(1/500 sec @ f/14; ISO 640; 0 EV)
I just love the Trilliums. My guidebook, Wildflowers of Pennsylvania, says these “large, showy white flowers are 2 to 4 inches across and fade to a rosy pink.” This particular flower is obviously early in the cycle and pretty pure white.
Image was made last weekend at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope, Pa. I made the image using my Canon 30D and Sigma 150mm Macro lens, handheld.
Hope you enjoy the image.
You’ve made another beautiful photograph! There is always something so completely pristine about Trilliums which makes them seem extra special.
I really have to make my way up to your part of the country….beautiful flower nicely photographed.
I love these types of wildflowers.
I see them all the time in the forest.
This weekend I’ll visit the spot where there have been trillium for several years. I hope that patch is still there so I can try some photos too. I especially like your shot today. The angle of the white petals is such a good composition!
Very nice, Ed! I’m interested in the depth of field you are getting at that aperture. Is that because of the 640 ISO or is it a characteristic of that lens?
love how you capture so much light in the woods! this photograph can really perk up a rainy day!!
The ISO shouldn’t really have an effect on dof. I kicked it up to get some shutter speed particularly when I am handholding the camera. On the other hand, the macro lens at macro/close-up distances does have a very narrow dof. So I am left with trying to find some middle ground where I have sufficient depth but still can keep the background diffused and out of focus. I was actually surprised here that f/14 worked but then there was some distance between the Trillium and the background.
All things considered, I like it best when I can shoot off of a tripod at f/22 or even f/32 depending on the lens and then move the background elements out of the way if at all possible. I carry a scissors to cut grass and a MacClamp to sometimes clamp a background plant and move it out of the frame. Unfortunately, I can do neither at Bowman’s Hill. They would take kindly to scissoring grass or clamping background plants even though that should not harm the plant.
Thanks Ed! Gaining shutter speed at, say, f/22 is what I was looking for on some of these shots of the tiny flowers.