The peonies are blooming and there is still another few days before opening. Upon closer inspection I find the plants are crawling with ants. In the harsh sunlight, the ants cast a dark shadow on the flower bloom captured here with the Canon EF 135MM F2.0L lens.
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A field of pink flowers...that's what awaits us as we turn into our driveway. In actuality, the above image is of a flower bed at the end of our driveway that covers an area no bigger than a medium size kiddie pool. Here I've gotten down low and used the Canon EF 135MM F/2.0L lens hand held to frame the flowers at eye-level. Taken at mid-afternoon, the light is harsh and nearly directly above which is why there is little shadow in the stems.
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A warm and sunny Spring day and the Iris are beginning to bloom. This particular specimen is located in a flower bed in our front yard and catches the afternoon sunshine. Here you can see the sun glimmering off the unopened petals, which I thought contrasted nicely with the shadows on the side not exposed to the sunlight. I've used the Canon EF 135MM F/2.0L lens attached to the Canon 7D Mark II and a tripod to capture this image.
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The first Iris of Spring have bloomed. These purple Iris are in a flower bed at the end of our driveway and seem to have survived the harsh winter without a problem. The image here was taken handheld with a Canon 7D Mark II and a Canon EF 135MM F/2.0L USM lens in bright sunlight.
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Indoor flowering house plant photographed with the Fuji X100s.
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A purple potted flower indoors on a chilly Spring weekend. Taken with the Fuji X100s handheld. Post processed in Adobe Lightroom.
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