• Photos

  • Level

  • Score

Zinnia in the Shade

© Dan W. Dooley

Zinnia in the Shade

Uploaded: March 26, 2011

Description

Newly planted zinnias in a small patio edge bed in our back garden. Close-up of one under the macro lens. Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro with 20mm Kenko extension tube. 1/6 sec. f/14. ISO 100

Exif: F Number: 14, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/6 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D

Comments

Catherine D. Costolo March 27, 2011

Dan, I love the depth of field you got here. This almost looks like a painting. Lovely! #1364549

Dan W. Dooley March 27, 2011

Thanks Catherine. Getting any respectable depth with a macro lens is tough to start with. Adding an extension tube adds to the difficulty. So just close the lens down a little more and move the lens back a little further from the subject. Still, it's going to be fairly shallow.

After spending much of my time of late on bird photography I figured with spring it's time to focus more on macro.
#9319678

Rita K. Connell level-classic March 27, 2011

wow dad this is awesome love the lighting as well as the detail. very nice #9319826

Arthur Bohlmann March 27, 2011

Very nice image Dan #9320064

Dan W. Dooley March 27, 2011

Thanks Rita and Art. I had to time this shot since the flower was somewhat in the shadow of the nandina bush it is close by. Though the wind was not that strong, thus not really disturbing the stillness of the subject, it was causing the nandian bush brances to move just enough to move the shadow across it from time to tim.
#9320328

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

You &

Love It!


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Dan W. Dooley.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.