Wither Art Thou Iris

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Yet more of the withered irises in my garden, featured previously here and here. These three posts are all shot within a day or two of each other, and today’s were all shot right after I took the picture of Cat No.2 in yesterday’s post. These are mostly with a different lens at a higher magnification, or at least in much tighter. I think the extra magnification gives these a very different feel.

There are still crinkly brown bits out there that more fastidious gardeners would have removed by now, but I am back at work and catching the morning light seems harder to manage.

Canon EOS 5D MkII, top two shots: Canon 100mm/f2.8 macro, ISO100, f2.8, 1/2500th and 1/400oth, hand-held; bottom 4 shots: Canon FD 50mm/f3.5 macro lens reverse mounted with extension tubes, ISO640, f-16, 1/1250th to 1/400th, tripod

Tags: Canon FD 50mm 3.5 macro, close-up, dead, flower, iris, Oak Bay, patio, petal

14 thoughts on “Wither Art Thou Iris”

Syncopated Eyeball on August 2, 2013 at 1:44 am said:

Oh, these are wonderful, ehpem. I really like the variations in the depth of field, the textures and the overall abstract nature of them all. Really lovely.

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- ehpem on August 2, 2013 at 7:29 am said:
  
  Thanks Ashley, what a great comment:) These morning sunlight macros really please me too.
  
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K. Ryan Henisey on July 27, 2013 at 8:19 am said:

Amazing! Beautiful images.

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- ehpem on July 27, 2013 at 8:32 am said:
  
  Thanks Ryan! Glad you like them 🙂
  
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David Williams on July 24, 2013 at 4:36 pm said:

What a spectacular series!! It’s really hard to say which is my fav…okay, all! 🙂

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- ehpem on July 24, 2013 at 6:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks David – its great that you approve, especially given how well you have mastered macro photography.
  
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oneowner on July 24, 2013 at 1:39 pm said:

I have not removed the brown leaves yet. I must not be a fastidious gardener. I happen to think they look fine the way they are, as these photos prove.

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- ehpem on July 24, 2013 at 6:20 pm said:
  
  Hi Ken – you are of course leaving those brown leaves in case the light hits them right and you can get a shot. A fastidious photographer instead! Glad you like these shots.
  
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Melinda Green Harvey on July 24, 2013 at 7:10 am said:

These are all beautiful. I especially like the 4th shot, which almost looks like banks of clouds over rocky, arid terrain. You’ve done a great job capturing the inherent beauty in these dead flowers.

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- ehpem on July 24, 2013 at 6:18 pm said:
  
  Thanks Melinda! That fourth shot I rotated 90 degrees. It seemed to work a lot better on its side, so I am glad that you like it that way.
  
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  - Melinda Green Harvey on July 24, 2013 at 6:49 pm said:
    
    Sneaky – rotating a shot. It turned out really well, so that was a good decision!
    
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  - ehpem on July 24, 2013 at 6:58 pm said:
    
    Thanks!
    
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- K. Ryan Henisey on July 27, 2013 at 8:19 am said:
  
  Indeed!
  
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  - ehpem on July 27, 2013 at 8:32 am said:
    
    🙂
    
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