In the Tall Grass

Spring is in full swing in North Carolina.

Lovely shots, we have had freezing rain and snow the last three days. Killed all the fruit blossoms. Ah, well, spring in the Rockies.

Nice shots.

Thanks guys. I'm going out in search of more photos this afternoon.

Those are great, Dave. I love the small flower.

Thanks Stan,

I took these photos in a wheat field across the road from the bull in my other thread. Surprisingly, I found some pretty farm country only 20 minutes from my downtown apartment.

I really like the ladybug - a bright splash of color within a gorgeous green background. The detail on the blade of grass is really nice.

Will you share the EXIF? I'm trying to learn when a photo grabs me, how it was done. I'd appreciate it!

Best-
Noni

Noni,

I think that shot was f9.5 at 1/60 ISO 200, can't remember for sure, but those numbers are close enough. I kept changing ISO and f stop as the sun went in and out. I do all my close up stuff hand held. It's always a compromise between shutter speed and DOF; need a lot of light to get the required amount of both. It was shot handheld with my Sigma 70-200 with Canon 500D closeup filter attached. I love that combo.

Very, very nice!