Hey guys I was really happy with the turn out for last months Photo Project, especially from Allison!

This month we are going to switch gears and take advantage of the new season. This months Topic is:


Plantlife

So lets get out and see what Mother Nature has to offer us for our photographic growth!

I will get things started with this lil' guy.

Common Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, N.E. Florida.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60/Plants/CRW_6774.jpg

And I shall continue with:

Orange Milkwort, Polygala lutea, N.E. Florida.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/Plants/jhuyg0470.jpg

Here I go again on my own...

Lantana

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60/Plants/CRW_6795.jpg

One of my favorite subjects!

Love the new avatar, Almo! BENDER RAWKS!!

And a couple oldies, just for fun.

BTW, that buttonbush stuff is great! Love how you composed it, with the smooth BG and framed it with the leaves. :thumbsup:

Love the new avatar, Almo! BENDER RAWKS!!

Thanks Payne, and I would have to agree..:D

You are showing me up something good buddy. Your shots are awesome.

BTW, that buttonbush stuff is great! Love how you composed it, with the smooth BG and framed it with the leaves. :thumbsup:
I was actually quite surpirsed by how well that came out. There is a vertical shot too that I like even better... Oh hell here it is...:p

http://gallery.photographyreview.com/data/photography/524/201276CRW_6773.jpg

Hey guys I was really happy with the turn out for last months Photo Project, especially from Allison!

This month we are going to switch gears and take advantage of the new season. This months Topic is:


Plantlife

So lets get out and see what Mother Nature has to offer us for our photographic growth!




Not quite sure why, but so far I like this one the best.
Mark.

Hey guys I was really happy with the turn out for last months Photo Project, especially from Allison!

This month we are going to switch gears and take advantage of the new season. This months Topic is:


Plantlife

So lets get out and see what Mother Nature has to offer us for our photographic growth!


Almo, this doesn't compete with yours or Paynes, but i like it.
Mark

This is one of my current favorite subjects too...:)

Here are a few from this week:
Emily

Thanks mdmc! This ain't no competition (I'm from Georgia :D ). I find it interesting to see how different people view similar subjects, and find inspiration in these different views. That's why this is becoming my favorite forum.

Emily, I have never seen closeup work from you, nice detail you captured there.

I was actually quite surpirsed by how well that came out. There is a vertical shot too that I like even better... Oh hell here it is...:p

http://gallery.photographyreview.com/data/photography/524/201276CRW_6773.jpg


This reminds me of Edggertons (sp) milk crown.AWESOME!
Mark.

Also, one of my favorite subjects. Good choice, Almo.

Here are a couple I took recently on 35mm Tri-X, scanned by my Canoscan 8400.

Fronds at the Barton Creek Greenbelt, and
flowering Red Tip Photinia in my back yard.

I'll get back later with some new digital stuff. :)

Wow! These are fantastic!
I'm not too good at plant life.
Does this one count?

Wow! These are fantastic!
I'm not too good at plant life.
Does this one count?

Sure it does darlin'! It's up to you to interpret the meaning of the subject for yourself.

Personaly I really like that image. Great contrast between the B&W and the color.

Privet, Ligustrum sp.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60/Plants/CRW_6590.jpg

Here are some form the last couple of days.

Thank you John :)

I wanna macro Lens :(
Waaahhhhh!!!

Here are some form the last couple of days.

Hey Larry, That last thingy is pretty neat, what is it?

BTW do you shoot jpeg or RAW?

Not one of my strongest areas...

but I'll give it a shot :)

i'll have to go find some more subjects.... this could be fun!



http://www.inspiredphotos.com/landscape_flowers/flower-in-may2.jpg




Jamie

Hey Larry, That last thingy is pretty neat, what is it?

BTW do you shoot jpeg or RAW?


