Backlit tulip

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Backlit tulip

April 18, 2013 by Mike Powell

I like backlighting a lot, especially when the light shines through and illuminates beautiful colors, like those of this tulip in a neighbor’s garden.

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, backlighting, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon Rebel XT, tulip | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on April 18, 2013 at 10:08 pm | Reply Another Perspective Photography

Lovely- you know I love backlight. Great texture- and even a little spider photobombing from below!
- on April 19, 2013 at 4:08 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. Usually I notice the “bonus bugs” in my photos, but I missed the little one that you pointed out.
on April 18, 2013 at 11:05 pm | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

I love the detail in your photo. It begs you to touch it, and feel it.
- on April 19, 2013 at 4:47 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Charlie. I was happy (and a little surprised) to be able to capture so much of the detail. I was so close to the flower that I didn’t even capture the entire bloom. I used to think that I needed to photograph whole items, but now I really enjoy concentrating on parts of items and don’t worry if I cut off part of them (except, perhaps, if it is a person)
on April 19, 2013 at 4:07 am | Reply inavukic

Sensational. You feel as though the tulip will slip into the palm of your hand any minute.
- on April 19, 2013 at 4:09 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I was happy that I was able to capture it so well, thanks to my macro lens. I am glad that you like it.
  - on April 19, 2013 at 5:47 am inavukic
    
    Loved it. Beside having a great lens it took patience and care to achieve the result, I’m sure
on April 19, 2013 at 6:47 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Nice shot!
on April 20, 2013 at 10:21 am | Reply krikitarts

Very nice venture into the abstract. It’s a very effective crop, and I really like that you’ve left the mysterious hint of deeper red in the lower corners. While enjoying that, I spotted your little spider, and see from your other comments that I wasn’t the first.
- on April 20, 2013 at 10:53 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  It wasn’t much of a crop at all. Somehow when I put my macro lens on my camera, I have this desire to get in as close as I possibly can, even if it means capturing only part of a subject.