Macro Tuesday is not so alliterative, so I thought I'd throw in a little French to keep the theme going from yesterday's blog post. The Spanish "Martes" would have worked nicely as well. Thanks to Deb for the idea. Yes, though not a common event, we discussed the title of this blog post during breakfast this morning.
Bottom line is I have many more macro photos of spring buds and blossoms to share.
How about a lime green background! This is the way the "bokeh-ized" grass in the background came out of the camera. I understand lime green is this year's favorite designer color!
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| Purple Leaf Sand Cherry |
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| Sand Cherry Blossoms |
It has been fascinating to watch the progression of the Redbud buds: from red, to red and magenta, to red and magenta with white blossoms. Also, they are sparse no more.
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| Redbud Minnie Mouse Ears |
Since deer love to eat tulips, Deb cut a few from outside and brought them in. This way we can enjoy them before they're suddenly gone. Turns out they grow and last just about as long inside as outside!
This next shot is indoors with regular room lighting at ISO 1600.
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| Tulip Colors |
Back outside again...
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| Tulip Sex |
Normally, I prefer a nice blue sky, but this day was completely cloud covered. These are cherry blossoms from a different cherry tree than the one appearing in my recent "Cherry Blossoms" post. I used an exposure compensation of plus 3 f-stops! This forces the sky to be solid white and brings in the shadow detail of the cherry blossoms.
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| Cherry Blossoms Against a Cloudy Sky |
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| White on White |
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| Crab Apple Blossom |
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| Open Crab Apple Blossom |
For these next two shots, I had the camera essentially on the ground in the grass.
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| Splendor in the Grass |
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| Violet Attention |
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| The Tickler |
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| Upper Hand |
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| Blossom Radar Dish |
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