Well, obviously I wasn't thinking clearly, I should have made this post the reply of my first post! That's what I get for doing these things at 1AM.


90mm f4.5 at 1/125



90mm f5.6 at 1/45



90mm f3.5 at 1/180



50mm f2.8 at 1/125



50mm f5.6 at 1/500



90mm f5.6 at 1/350. Difficult shot white flower, deep shade with a bright window just behind it.



On my way out I saw the dried Hydragea just in front of some red stemmed Virbunum of some kind.
50mm f6.7 at 1/125


If you haven't had enough orchids, these and a whole bunch more can be found here:
SmugMug - saltwater : NYBG annual orchid show

NaCl(I think that's enough...even for me. Except maybe for Pentax day)H2O

[Alvin]

Wow. This collection's just as great as the first set! Saved your link as a favourite

[Duh_Vinci]

On man, these are beautiful, such detail and variety!

Regards,
D

[Marc Langille]

Where was the first post? Oh yeah, I've been away a lot lately. Doh... I'll have to go check...

Those are what I call "visual stimulation". Great images - especially #3. I like purples, etc. Now I need to go look for the others...

[Sailor]

The colors are terrific, Buddy. Man, you can handle that macro - did you use a tripod?

Jer

[NaClH2O]

Thanks for the comments everybody. Glad you enjoyed them. Jer, NYBG doesn't allow tripods inside, leastways not when there are more than a few people there. And believe me the place was pretty full. So all the macros were hand held. Just like shooting a rifle, keep your elbows in, line it up, focus, take a deep breath, hold it and constant steady pressure on the suttter button. My biggest problem is follow thru. As soon as the shutter goes click I want to pull away. I've blown more shots by pulling away before the shutter finished closing. I have to tell myself "wait 1 second".

NaCl(I'm in too much of a hurry to get the next shot)H2O

[Alvin]

Salty,

Thanks for sharing the technique. When doing longer shutter shots, I sorta do the same thing with my breathing and squeezing the shutter, but forget my elbows and get the shaky shot as a result

[xfraser]

Wow! Loved the first set, and I love the second set! The second picture has a 3d feel to it, and the colors of the flowers in the third picture are fabulous! Thanks for brightening up another gloomy Ohio day!