadow.
Dunlin,
Thanks. Unfortunately, I think a squirrel cut down the purple one. The squirrels occasionally will do that. I don't know why. They don't do that to all of them, just one or two or so...like they are tasting them or something.
Steve,
It's nice to see the fields. For me AWB works most of the time, except if there is nothing but clouds, then cloudy-white-balance is best. I think you may have pointed that out to me previously.
Digirame, wonderful tulip photos. Especially enjoy Nos. 1 and 3.
Ellare
Contrast is essential!
Hi Digirame,
Those pics. of the flowers are great.
Hi stevet1,
Love the colours, similar to our rape seed at this time of year but not as warm as your colours.
Hi SandyF,
Very nice and lovely colours too.
Nice to see you again Ellare.
I posted the pictures I took today here in a thread about the Canon RF24-240 lens. Please visit.
David
David,
Nice pictures.
Interesting building on the bottom. Looks like a giant came along and crushed it in his bare hand like a beer can.
Would you show a couple of pictures in the 200 - 240mm range?
Steve Thomas
Thanks, Steve. There is a 240mm photo of the giant -crushed building higher up on the same page. The building is the tallest for miles around and has a pendulum in it to keep it stable. As far as the 200-240mm range is concerned, I must confess that I probably have none that are not at 240mm. That's the way it seems to go with zoom lenses: they get used most frequently at one or the other extreme focal length.
There's another 240mm pic of mine here. I do without shame use the automatic distortion corrections of PhotoLab 5 with these RF lenses.
Best,
David
They look good David.
I don't think using DxO's lens corrections is anything to be shameful about. I would If I could.
Thanks Ellare. I was out taking pictures of tulips again at a farm this past Sunday. But none of them were closeups like those.
Thanks Mocha. I'll show more tulip pictures later. I've been out taking tons of photos and post processing a lot, so I haven't had a lot of extra time.
David,
I liked seeing the interesting structures, buildings and statues. The blue sky was lovely. I see that you used 240mm FL a few times too. It looks like that lens will work well for you.
Thanks Dunlin. I am glad to be here with all you good folks!
I have a few photos to work on and then will try posting. It will be later in the week as I am going to a nature preserve tomorrow for a first visit.
Ellare
