Winter Visit to Rose Garden

These images were captured yesterday (Sunday) while checking out a new location that was given to me by my optician, Ira. I used this occasion to shoot macro photos using my Canon 50mm/1.8 lens.

The following image is a cropped shot of a small rose with water on its petals. I wanted to position the shot so that it had a dark background for contrast.

1/200s / F3.5 at ISO 100 (flash fired)

In the the following image, I experimented with capturing the effect of sunlight on water drops on the red berries. I really like this effect and will experiment with it at another time.

1/90s / F4 at ISO 100 (no flash)

Here is a closeup of another flower cropped to show the water droplets and rich vibrant pinks, yellows and greens. This such a rare sight for the middle of Winter!

1/90s / F4 at ISO 100 (no flash)

The last image is a "collage" of flowers that had fallen on the ground (probably due to heavy rainfall) and was cropped to highlight the flower on the top left.

1/80s / F13 at ISO 100 zoomed to 300mm (flash)

Incidentally, I need to mention that Ira Tucker is a digital photographer who has an incredible eye for detail and I encourage you to take a look at his extensive Flick collection.