Capture those wildflowers before they escape!

When a friend gave me a choice of activities near his second home outside Yosemite, I remembered Bob Adler's pictures from Jim Brick's wildflower workshop. So I chose a hike on the Hite Cove trail near El Portal, California.
An Indian squaw led a penniless prospector named Hite to a large placer gold strike in the mountains east of Savage's Trading Post in 1863. The Hite Gold Mine produced almost three million dollars over the next 19 years, and gave the cove along the Merced River its name.
We walked only the first few miles of the trail through territory well known for its wildflowers. I had an M8 with several lenses, and a Canon EOS 1D mk II with a 24mm f/3.5L TS-E. I meant to bring an ST-E2 for wireless flash trigger with the 1D mk II, but forgot it. So I ended up with on-camera flash only. The 3373 light stand I didn't use got pretty heavy.
I looked for shadows and boundaries and softer light, challenging to do in early afternoon.
Lighting with flash gives you options beyond available light - flowers can look like they're running away, or you can choose to emphasize your subject with light: 
http://tinyurl.com/d6sdcd

All comments welcome.
Leica M8, 35mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH, 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M non-ASPH, 15mm f/4.5 Super-Wide Heliar ASPH Canon EOS 1D mark II, EF 24mm f/3.5L TS-E, 430EX flash. 
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Mark Bohrer
Active Light Photography
www.activelightphotography.com



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