a trio of irises

The last couple of days I've been shooting the irises that have bloomed this year. The purple/yellow are new, the violet one is 3 or 4 years old and the dark purple was new last year.

All shots taken early morning (0630-0700) with a Tamron 28-75mm XR Di @ f/8, ISO 100 in AV mode. The first two obviously are crops, the 3rd & 4th are full frame.

First, a closeup of a bearded Earl of Essex (used a diffuser to block direct sunlight)

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Next a darker bearded iris (direct sunlight, no diffuser)

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And finally a purple iris with yellow highlights (again direct diffused sunlight)


and a closeup of the last bloom

[roentarre]

Truely magnificent in deed! Great shots.

[bimjo]

Thank you!

[Scottnorwo]

Nice series. Like the first one best. Also like the dark backgrounds on the last two. Great shots

[bimjo]

Thanks Scott, the bearded ones are really complex. Lots of interesting bits to them. The others are a bit simpler, but I really like the colors.

The black is just a piece of foam core held behind the flower. I (over)use that a lot.

bimjo... those are really nice crops. That 28-75 is a nice lens, I love mine still.

Great lighting and detail. PS you can't overuse the foamcore... it is great for Isolation at the higher F-stops...

I took my purple Iris in a whole other direction. Soft and dreamy. That is what I like about these pentax cameras and lenses... something for everyone!

[bimjo]

Thanks Gus. The Tamron shoots 80-85% of my shots. Love the soft look you created on that iris. Very cool.

[Jewelltrail]

Great subject--great lens--great shots!

[bimjo]

The irises thank you, Tamron thanks you, and I thank you!