Re: Capture those wildflowers before they escape!

Very nice Mark. Looks like you made the best of a cloudy day.
Best,
Bob
 Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com 




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From: Mark Bohrer <markbohrer@xxxxxxx>
To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; digitalusersgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:49:51 PM
Subject: 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. 
-- Mark Bohrer
Active Light Photography
www.activelightphotography.com



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