Flower pics

[A.M.D.A.]

Went today to a local greenhouse/nursery, to see if the manager would let me take some shots of the plants and flowers. He happily consented, so here are a few. The first one, I forgot to turn off "Auto sensitivity correction" custom function... ISO 800 was the result... :mad2: However, I think the noise is pretty well hidden, something that for sure would never have been possible with my FZ7K. :thumbsup:

Flower center close-up.
Attachment 63545
PENTAX *ist D with PENTAX SMC PENTAX-F 100mm F2.8 MACRO lens. Macro-tripod used.
1/100 second @ F5
ISO 800
150mm (35mm equivalent)
Multi-segment metering mode
Aperture-priority

Sea of color.
Attachment 63546
PENTAX *ist D with PENTAX SMC PENTAX-F 100mm F2.8 MACRO lens. Macro-tripod used.
1/160 second @ F2.8
ISO 200
150mm (35mm equivalent)
Multi-segment metering mode
Aperture-priority

Pink.
Attachment 63547
PENTAX *ist D with PENTAX SMC PENTAX-F 100mm F2.8 MACRO lens. Macro-tripod used.
1/13 second @ F6.3
ISO 200
150mm (35mm equivalent)
Multi-segment metering mode
Aperture-priority

Lone flower.
Attachment 63548
PENTAX *ist D with PENTAX SMC PENTAX-F 100mm F2.8 MACRO lens. Macro-tripod used.
1/13 second @ F6.3
ISO 200
150mm (35mm equivalent)
Multi-segment metering mode
Aperture-priority

Two flowers. (Round background bokeh...?)
Attachment 63549
PENTAX *ist D with TAKUMAR-A ZOOM F3.5-4.5 28-80mm lens (MF-only). Macro-tripod used.
1/40 second @ F4
ISO 200
120mm (35mm equivalent)
Multi-segment metering mode
Aperture-priority

Sorry, I do not remember their names. Honest thoughts and/or critiques, comments greatly appreciated...

[Lori11]

They are beautiful! Gives me a great idea too! I'm so bored with the cold, I want summer
Thanks for sharing these. I love the last one, it's alos one of my favorite flowers

[Frog]

Some nice flower shots.
Flowers are easy to shoot unless you want something that stands out from the crowd and yours do.

[schrackman]

Nice shots! Yep, can't see the noise in pic #1. Now I can't wait for the tulip fields here in WA to start blooming.

Ray

[brmill26]

Those are excellent shots, Alex. As Frog said, you did well not just getting your average flower shot.

[A.M.D.A.]

Thanks for the replies and comments, everyone.

The last shot posted here I set the contrast and saturation options in the camera to "high". At default intensity, colors turned out quite flat-looking.