Flowers

Cherry Blossoms. Interesting how the bees have thoroughly pillaged the lower blossom while leaving the upper blossom untouched. There was enough of a breeze to make it very challenging to get a sharp capture, even with the ringflash.

The light was too harsh in the direct sun, so I worked the shady side with my Minolta ringflash for fill. There was enough of a breeze to make it very challenging to get a sharp capture, even with the ringflash.

I really liked the way the sunlight back-illuminated these flowers and made them glow from within. Unfortuntely, I couldn't quite capture the "look". This image is about as close as I managed. There was enough of a breeze to make it very challenging to get a sharp capture, even with the ringflash.

Cherry Blossoms shot from the shady side of the tree; the sunlight was too harsh to get a good capture on the other side.

Bougainvillea, shot in the shade late in the day.

This flower was poking up out of some ivy, catching rays from the sun low in the sky. The shadow in the ivy leaf was from the sunlight, fill was from the Minolta ringflash. There was enough of a breeze to make it very challenging to get a sharp capture, even with the ringflash.

This flower was poking up out of some ivy, catching rays from the sun low in the sky. The shadow in the ivy leaf was from the sunlight. There was enough of a breeze to make it very challenging to get a sharp capture, especially given that this shot was taken without flash

Playing with the Minolta 1x-3x Macro. Jasmine bloom, about 30mm across. 1x handheld, lit with ringflash(3 tubes of 4 active)

Playing with the Minolta 1x-3x Macro. Jasmine bloom, about 30mm across. 1x handheld, lit with ringflash(3 tubes of 4 active)

Playing with the Minolta 1x-3x Macro. Jasmine bloom, about 30mm across. 3x handheld, lit with ringflash(3 tubes of 4 active)

Playing with the Minolta 1x-3x Macro. Jasmine bloom, about 30mm across. 3x handheld, lit with ringflash(3 tubes of 4 active)

Playing with the Minolta 1x-3x Macro. Jasmine bloom, about 10mm across. 3x handheld, lit with ringflash(3 tubes of 4 active)

Playing with the Minolta 1x-3x Macro. Jasmine bloom, about 10mm across. 3x handheld, lit with ringflash(3 tubes of 4 active)

These California Honeysuckle flowers are growing at about 2,000 ft. altitude in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. The plant is a vine that is engulfing a young Madrone.

These California Honeysuckle flowers are growing at about 2,000 ft. altitude in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. The plant is a vine that is engulfing a young Madrone.

These California Honeysuckle flowers are growing at about 2,000 ft. altitude in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. The plant is a vine that is engulfing a young Madrone.

These California Honeysuckle flowers are growing at about 2,000 ft. altitude in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. The plant is a vine that is engulfing a young Madrone.

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SONY DSC

SONY DSC

California Poppy

California Poppy

California Poppy

California Poppy

California Poppy

Playing around with Bokeh

Playing around with Bokeh

Playing around with Bokeh

Playing around with Bokeh

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Poppies in the yard