With rain in the forecast, I had to get out and photograph the poppies right away. They had been in bloom for some time already, and I feared their crisp condition would not last much longer. I looked for large patches that would allow me to take both group and individual shots. I found this first country scene along Watsonville Road, and the second on top of Uvas Dam. Both required my lying on my belly to get the angle I wanted. I came home with clothes full of stickers. The individual shots were all taken from these two locations.
This is the image I had in my mind; a single flower with an out-of-focus background. I processed this in Topaz Adjust to get a painterly effect. Also the next one.
Since my camera was out, I took advantage of an overcast sky to capture the tulips from my garden. There is something very satisfying about photographing flowers I've planted and grown at home. Sort of like how vegetables from your own garden taste so much better than store-bought. I did not use my macro lens for these. I moved back and zoomed in with a telephoto to get the dark, blurred background.
Bearded Iris are next, then Roses, then Glads, then...
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