Magnolia blossoms can offer their sweet fragrance for a surprisingly extended portion of late spring and early summer, but the peak appearance for any one flower doesn't last very long. Spotting some photogenic examples and having some time, I brought a selection of focal lengths. The long lenses (200 and 300mm) gave me tight framing of subjects I couldn't approach closely, and the macro lens (100mm) let me get very close to the one flower that was literally under my nose.
After photographing the large magnolias, I shot a group of tiny orange flowers. Then I finished with a dead magnolia leaf that made a striking contrast against the ground cover and a pine cone. It's all part of my continuing exploration of the aesthetics of the less-than-ideal landscape.
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Jess, I always appreciate your efforts-and success-in photographing the "less-than-ideal landscape". The flower shots were nice, but oddly, my favorite was the leaf and pine cone. That looked like something Mike Moats would shoot and sell for a lot of money!
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Thanks Ken. I'm all for selling photos "for a lot of money", so eventually I'll get my main website reorganized and set up to allow people to purchase things directly (not to mention, to find images by category).
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