In the drizzling rain, I managed to capture some of spring cherry in Yang Ming NP.

I almost used all my primes in this visit

Hope you like these photos in my trip of northern Taiwan

A 200 macro

















Fa 77



Fa 43



Not cherry here oops

[roentarre]

I had one umbrella in one hand and the camera in the other. SR really works out for me

A 50 1.2



Fa 43

[clarenceclose]

Your flowers are amazing and I really like how your compos and DOF make me feel like reaching in and gently touching the petals of beauty.

[roentarre]

Your flowers are amazing and I really like how your compos and DOF make me feel like reaching in and gently touching the petals of beauty.

I have not taken floral photos for some time. A good opportunity to exercise some macro shooting

You are always kind, Clarence.

I love Floral photos with pleasing bokeh. From this exercise yesterday, I really learned some more bokeh rendering abilities of various primes that I owned.

Some more floral photos

I like the bokeh of this one

A 200 macro









Fa 77 ltd



Fa 43 ltd

[Photochop]

All of them are beautiful Roe, I think the 1st one of the second batch is bang on and there's something very appealing about the last one. Great work!

[roentarre]

All of them are beautiful Roe, I think the 1st one of the second batch is bang on and there's something very appealing about the last one. Great work!

That was taken with A 50 1.2! Seriously I am so pleased with that lens. I wonder why it is not called A* at all?

I hope taking too many floral shots would not make me feminine

I think I am trying to show the Taiwanese cherry shots different from Japanese or Canadian cherry flowers using various backdrop bokeh...

P.S. pentax forum has been quite busy lately. So many people on line at one time!! Adam is making this site successful!

[Donald]

first photo is wonderful: lovely subdued colours, subtle composition. To me, it has a feminine quality that is attractive.

[kjask]

great shots, James! You really know to play with dof and composition... thanks for sharing!

[Alvin]

James - man, can you ever play with your lenses! There was a bridge shot and a couple waterfall shots that I really liked. The bridge and the waterfall were part of the bokeh, but just out of focus enough to make the entire shot pleasing! Great work!

[GLThorne]

All are very nicely done, but I like #3 the best, for some odd reason. I like the stark contrast between the, bright, dropped petal against the dark rock. Very nice!

I also like #4 in the second post. Did you place that or was it natural? Either way, I think it worked with the background!!

[NaClH2O]

That was taken with A 50 1.2! Seriously I am so pleased with that lens. I wonder why it is not called A* at all?

I don't have the A, but I seriously enjoy using my K 50 1.2, I actually like it better than the FA 50 1.2 even tho it is a fully manual lens.

I hope taking too many floral shots would not make me feminine

Nah! never happen! Don't you know that the naked sex organs of plants are the "in" thing right now?

NaCl(Flowers are hawt!)H2O

[vievetrick]

Wow wish I could add something but everyone has said it all. Great shots. Still lots of snow on the ground here but temps climbing to 60 buy the end of the week.

[roentarre]

great shots, James! You really know to play with dof and composition... thanks for sharing!

Thanks again, kjask. Spring is coming in europe yet? Sure you will post your floral shots from there

James - man, can you ever play with your lenses! There was a bridge shot and a couple waterfall shots that I really liked. The bridge and the waterfall were part of the bokeh, but just out of focus enough to make the entire shot pleasing! Great work!

Thanks Avlin. It shows the fact that you are more in favour of orient asthetic values. I like styles like that

All are very nicely done, but I like #3 the best, for some odd reason. I like the stark contrast between the, bright, dropped petal against the dark rock. Very nice!

I also like #4 in the second post. Did you place that or was it natural? Either way, I think it worked with the background!!

That flower happened to be there Thanks for your appraisal, Greg.

The third shot took me a while to get it as exposure has been quite difficult in that setting to get right. The leaf went with the river flow very quickly after I took 4 or 5 shots

Nah! never happen! Don't you know that the naked sex organs of plants are the "in" thing right now?

NaCl(Flowers are hawt!)H2O

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Wow wish I could add something but everyone has said it all. Great shots. Still lots of snow on the ground here but temps climbing to 60 buy the end of the week.

Thank you, Pat. When the spring comes, sure many of you will post heaps of floral shots to entertain the rest of us in winter

[Mallee Boy]

Congratulations. great series of the shots. The bridge shot is my favourite.
Thanks for posting.
Grant