That last one is kind of neat isn't it. It the center pod of a poppy after all the petals have fallen off. I shoot all jpeg. Number 1 and #4 are out of my Fuji S602Z and only 3.1 mp. I was real happy with them I shot them for Ricks 24 hour thread over on viewfinder. I hadn't used the Fuji for about 2 years and just pulled it out to carry with me for that thread.

Wow, these are all great! Such colors, angles, vantage points, and some stuff I've never seen before. Great detail and sharpness too.

Hey, Payn, I don't recall seeing some of these image recently. They must be new? Love the non-traditional close-ups!

I don't have anything new to add. Gotta go out and come up with some new images :p

This was taken with an old AgfaScan flatbed scanner! Yep, just positioned the plant on the scanner bed. Looks pretty good considering. Still counts as a "photograph", right?

One more. Taken in Wyoming many years ago. Rather than fight with the wind, I tried to work with it. This was taken with an old format that you younger folks probably don't remember: "film." It was pieces of plastic smeared with chemicals. Back in the old days, that was the only choice. :-) Oh come on, just joking!!!

Here are a few oldies but goodies I had around. The one including the flag was shot in Maine. The leaves from out of a 3rd floor window (trying out a new lens). The tree was shot in Stockbridge (Berkshires). The flower was shot at home in the rain.

Liz

Here are a few oldies but goodies I had around. The one including the flag was shot in Maine. The leaves from out of a 3rd floor window (trying out a new lens). The tree was shot in Stockbridge (Berkshires). The flower was shot at home in the rain.

Liz

Liz, I love the yellow leaves. That is simple a lovely image.

Liz, I love the yellow leaves. That is simple a lovely image.

Thanks Almo, for the comments. I always liked that picture. It is a simple image. I shot it when most of the leaves were gone from the trees.

Liz

Loupey, I don't post alot of photos anymore, due to the camera club, and the local network resulting, just share mostly with those folks. I'm starting to get a little picky about what I show, and that is slowing it down too. Not to mention the difference in a print and a monitor.

Anyway, most of them were within the past couple of weeks, and a few about a year old (some of my first). The close-ups are the most recent.

Loupey, I don't post alot of photos anymore, due to the camera club, and the local network resulting, just share mostly with those folks. I'm starting to get a little picky about what I show, and that is slowing it down too. Not to mention the difference in a print and a monitor.

Anyway, most of them were within the past couple of weeks, and a few about a year old (some of my first). The close-ups are the most recent.

I got really picky about what i would show about a year ago. I post very little of what I actually shoot. In fact I have posted more in the last 2 weeks than I have for almost 6 months.

Here are a couple from today...

Emily

You can tell I'm not used to shooting "plant life" can't you? LOL :D

#1 Peony
#2 Peony Close up
#3 Peony Close up with a kaleidoscope effect applied in psp (sorry got a bit carried away there lol)
and last but not least...
this post just wouldn't be me if there wasn't a person in the shot :D
#4 Danielle in the Daffodils (a soft focus applied in psp.)

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Something from the Japanese Garden....

Here's my attempts with low light conditions & macro settings !

That is a nice shot of your coral Ellies, but it does not really fit the theme as theya re actually animals.

http://www.kizzie.co.uk/public/PlantLife/Blue-Sky.jpg

Plants, Various


http://www.kizzie.co.uk/public/PlantLife/Road-Side.jpg
Road Side Plant Life


Kizz

A tree near a trail I visit.

These are from around the house.

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These are from the creek out back of the house.

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More from the creek area.

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These are from a little wooded area behind the creek.

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And the last as I was walking out of the wooded area.

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I work with enough plantlife (mostly in marketing)

lots of plantlife :)

contre jour indeed, it's just backlighting

remember this from spring?

An Orchid on a co-workers desk.

A native plant....:D

I love the juxtaposition of the Plant and the plants, and the word play is great!

I agree with John (Almo) - I love the live plants with the Plant in the background. The lighting is great.....perfect time of day.

Excellent work - creative. Good eye!

