April Tulip

I take photographs of flowers every spring and summer. The tulip is one of my favorites. The tulip you see here was converted from a raw file using Adobe Lightroom 2. The technical information is as follows: Nikon D200, 24-85 F/2.8-4.0 lens, ISO 100, F/4.0, 1/50 sec., white balance/daylight, fill flash. In Adobe Lightroom I adjusted the clarity, brightness, and contrast, with no change to saturation.

Bumble Bee in the Garden

The various flowers of spring present the photographer with many photo opportunities. The flower lover doesn't have to go far to photograph the beauty, color and splendor of this living thing of the horticulture world. In this photo I was trying to compose this flower with the strong color of the green background. The bumble bee happened to land on it and made the shot more interesting. I used a Nikon D200 with a Nikkor AF 24-85 mm F2.8-4, with 5-1 macro capability. I also used a wired cable release to minimize camera shake. Using a tripod for this shot was not possible, so the cable release came in handy. The soft golden light came from the late afternoon sun.