Monday, June 30, 2008

The Abstract Macro Photographer

Over the past 3 years, when I photographed flowers in my garden, I always took full on shots, to capture the entire bloom & I was happy with that. 

This spring, my mindset on what is beautiful about flowers has changed as my macro photography skill morphed into something that I did not imagine.  My hand has become very steady, I have learned to work with the wind, when conditions are not in my favor & I now use rain to my advantage.

Lately, I have been finding the beauty in what makes flowers beautiful & have been loving my discoveries inside, and around blooms.

I don’t post many floral shots here but I have flooded my Flickr page with them & I have been enjoying the responses to my abstract macro floral shots,

Here are a few from today that I took after I walked my mother through my gardens.  She managed to get me to give her a few things but some thing I just could not part with, such as my “flame” calla lilies.

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posted by Bygbaby at 12:39 AM

9 Comments:

  • WOW! Just breath-taking...

    By Blogger Meikmeika, at Monday, June 30, 2008 10:41:00 AM EDT  

  • Yeah. Breath taking!

    Again, Mother Nature has her moments...

    I assume that in photography macro refers to either a type of lens or the fact that such close shots makes things bigger in scale. Otherwise I am confused...

    By Blogger The Second Sixty-Eight, at Monday, June 30, 2008 3:25:00 PM EDT  

  • Yup - you already know your pics are the ish!

    By Blogger Darius T. Williams, at Monday, June 30, 2008 10:05:00 PM EDT  

  • I am so inspired!!

    A friend gifted me with a digital camera because I am going on a cruise to Alaska at the end of the week...

    I am not sure if I can take anything even close to the beauty you capture, but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

    Any tips for a newbie??

    By Blogger AnnaC, at Monday, June 30, 2008 10:44:00 PM EDT  

  • Thx so much for your comments!

    TSSE - Macro photography allows one to get within an inch or so from the subject to expose details not easily seen with a nor more photo or eye in general.

    AnnaC - Very nice friend & lucky you. Alaska will be beautiful this time of year.

    Most if not all digital point & shoot cameras do everything for you, all you have to do is hit the go button.

    One thing that I suggest is getting to know the setting. If it has setting for specific type scenes, I would use them accordingly. I would also suggest getting the largest capacity memory card possible so that you can capture as much as possible without running out of space. EXTRA BATTERIES and experiment, experiment experiment. I learned a lot of what I know by trial and error & it has been a productive journey.

    I hope you enjoy the cruise & hope you post photos!!!!

    Bygbaby

    By Blogger Bygbaby, at Tuesday, July 1, 2008 12:47:00 AM EDT  

  • i like the flower pics the best folk

    By Blogger Torrance Stephens bka All-Mi-T, at Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:29:00 PM EDT  

  • Wow! I wanted that to be my only comment, but I couldn't let it stand alone, since I enjoy photography and have been attempting in the past to just the very thing with flowers. I hate taking pictures of flowers and such, but I figured if I got close enough I could make it interesting for me. Nice to know someone got it right.

    By Blogger One Man’s Opinion, at Tuesday, July 1, 2008 6:03:00 PM EDT  

  • dayum. i love your pics. the count LOVES your pics.

    Rick click->-> set as background.. nice!

    It's for my private viewing pleasure, so don't go gettin your knickers in a twist, byg. Although, if you would like to send mi hi-res images, i wouldn't min that, either. :)

    By Blogger sunsail, at Tuesday, July 1, 2008 7:04:00 PM EDT  

  • Torrance - Me too, flowers are much more fun & challenging to photo than people & sometimes things. The sad thing is that the fun only last a for a few short months.

    OMO - Oh yeah, the closer you get the more you see and it becomes not the standard photo of a flower. Leaves more to the imagination!!!

    Sunsail - I know yall aint taking my stuff!!! LOL. No it is all goo. Tell me which one you like best & what size your monitor is & I will email it to you. You can post a comment or hit me up privately. This goes for anyone else.

    But when I get famous, don't think I will still be hooking niggas up. OK!!! LOL

    Bygbaby

    By Blogger Bygbaby, at Tuesday, July 1, 2008 11:28:00 PM EDT  

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