After the Rain

The Evening Primrose cluster where I had decided to stage my last shots of the day were laid out in an interesting way along the mountain side. I had them tucked back behind trees, hanging down over rocks, and a few of them hanging proudly alone with very little to distract around them. Of that last group, this particular on caught my attention the most. There’s really very little to distract form the three prominent blooms, especially with how dark the overall nature of the scene was. The illusion of shooting in a void, or against a shadow box, trying to capture as much detail as was possible.

Flower photography isn’t something I have had a lot of practice with, and I believe it shows. A friend correctly pointed out that the majority of flower photography is very different to what I show here, and I think part of me recognizes that, and rails against the convention. I like to try things my own way, perhaps in error. As I stood there, shooting up at this flower, seeing that very little was actually visible behind it, even as the wind whipped around me, I felt somewhat at ease with my shooting decision.

There may come a time where I work to capture flowers in the same way as other great photographers, but for now, I like the idea of making the flowers look as though they are captured in a void, with the hint of something behind them. These aren’t by any means perfect compositions, but they are what was on my mind at the time, and the editing of them all followed essentially the same path.

Until Next Time!

Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 1000
SS: 1/1000th
Focal: 140mm

Fujinon 50-140mm