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These flowers are part of the bouquet my son and daughter-in-law sent me for my birthday at the weekend.
Lensbaby Velvet 56, Omni stretch wand and colour film.
A very happy red rose just after sunset last night, the soft blue hour complemented the redness of the flower.
It's all about a gentle, often slightly blurred, aesthetic. Unlike sharp, crisp photos where every detail is in perfect focus, soft photography embraces a more dreamlike or ethereal quality. In the photo, the edges of the petals might not be razor-sharp, and the background is beautifully blurred.
It often uses shallow depth of field. but it means only a very small part of the image is in sharp focus (like the very center of the flower), while everything in front of it and behind it gradually blurs out. This technique draws your eye directly to the main subject and creates a sense of depth and separation.
Hopefully It emphasizes feeling over absolute detail. Soft photography often evokes emotions like calm, peace, tranquility, or romance.
The first red rose about to open.
A solitary flower bathed in warm, sepia tones, softly lit against a blurred background of more flowers. The gentle focus on the single bloom creates a sense of peaceful solitude and delicate beauty, almost as if it's the last light before dusk. Camera settings were manual.
Bathed in natural light, a diligent bumblebee pauses on a vivid arrangement of pink and orange flowers. This shot beautifully captures the intricate details of the bee and the delicate petals, highlighting the essential role pollinators play.
I can’t resist taking photos of the Daisies growing out of the sea wall.
A Buff tailed Bumblebee caught in flight with my D500 and the Lensbaby Velvet 56.
I love the signature soft, almost ethereal glow of the Lensbaby Velvet 56 especially in the background and around the edges of the petals. This creates a very romantic and artistic feel. The radial arrangement of the flowers naturally draws the eye towards the centre, and the shallow depth of field helps to isolate the subject from any distracting background elements. My mindful approach to flower photography 😊
Joshua Tree National Park is home to a mind-blowing diversity of plant life that thrive in desert conditions. The more I slowed down and observed, the more variety of plant life I noticed. I found it thoroughly satisfying to capture a series of abstracts of each plant’s unique structure.
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When redoing our backyard, my husband made sure to include a pink dogwood sapling since I love photographing their blossoms so much. Before my workday, a high elevation cloud cover ensured some diffuse, warm light and I wandered outside with the Lensbaby Velvet 56 lens to capture the blooms at their peak.
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I can't tell you how happy I am to see flowers everywhere again.
Here's another bit of slow stitching. Making these little gift tags is fun because they're quick to do. It seems I may not have the right personality to create something the size of a quilt. :)
The Art Deco buttons are made from carved abalone shell with domed purple casein centres. They date from the 1920s. The flowers, of course, are Wisteria.
Taken with Lensbaby Velvet 56.
