Roses

Roses, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

I made this photo last June, but I need a reminder of lovely colors and sunshine as we head into winter.

Rose experiment

Rose experiment, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

I bought a focusing rail system and gave it a tryout today. I used my Canon EF 100 mm f2.8 lens. The light source was a window, which gave the flower a beautiful soft lighting.

Here's a black & white version, processed in Silver Efex Pro.

Photography practice

3601.20090830.park of roses, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

Steve and I have been getting in some photography practice at our local parks. Here's an image from one of our excursions to Whetsone Park of Roses. I've been working in manual mode recently and am going for the dramatic effect in my post-processing. Let me know what you think of this effect.