Your Canon Photos No. 5: 4th to 10th June 2023

@simplejoy all your flower pics are very good BTW.

This is a Yucca plant. They grow around 6-8' tall.

Just for the heck of it, I set the aperture on this one to f/11
(I don't usually take pictures at that small of an aperture)

This a pecan tree.
I call him the "Old Man of the North" He's all gnarled and everything..
The squirrels love him.

Steve Thomas

[quote="@simplejoy"]
So... I have a question for all of you here, given that a couple of people seem to enjoy shooting some flowers as well:

Do you really try to get the full flower in focus usually?

I am not really a "specialist photographer of flowers", spending more time on buildings; but sense that you and I have opposite approaches to photographing flowers. I have no conscious philosophy about it, actually. I use Canon RF lenses, 35mm, 85mm, or the 24-240mm zoom. I usually try to get all the blooms in shot in focus, and I dont care about the background. I take the flowers as I find them, but it seems to me that that you actually "pose" yours. I have no problem with that, and many of your shots are very beautiful: it is just not my way. Apart from the fuchsias which are in my room, I use natural sun lighting. I rarely use a lens at its maximum aperture. I am not sure that this explains my approach; but you are welcome to ask further questions.

David

Yuccas are fascinating plants and I like this picture of yours, Steve. I was amazed to see lots of them growing everywhere in southern Indiana. They also grow , though not as prolifically, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where my grandmother had a large one that put out progeny, but only every ten years for some reason.

David

Steve,

I didn't know that Yucca plants grow in your area. I assume that you live in the mid-West somewhere.

Are you able to collect pecans from the tree? I just bought some yesterday at the store...yummy...I sure like them. 😀

Thanks a lot for letting me know about your view!

A significant majority of my flower (and other nature shots) are actually single shots taken outside:

I’m far from a great... but a straight shooter! by simple.joy, on Flickr

Down-de-line by simple.joy, on Flickr

Winter? Still open season for color. by simple.joy, on Flickr

I select you! by simple.joy, on Flickr

Resis-dance by simple.joy, on Flickr

Of(f)Spring and farewells by simple.joy, on Flickr

You're wonderful... put yourself out there! by simple.joy, on Flickr

I‘ll take any light detector test! by simple.joy, on Flickr

Brightens up my day by simple.joy, on Flickr

Not a single studio, stacked or posed shot (unless you consider my wifes gardening part of the "posing" 😉) among them. I think the main difference might be how close we are to the flowers and the importance we put on showing the "whole thing".

I'm considering trying to shake my routine up a little bit, but usually when I try shots with a bit more distance to the subject I feel like I really need to have the "right" lens on, in terms of background rendering, otherwise I already know that I won't enjoy the result very much. If I got this lens with me (Tomioka Copal-E66 75 mm f/2.8 enlarger lens), I usually don't worry about the distance too much:

Don't worry, we're just playing ball here! by simple.joy, on Flickr

Hi simplejoy,

Personally I judge each shot on its merits like those below, some have slightly distracting backgrounds like the wild Roses, the Bluebells are out of focus except one, which works for me and the dead weed (OMG what am I saying). I just like them, to me thats all that matters and I enjoy the way you see life also, please keep posting them simplejoy.

Thank you very much!

Thanks for your input and those shots... WOW - all of those are quite wonderful, excellent work! 👍

Simplejoy,

Your flower photos are delightful. I very much enjoy seeing them.

Mocha,

I just love seeing your photos, not only these but so much of what you show all of the time. You have an eye for making these nice.

The thing about Yucca plants is that they don't have a very deep root system, and they are prone to just fall over.

This is not a very good picture, but I'm experimenting with something. I took the picture with my camera, and using the Camera Connect and Control software, downloaded it to my tablet. I'm then uploading it to this forum with no computer interface at all.
I could just as easily be out in the field somewhere (assuming there was a Wi-fi signal).

Steve Thomas

Steve,

It looks like you will be able to do it. If there is a WIFI signal we will have to see what else you can capture with your camera.

Hi simplejoy, Thank You.

Hi Digirame, Thank You.

Hi @mocha123 and @simplejoy

Your flower photos are amazing guys. A real inspiration.

Hi HessleHiker, Thank You.

This little guy came wandering through the yard munching on something?
I have no idea what he found to eat.

Steve Thomas

The barn cat.
He lives in the barn and drops by occasionally.

Steve Thomas