The Buds of Spring

[FrankMi]

My goal was to get sharp images but with good bokeh. Our temperatures here are about 20°F higher than normal for this time of the year and I suspect that as a result the trees are budding sooner than normal. Here are three that caught my eye as I wandered through the Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve a few days ago.

Did you ever forget to check your camera settings and go merrily on your way snapping images? Apparently that is what I did here. I left the camera's ISO set to 1600 and as I was shooting in Ap so I didn't notice. Duh!





and yes, the first two are focus stacking images.

The next one in the set was shallow enough that at F/8, focus stacking was not required.

[Bobobird]

I like the last one best.

But in the overall scheme of things shooting nature up close can be quite a challenge.

[FrankMi]

I like the last one best.

But in the overall scheme of things shooting nature up close can be quite a challenge.

Thanks Bobo, it's my favorite as well, mainly because it is more unusual than most.