Liz

A native plant....:D

John / Liz,

Thanks for the nice comments. I'm glad you like it. I had a little trouble getting everything sharp because the flowers where being blown around, but what are you gonna do?

Paul

A native plant....:D
Groan !
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A good shot though, despite the awful pun.
You pushed the plantlife title to the limit.

I heard that these don't open w/out ants. Here's proof!

Iris. Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

I have only recently tried my hand at such shots. The results are not terribly good, but here are a few of them anyway:

[click any pic for the full-size version]
http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-206/thumbs/th206-10.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-206/206-10.jpg)http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-206/thumbs/th206-19.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-206/206-19.jpg)http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/thumbs/th207-02.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/207-02.jpg)
http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/thumbs/th207-10.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/207-10.jpg)http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/thumbs/th207-21.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/207-21.jpg)http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/thumbs/th207-24.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-207/207-24.jpg)

These last four were all taken at Walt Disney World, during the annual Epcot Flower and Garden Festival.
http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-218/thumbs/th218-15.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-218/218-15.jpg)http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-219/thumbs/th219-02.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-219/219-02.jpg)http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-220/thumbs/th220-01.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-220/220-01.jpg)http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-221/thumbs/th221-05.jpg (http://willcad.org/photos/2005/Roll-221/221-05.jpg)

My Partner and I are not gardeners by nature and for the most part, watching the man sit on his tractor to mow the lawns is as close as we want to get. However, out side the cottage door is a rose trellis and today, the roses started to display.

http://www.kizzie.co.uk/public/PlantLife/Yellow%20Rose%201.jpg


http://www.kizzie.co.uk/public/PlantLife/Yellow%20Rose%202.jpg

http://www.kizzie.co.uk/public/PlantLife/Yellow%20Rose%203.jpg


They are all the same rose, but there are more opening soon, stay tuned {smiles}

Kizzie :thumbsup:

I went to see my daughter do a solo belly dance today, in some gardens.
They had some beautiful trees there.

(Nothing to do with plant life but I thought you might like to see a photograph of my daughter doing her Belly Dance :)
http://gallery.photographyreview.com/showphoto.php?photo=35453&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=500 )

Cheers,
Tim

A native plant....:D

Nice one. Yeah, being around them all my life and having owned one, that was the first thing I thought of when I read Almo's project for the month. You beat me to it!

Anyway, I figured most people would post "pretty" images so, to be always different, I thought I'd go shoot some "ugly" ones. Here are some.

edit: A "manufacturing plant" that is.

You didn't think I was done, did you? Some great stuff in this thread.

And even more

This is a wild flower I have not ID'd yet, but its pretty. :)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60/Plants/CRW_6811.jpg

Here is another one, no ID on this one either.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a183/almoagain/D60/Plants/CRW_6767.jpg

I don't know what these flowers are, but I can ask my grandma in the morning.

http://www.specradio.com/flower4.jpg

http://www.specradio.com/flower3.jpg

Hi Tom.
I don't know what these flowers are, but I can ask my grandma in the morning.

Oh the luxury of still having Grand Parents around, or even to have parents... Sigh.. Treasure them, they don't last forever.

Kizzie

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My Partner and I are not gardeners by nature and for the most part, watching the man sit on his tractor to mow the lawns is as close as we want to get. However, out side the cottage door is a rose trellis and today, the roses started to display.
Kizzie :thumbsup:

I really like the reverse perspective shot, looking up from beneath the rose. It's an unusual perspective that not many would think to shoot, but it turned into a photo that showcases the beauty of the flower from whole 'nother direction.

A few more from me :)
How am I doing?

Heres my entry...

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Alison, I'm diggin the shot of the peas.

Alison, I'm diggin the shot of the peas.

