June is for irises .:. 9 macro photo
This was my post for Photofeed Macro Photography challenge, round 78. Till May, 31 it went on vacations but soon (I believe) should be back.
On the first week of June me and my family escaped from metropolis and spent two days enjoying all the nature could give us: sun, rain, cold, mosquitos, midges, fresh air, paths overgrown with knee-deep grass that need to be mowed, an evening fire, coffee that is brewed simply without any gadgets - using the “boiling water in a cup” method, and of course wildlife around. Lots of wild life - in some aspects even more than I'd like!
I carefully looked through the viewfinder of my camera at many flowers, insects, and snails. But most of all there were mosquitoes and midges - I didn’t photograph them; on the contrary, I tried to keep as much distance as possible (but, alas, this is hardly possible). I will eagerly look forward to July and August, when mosquito numbers will be reduced to a tolerable minimum.
Focus stake of 3 shots (one for each petal).
This is the macro focus stake - the image was created from four separate captures. (Clickable for hi-res).
Separate images had less focus zone:
Focus stake of 3 shots.
I love to watch the irises decay, they have an irresistible beauty for me.
And of course, all those patterns, gradients and tints.
Currently, we have left at our location with two varieties of irises only: purple and yellow ones. Both are wild species and have many small flowers. (Moreover, yellow ones grow mostly in a gutter, in water as this is a swamp variety).
Dozen years ago my wife and I tried to plant different garden varieties of irises with fantastic huge flowers of various colors... alas! Quite quickly they all stopped blooming and 'dissociated' among other plants of our garden. Irises prefer sun, dry and well-lit areas ... and our garden is pretty shaded, the trees block the sun for most part of the day.
One way or another, garden irises turned out to be pickier than wild ones, and deprived us of their company :) so we found consolation with these wild ones - every June.
| location: | Vyritza, Russia | June 2024 | natural lighting |
| camera/lens: | Canon 5D | Sigma 150mm | raw-conv. |
| f 5 | t 1/400 | ISO 320 | --- |
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Excellent photos, but my Irises not ready to bloom now, hope closer to July they will 🤞🤞🤞
#Macro demands a better lighting... The weather was very s0-so. Result could be much better. Well, anyway, this does not matter a lot when we watch the 600 pix preview of an image. Do you have wild ones at your location, or some garden species too? Anyway I wish you will not miss the period of their bloom and they will leave you with hundred of beautiful captures on your hands.
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I like to see the irises after the bloom too! I have one variety, white and purple and my mum had the yellow ones. Awesome photos!
White and purple, yes, I understand what do you mean, it is a very well-spread and usual specie here where I live. Glad you liked the visuals, and thanks for your visit. ☘️ Did your irises pass their bloom already?
the photo below is what I meant but i only have mobile phone to photograph it with and it don't give justice to the flower's beauty. For now they have stopped blooming but I see buds forming already.
O, we have different specie - like this:
It is really 'number one', most simple and well-spread garden specie here. 😎 But all of them what we planted, stopped blooming... Garden varieties seem to be much pickier than wild ones, hehe.
Ooh! That's lovely! Perhaps it will bloom soon when it gets enough sun
Such pictures are more labor intensive because the birds themselves fly and then wait for a long time.
The irises look very beautiful
The pictures are lovely
Thank you, Rafzat. happy you enjoyed the visuals. 🙏
Очень сочно и красиво ! 👍👍👍
Those are pretty petals, so many colors. Insects are tough to catch without getting close. You did a great job there! Impressive!
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The image capture is quite good and I like the results of this photography.
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