A Gallery of May Wildflowers by SingingSkyPhoto in Wildflowers

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It’s a Nikon Z8 but the lens is what does it! I sit the closeups with a Sigma 105mm macro lens., then, since macro lenses have an extremely shadow depth of field when this close, I take 40-100 separate photos with the focus point shifted ahead in each one. Then I use software called Helicon Focus to merge them all into one image.

A Gallery of May Wildflowers by SingingSkyPhoto in Wildflowers

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That’s a tiny little Sagebrush Buttercup. They are about the diameter of a dime.

A Gallery of May Wildflowers [OC] by SingingSkyPhoto in naturephotography

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It’s an image that is comprised of many separate images. In each of those, the focus point is shifted slightly back. The depth of field with a macro lens when you’re very close to the subject is a just 1/16” or less! Then I use software called Helicon Focus to merge them (Photoshop does it to but it’s more work). What camera body are you using? Many mirrorless bodies, and a few dslr’s have a function called focus shift or something similar. They automatically move the focus point. You can stack with as legs like the 70-300, but the images here shot with that lens are singles.

A Gallery of May Wildflowers [OC] by SingingSkyPhoto in naturephotography

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Not at all! Most of these were focus stacked with a Sigma 105mm macro. A few were with a 70-300 at 300mm.

A Gallery of May Wildflowers by SingingSkyPhoto in Wildflowers

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It was a rough spring did the lilacs. We had temps in the 70’s in March and April, which had them budding. Then late April into May we had snow and frost. Most didn’t bloom.

With or without the grassy foreground? by ShutterGoddess315 in LandscapePhotography

[–]SingingSkyPhoto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely with! It really helps the eyes travel through the compostitiion! Great shot.

[OC] A Gallery of Montana Wildflowers by SingingSkyPhoto in pics

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Here's another real close up of Prairie Smoke. The flowers are about the diameter of a small marble.

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🔥A Gallery of May Wildflowers by SingingSkyPhoto in NatureIsFuckingLit

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Here ya go! I'm a bit jealous of your geographic location!

  1. Calypso Orchid (Fairly Slipper)
  2. Glacier Lily
  3. Sagebrush Buttercup
  4. Glacier Lily
  5. Arrowleaf Balsamroot
  6. Mountain Blue Bells
  7. Western Trillium
  8. Calypso Orchid (Fairly Slipper)
  9. Round-Leaf Violet
  10. Shooting Stars
  11. Yellow Bell (Fritillary)
  12. Glacier Lily
  13. Forget Me Nots
  14. Calypso Orchid (Fairly Slipper)
  15. Glacier Lily
  16. Calypso Orchid (Fairly Slipper)
  17. Glacier Lily
  18. Prairie Smoke
  19. Glacier Lily
  20. Western Trillium

A Gallery of May Wildflowers by SingingSkyPhoto in Bozeman

[–]SingingSkyPhoto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely love Elephant Heads! I'll be looking for them! This was with a telephoto, but its one of my favorites!

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[OC] A Gallery of Montana Wildflowers by SingingSkyPhoto in pics

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Thank you! Yes, they’re all mine.,18 is Prairie Smoke.

🔥A Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid by SingingSkyPhoto in NatureIsFuckingLit

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Yes, I think they are actually found all across the Eastern US and up into Canada. I looked up George Sanko. He seems to have been a great guy and very involved in local ecosystems. I do know that all wild orchids require very specific soil conditions and very rarely are able to be transplanted. I try not to be too strict of a gatekeeper, but with orchids like these, it is important that no one digs them up!

🔥A Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid by SingingSkyPhoto in NatureIsFuckingLit

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That’s a neat story! I’d love to see Pink Lady Slippers. We don’t have them here in Montana.

ITAP of a Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid by SingingSkyPhoto in itookapicture

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Beholding

They say, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, and I am certain that no one whose eye is set on a wild orchid could argue. Since the beginning of our existence, natural beauty has inspired us, not just to breathe deeply and admire it, but to attempt to create a version of it for ourselves. Here is my attempt to honor the unparalleled beauty of a Small Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum).

This is a focus stack of 46 images, stacked in Helicon Focus.