Thank you so much Payn.
It's Pea Season right now in the UK and my hubby eats them, raw, by the lorry load lol.
I had a "Eurika Moment" this afternoon.
I was standing in my kitchen and shouted out loud "PEAS! Peas are plant life!" Ran upstairs grabbed my camera and a sheet of white A4 paper and used my settings for a natural lighting shot.
I was pretty happy with my results from today.
And all taken with my little beauty of a lens...my 50mm 1.8 mkII :thumbsup:
I love that lens!!!

Nice one. Yeah, being around them all my life and having owned one, that was the first thing I thought of when I read Almo's project for the month. You beat me to it!

Anyway, I figured most people would post "pretty" images so, to be always different, I thought I'd go shoot some "ugly" ones. Here are some.

edit: A "manufacturing plant" that is.

Hey Loupey, I like your "ugly" plants. Don't think they're ugly at all. I like the second and last the best. Nice shapes in all of them. I bet they would work well in B&W.

Sorry I beat you to the plant idea. I was in a hurry, because I thought someone else might think of it. :D

Paul

No problem, Paul. Your "plantlife" shots are better than what I was going to post anyway (mostly just people working at machines :) )

Here are some more "uglies"

This was at a botanical garden:

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/

This was at a botanical garden:

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/

Looks like an ALIEN!

This was at a botanical garden:

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/

Here is another pic taken at our trip to the Mystic Aquarium.

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Here's a pretty one from me ;)

Just one for now. Brings to mind one word descriptions like, perseverence, resilience, and strength (I hope)

I have no clue what any of these are. Went visiting on the western side of georgia today.

Here is another contribution to this months project. First white lily we've had this season. This is a transplanted Easter lily we brought home from church a couple of years ago and is still giving us pleasure.

Wow! What did you use to take that picture OT?! It's fantastic!!!

This was at a botanical garden:

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/

Wow! What did you use to take that picture OT?! It's fantastic!!!

Thanks Alison. I was pleased with this as well. I used the Nikkor 105mm f2.8 macro with a 36mm ext tube and added a little light with the SB800. Everything was set to manuel and I was hand holding. A real balanceing act, but it allowed me to shoot at 1/200 at f22. Thanks for commenting.

Two more. Something a little different from my previous...

This was at a botanical garden:

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/

Nice Bottlebrush. I have two of these growing in my backyard. :)

Paul

Nice Bottlebrush. I have two of these growing in my backyard. :)

Paul

Thanks. BTW, the bee eventually crawled all the way into the core of the flower. Very interesting.

My wife tells me we have a tulip tree in the back yard. After 20 yrs in the same place, you'd think I'd have noticed by now.:mad2:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/yankfan/Nature%20and%20Scenery/Tuliptree6-1-06.jpg

The wife's sweet peas.
John
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/yankfan/Nature%20and%20Scenery/2006-06-19SweetPeas4resampled.jpg

Hey I like this one John. Looks like your filling your down time from baseball with some constructive photography. Nice job.

Hey I like this one John. Looks like your filling your down time from baseball with some constructive photography. Nice job.

Thanks Larry----the trigger finger is getting itchy:D

I hope to get out this weekend and I'll get some more shots...

Sorry, got a bit carried away in PS with my 2nd image of the Daisy :D

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/yankfan/Nature%20and%20Scenery/FlowersatBankStFarmersMarket.jpg

And some more

Enough for now :)

So Far, for most of May and most of June, we have had dull overcast skies, showers and sometimes, gale force winds. My Camera has not been out in three weeks, either its far too wet, or there is not enough light. Sigh..

I hate British Summers, please can I come back to Florida some time soon?

Kizz

Here are mine! These are Evening Primrose. They've been the bane of my existence for the past two years. I guess I didn't think that, when they were described as invasive, that that meant they are INVASIVE!! But ain't they pretty?

I'll run out soon...lol

i'll put my camera down now.... sorry

Shot yesterday at lunch. I went to my usual botanical garden and almost everything was pruned. Didn't have much color to shoot.

I have this one from the other day. It's Australian Native Grasses, but I have no idea what it's real name is :P