The Pink, The Orange and The Red

[smoke665]

Got off the purple kick as a I gradually sift though all the shots of the past couple weeks. C&C as always appreciated.

Florida01052017_079.jpg by William Raber, on Flickr

Florida01052017_064.jpg by William Raber, on Flickr

Florida01052017_078.jpg by William Raber, on Flickr

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Great set

 

[smoke665]

Great set

Thank you. It's a whole lot more enjoyable getting out when you don't need insulated coveralls like you guys!

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Great set

Thank you. It's a whole lot more enjoyable getting out when you don't need insulated coveralls like you guys!

All i were to go take pictures during winter is my jacket and my blue jeans or other pants And our cameras

 

[Rick50]

I think you need to think about the backgrounds. These are all direct sun shots which end up with a noisy background.
Awhile back I played with flower shots and came up with a way of controlling the background using flash.
I used a diffuser to block the direct sun falling on the flower and then used flash to brighten the flower back up. I put a small soft box on the flash. The fstoppers flash disc would be perfect for this:

The Fstoppers Flash Disc Portable Light Modifier | Fstoppers

When using flash it is the shutter speed that controls the brightness of the background. Aperture + flash power controls flower exposure. oldhippy does a great job with flowers but I don't know how he does his and I'm sure there are multiple ways.

Diffuser (also comes in 2 stop)
Lastolite TriGrip Diffuser, One Stop - 30" (75cm) LL LR3651

Result of flash, diffuser in direct sun:

 

[smoke665]

@Rick50 Thank you for looking and taking time to make suggestions. I'm aware of and have used the method you described many times, just not on these, and actually a flash was used. In number 1 & 2, it was a tradeoff between noisy background and depth of field. I was trying to hold tack sharp on all of the flower. If I print these I'll probably go back and work on the background in PS. In number 3 I felt like the green of the foreground and background was a complementing part of the composition.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

#2 works best for me.