Arboretum

My favorite, FAVORITE shot! I love how the Trillium isn't in focus it's the leaf instead. I love the light shining through. I love the different levels of blue in the background. I like how it's kind of like a silhouette, but not really. I just love this picture. One thing I don't like is the thing in the right corner... But that's not a big deal. I still love this shot.

Shutter Speed 1/320

Aperture f/5.6

ISO 100

I love the veins in this Blood Root. I like the different shades. I wish there wasn't spider webs in the top, just because I think it takes away from the pattern of the leaf. I cropped this super close since it has a really shallow depth of field. I like how there is nothing distracting in the background.

Shutter Speed 1/200

Aperture f/5.6

ISO 200

This is a very springy picture. It looks great in black and white as well as color. However, I like the bright colors. I tried to get the contrast between the soft, curvy leafs and the tree in the background. I like the budding flower things. I wasn't sure how to crop it, so I tried to frame  the background tree. I have many of these types, even ones with huge bee hives, but this is my favorite one. I love the different shades of green caused by the shadows.

Shutter Speed 1/320
Aperture f/9.0
ISO 800

Ferns! I love taking pictures of ferns- especially when the light is pouring through them! One of the things I like about the picture is the background and foreground. I like how things are blurry and some are sharper than others. I also love the different levels of gray in the subject. I like that there is an uneven number. The one thing I don't like is the plant in the bottom right corner that is half in focus. I wish the top of the ferns were in focus, I'm getting used to manual with my telephoto lens.

Shutter Speed 1/640

Aperture f/9.0

ISO 800

This is my second favorite photo from the shoot. I had to clone the flower on the right closer to the flower on the left due to this ugly red thing right in the middle of the two. I think it turned out fantastic! I love the different levels of in focus and not in focus. I like how there are repeated curved lines throughout the picture and the blotches of purple-ish flowers.

Shutter Speed 1/640

Aperture f/9.0

ISO 800

I always, always take pictures of Trilliums. I like their perfectness. However, I've found a lot of them with spiders and other gunk all over. I love  this picture for the veins in the leafs and light in the background. I hate the little black dots on the flower, it takes away from the perfectness of the flower. At first I thought it was something on me computer screen, then I realized it was in the picture :(

Shutter Speed 1/80

Aperture f/10.0

ISO 800