Flower Shots From Skagit Valley

Seatime

Here are some shots from my latest trip. I'm new to flower photography, so any tips are welcome. There's a lot of color popping out around here!

DaddyO

Nice stuff. I'd say your off to a super start. Just keep doing what
your doing and you'll do just fine.

Over time, for me, I have found flowers pictures tricky to walk away with
a good photo. Seems everything comes into play. Watching for backgrounds
with subject. Critical DOF. Focus. Is it interesting and impactful.
What is the right angle and so on. I think taking flowers pictures has seriously helped in
improving my being able to really see anything well at all. Let alone getting
a nice decent picture of that subject thats out in front of me. So I will keep
taking flower pictures not matter how tough I think that task might be.
Like anything... I sometimes get a nice picture or two.

I'd say all of these here are right there for nice.
Especially if were talking just out the gate.

Seatime

Yep. It's hard for me. DOF is the problem, and confusing. Depends on the background. When I get puzzled I shoot at f4, f8, and f16, and throw out the trash.

I didn't show you all the duds... that's a secret I won't reveal. But I can say there were plenty!