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April 11, 2013 by Mike Powell

This is another close-up, pseudo-macro image that I shot with my telephoto zoom lens and I really like the way that the yellow in the center of the white flower seems to glow. Controlling depth of field was especially challenging when shooting something like this with my lens set a little over 300mm. I wanted the background to be as green as I could get it, which is tough at this time of year, so I had to bend low to get this angle. I achieved that goal partially, though I was not able to blur out the background very well.

I guess it’s finally time to pull out the macro lens.

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon Rebel XT, flower, glow, green spring gardens, Sigma 135-400mm telephoto zoom lens | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on April 11, 2013 at 7:54 pm | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

I really like the affect from the lens you used. I believe that is a bloodroot, is that correct?
- on April 12, 2013 at 6:07 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Charlie. I looked at some photos on-line after one of my fellow bloggers identified the little flower as bloodroot and it sure looks like that is what it is. Little white flowers and little brown birds seem to be particularly difficult to identify for me.
on April 11, 2013 at 8:24 pm | Reply naturesnippets

Beautiful picture of the bloodroot. Definitely worth the effort.
on April 12, 2013 at 6:36 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

That’s definitely a bloodroot-one of our earliest spring flowers. Nice shot!
- on April 12, 2013 at 6:50 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks for the compliment and the information. I looked up information on the bloodroot and it is sure an interesting plant.
on April 12, 2013 at 1:41 pm | Reply lylekrahn

I’m with you on that glow. Beautiful.