A Simple Pretty Flower for a Sunday – 2 | katie's camera blog

A Simple Pretty Flower for a Sunday – 2

Last Sunday, I posted a simple flower for a Sunday post, and I thought I’d do that again.

I took this flower about two weeks ago. I was on my photo walk, and I saw some flowers in front of a house, so I started shooting. The woman who owned the house came out and offered for me to come into her yard to shoot some photos, so I did.

I showed this flower to a friend and she loved it. She said it had a spiritual feel to it, with the light in the center. She wondered if I had Photoshopped that, which I hadn’t. This is a natural shot from the camera.

This Morning Glory was shot with my Nikon 105mm f/2.8 macro lens at f/11. Macro lenses require a different thinking about apertures (f stop). An f/11 on a normal lens, say a 35 mm lens, would be pretty sharp , but as you can see, in this photo, f/11 on a macro lens still gives you a pretty narrow DOF (focus). I did a shot at f/22, but the background was more in focus (but still out of focus), and I just thought it took away from the soft feeling of the photo, which I like.

So for a Sunday, todays flower. Have a great day, everyone!

~ by KatiesCameraBlog on October 2, 2011.

Posted in Art, Flowers, Nature - Plants - Flowers, Simple Flowers for a Sunday
Tags: art, flower, morning glory, Nature, photo, photography., picture

33 Responses to “A Simple Pretty Flower for a Sunday – 2”

Very nice indeed!!

dhphotosite said this on October 2, 2011 at 8:56 am | Reply
- Thank you! It makes me smile so much to get comments like this! Thanks!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 2, 2011 at 9:01 am | Reply
It is lovely… 🙂

Jenna K. said this on October 2, 2011 at 9:27 am | Reply
- Thank you so much, Jenna! Glad you liked the photo!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 2, 2011 at 9:34 am | Reply
Morning glories are one of my favorites, and you did an excellent job of capturing its beauty!

quietsolopursuits said this on October 2, 2011 at 10:54 am | Reply
- Thank you so much! I love morning glories also. Just such pretty and elegant flowers! Thanks for the comment!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 2, 2011 at 11:00 am | Reply
Very pretty indeed!

Roberta said this on October 2, 2011 at 7:56 pm | Reply
- Thanks so much, Roberta! I may make it my habit to post simple pretty flowers on Sundays. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 2, 2011 at 8:34 pm | Reply
I love morning glories. Your photo has a beautiful quality about it. very soft, very delicate.. I love the way it seems to glow from the center..

Maggie L R said this on October 2, 2011 at 8:35 pm | Reply
- Thanks, Maggie. You noticed exactly the things I love about the photo too. I think morning glories are a very special flower.
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 5:11 am | Reply
Beautiful!

shellriver said this on October 3, 2011 at 8:50 am | Reply
- Thank you so much!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 11:06 am | Reply
Truly enjoy reading your blog. Thanks for all your views on photo!

saarimner said this on October 3, 2011 at 9:10 am | Reply
- Thank you! So glad you enjoy my blog. 🙂
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 11:07 am | Reply
What a fresh renew this flower and your take of it lends us. This is a very special one! Thank you so much for sharing

Charleen said this on October 3, 2011 at 3:08 pm | Reply
- Thank you, Charleen! So glad you like this flower!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 4:45 pm | Reply
I loved this impressive light in the mid! Well done dear Katie, Thank you, with my love, nia

niasunset said this on October 3, 2011 at 3:23 pm | Reply
- Thank you, Nia! Always love it when you like one of my photos! 🙂
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 4:44 pm | Reply
I love that lens. Great capture!

Cee Neuner said this on October 3, 2011 at 3:24 pm | Reply
- Thanks so much, Cee! 🙂
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 4:35 pm | Reply
I love the dew on the flower, so pretty! You do good work. Why does it seem like light is coming out of it? Is that the sunlight reflecting off the lighter inside colors?

mypixelizedview said this on October 3, 2011 at 5:52 pm | Reply
- Thank you! It is the sun reflecting out of the white in the middle of the flower. Thanks so much for your comment!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 6:14 pm | Reply
Wow – amazing lighting – looks electric!! Great image!

Jim Brickett said this on October 3, 2011 at 6:27 pm | Reply
- Thank you so much, Jim!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 6:28 pm | Reply
I have this exact morning glory growing wild near my side door! I do love them BUT know they are invasive. As a matter of fact, the one that is now growing wildly is a leftover from some I had in a planter at the side entrace LAST year. I guess it enjoyed itself so much it decided to come back!

Lovely lighting!

milkayphoto said this on October 3, 2011 at 8:19 pm | Reply
- I’d love to have morning glories in my yard! I don’t get morning sun though,so not possible. Sorry they’re invasive, but that morning glory must love you. 🙂 You can send it my way! 🙂 Glad you like the photo. 🙂
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 3, 2011 at 8:42 pm | Reply
Love the beautiful, deep color of the flower… feels as if I could reach out and touch it. 🙂

Rolling with Husky said this on October 4, 2011 at 12:27 pm | Reply
- Glad it gave you that feeling; what a lovely compliment too. Thanks!
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 4, 2011 at 1:42 pm | Reply
This is lovely Katie. The light seems to glow from within the bloom. If I remember correctly (I haven’t done any flower macros for a few years) morning glories seem to have this quality if you get the light right — and you did.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my River reflections the other day.

awarewriter said this on October 4, 2011 at 6:19 pm | Reply
- Thanks so much, John. I adore morning glories. So pretty. And yep, I love your river reflections. i so wish I had water close to me. 🙂 Take care, and thanks for commenting.
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 4, 2011 at 6:48 pm | Reply
Beautiful! I love floral pics and this is a great one!

jillscreativeendeavors said this on October 4, 2011 at 6:45 pm | Reply
- Thank you so much, Jill! I love flower photos too! 🙂 Thanks for visiting my blog.
  
  KatiesCameraBlog said this on October 4, 2011 at 6:47 pm | Reply
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