Softly, Gently V

Photograph taken October 2016, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens. Manual setting ISO 500. 1/125 sec. f/6.3. No flash, hand-held.

11/1612/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Garden, Garden Flowers, Nature Photography, Plants, RosesTags: Flower, Flowers, Garden, Garden Flowers, Garden Roses, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Pink, Rose, Roses, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 6 Comments

Softly, Gently IV

Photograph taken October 2016, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens. Manual setting ISO 500. 1/125 sec. f/6.3. No flash, hand-held.

10/1612/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Garden, Garden Flowers, Nature Photography, Plants, RosesTags: Flower, Flowers, Garden, Garden Flowers, Garden Roses, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Pink, Rose, Roses 2 Comments

Softly, Gently III

Photograph taken October 2016, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens. Manual setting ISO 400. 1/250 sec. f/6.3. No flash, hand-held.

10/1612/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Garden, Garden Flowers, Nature Photography, RosesTags: Flower, Flowers, Garden, Garden Flowers, Garden Roses, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Peach, Pink, Rose, Roses 4 Comments

Softly, Gently II

Photograph taken October 2016, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens. Manual setting ISO 400. 1/250 sec. f/6.3. with controlled flash, hand-held.

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Softly, Gently

I find grey skies (without the rain, but just after), are ideal for flower photography. You don’t have that harsh direct sunlight, and with some camera control, you can get pretty close to the original and natural hues of your subject. Sometimes, taking a soft and gentle approach can bring about some beautiful details which contrasts with the mellowed, blurred background, especially when being this close to the subject.

This appears to be the very last flower of the season on a rose I planted in memory of my Mom seven years ago.

Photograph taken October 2016, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens. Manual setting ISO 400. 1/250 sec. f/6.3. No flash, hand-held.

10/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Garden, Garden Flowers, Nature Photography, RosesTags: Garden, Garden Flowers, Garden Roses, Nature, Nature Photography, Peach, Pink, Rose, Roses 2 Comments

Catching The Morning Light

Photograph of Pencilled Crane’s-bill (Geranium versicolor), taken October 2016, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens.

10/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Garden, Garden Flowers, Nature Photography, Plants, Wild FlowersTags: Colour, Flower, Flowers, Garden, Garden Flowers, Geranium versicolor, Light, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, October, Pencilled Crane’s-bill, Pink, Redshank, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 11 Comments

September Rose

Photograph of climbing rose, taken September 2016, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens.

09/1609/16 by Peter Hillman Categories: Garden, Garden Flowers, Nature Photography, RosesTags: Garden, Garden Flowers, Gardens, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Pink, Rain, Raindrops, Rose, Roses, Water Droplets 5 Comments