Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Horikiri Iris Garden, tokyo 堀切菖蒲園・東京
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Fringed iris / Iris japonica / 著莪(しゃが)
Image by TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋)
Fukuoka-shi(city) Fukuoka-ken(Prefecture), Japan
福岡県福岡市(ふくおかけん ふくおかし)
Flower Setup
Image by nickwheeleroz
Strobist Information:
I couldn't help noticing that Flickr is desperately short of flower pictures so I figured that it was my duty as a contributor to this fine photographic resource to add a couple more! LOL
The flowers in question were all purchased from the Brisbane Sunday flower market and the pictures will eventually be incorporated into Keoula's spring dress collection. In the meantime, they are making a guest appearance in the nickwheeleroz 08 Flickr photo collection. :)
I tried a variety of backgrounds, but the 'brief' was to shoot them on white which I mostly stuck too. I used a couple of the tile boards from my white background trials to shoot against. I placed my large DIY softbox as the main light and used a second diffused SB-28 to light the flowers from below. I placed a third Sunpak 383 pointing towards the back tile board to give the white background.
All the pictures were taken with a variation on this setup. The blue background in the second yellow flower picture was created by turning the background light off so the white went to grey and then setting the white balance to tungsten in Lightroom.
The yellow flowers were also in a bit of a sorry state so there was quite a lot of touching up in Paint Shop Pro as well as the cloning of the odd petal here and there to fill in a few gaps! :)
As an aside, if anyone knows what the purple or yellow flowers are called, please do drop a note in the comments. It would be good to give the pictures a better title than 'yellow flower'! :) The purple flowers also had pink and yellow variations in the bunch and the petals felt like paper.
Update: Thank you to everyone for identifying the gerbera's and statis, I have updated the titles and tags accordingly.
Pictures here:
Purple Statice
Tulips
Purple Statice
A Bunch of Yellow Gerberas
Yellow Gerbera
Purple Iris
Learn how to light: www.strobist.com
Chrysanthemum Flower Bud By Coralie
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Other then Chrysanthemum flowers being pretty, there is approximately 30 species of the Chrysanthemum flower, they have been dated back to the 15th century BC and some have medical uses (herbs), while others have Insecticidal uses. NASA did a clean air study with Chrysanthemum plants and have concluded they do reduce indoor air pollution (like all plants I imagine??) , further reading NASA Clean Air Study
First Flower This Spring
Image by Brave Heart
I just water this wonderful plant, anyone know what type flower it is?
A purple iris
Image by larrysphatpage
This is my favorite shot of the bunch. This iris grows several yards out behind the house, at the edge of a large area of trees. A 1024×768 pixel copy of this picture has graced my Windows desktop.
Iris
Image by John_X
Taken at Huntington Gardens, San Marino, CA on 4/11/2007
Iris laevigata / 杜若(カキツバタ)
Image by TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋)
Hakozakigu-hanateien Fukuoka city Fukuoka-ken(Prefecture), Japan
筥崎宮(はこざきぐう) 神苑 花庭園
Iris 'Spring Beacon'
Image by Tie Guy II
Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris planted out last summer. A hybrid from Don Spoon at Winterberry Gardens. Really nice. Better than the picture.
my blue iris
Image by normanack
It's washed out in this picture. I'll try to take a better one tomorrow.
This iris is what I originally planted -- big, ruffly, and a deep sky blue. Its petals glisten like they're filled with tiny raindrops.
Warm Morning Sun ( Dutch Iris )
Image by Brave Heart
The Hollyhock Flower 031
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Orange Zinnia Flower 026
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
White Poppy Flower 388
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Pink Hollyhock Flowers 228
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
White Poppy Flower 383
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Flower of mine
Image by Thorsten Becker
All that I need
To make my heart rejoice
All that I need
Listening to that tender voice
All that I need
To brighten my day
All that I need
To hold me steady when I sway
All that I need
To lighten my load
All that I need
For here I'll make my abode
Flower of mine
Divine
I'll be forever thine
© Thorsten Becker
Iris ensata var. ensata / 花菖蒲(ハナショウブ)
Image by TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋)
Ashikaga Flower Park, Ashikaga city Tochigi-ken(Prefecture), Japan
あしかがフラワーパーク
Iris
Image by mirod
Trying to take pictures despite the inclement weather
Iris 'Shaker's Prayer'
Image by Tie Guy II
Iris 'Shaker's Prayer', not a good picture but my only bloom.
Iris with Nikkor 50mm f1.4
Image by fantail media
Old lens, volunteer irises and new digital cameras.
Pink Hollyhock Flower
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Pink Hollihock Flower 224
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Red Hollyhock Flower 046
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Red Hollyhock Flower 148
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Yellow Viola Flower 147
Image by Coralie Mrsroadrunner
Irises
Image by inspired by you
Iris
Image by tigitogs
My daughter wants to call this picture "feuding bridesmaids".
Winged Iris
Image by Bill Gracey
We have quite a few varieties of iris in our garden, and this is the first of its type to bloom this spring.
Strobist info: The main light was an SB700 in a softbox to the left of the flower, a SB600 in a softbox to the right for fill light, and another SB600 in a Honl snoot, hand held underneath the flower pointing up to light the inner part of the flower and provide some glow. Strobes were all in manual mode with output adjusted to taste, and triggered by the popup flash on my D90 in commander mode.
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/...
Other Iris pictures I've taken over the years can be seen in my Iris set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157623861858581/...
Douglas Iris - first of the year on my plant
Image by marymactavish
Douglas irises are among my very favorite flowers. I bought a small plant at the native plant society sale a few years ago, and it's very happy and healthy in my yard, despite having been dug up and moved to a new house once.
I love the asymetry here.
Iris and butterfly
Image by Charlie Evatt
It flew past when I took the picture
Iris
Image by mattwan
A unique iris that I saw in Pudacuo.
This was the only one that I saw during the entire time that I was in the national park. When I first saw it, I expected to see more later on; however, I did not see any more, so I had to run back on the trail to get pictures of it. Running at ~4000m elevation is pretty tiring...but it was worth it (as you can see)!!
Can anyone identify the species? Perhaps if I'm the first one to have gotten a picture of it (doubtful), I can name it!
Iris Flower
Image by Wade Brooks
I have another iris picture here:
www.flickr.com/photos/wadebrooks/4648625521/in/set-721576...
Tom's iris or Another Boring Flower Picture.
Image by fantail media
My neighbor is doing a major re-build on a house, but he has kept a lovely garden going in the midst of it. We appreciate the effort taken with both.
Bearded Iris
Image by Phil @ Delfryn Design
Perhaps the most exquisite bearded iris I have seen! Photographed after a rain shower at Bodnant Garden, North Wales.
Iris 'Picture Yellow'
Image by Tie Guy II
The perfect yellow for me. 10 inches tall and sweetly scented. SDB, Douglas 1954
iris #2413
Image by Nemo's great uncle
See where this picture was taken. [?]
iris #2524
Image by Nemo's great uncle
See where this picture was taken. [?]
iris #2530
Image by Nemo's great uncle
See where this picture was taken. [?]
iris
Image by mygothlaundry
Salvaged two pictures from the old camera's card; here's one of them.
Boring Picture
Image by noramunro
of pretty flowers. Iris 'Babbling Brook'
