Aster? Daisy? Black-eyed Susan? As with my previous post, I’m not sure of the exact variety of these. I just liked the splash of color. with a slight breeze, I bumped up my shutter speed to freeze the motion.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Zeiss Milvus 135mm ISO 1250 1/800sec . f/14
I found this skunk cabbage, which has gone to seed, at Bloedel Reserve on 4 August. For those unfamiliar with skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus), it does smell remarkably similar to skunk … but primarily when in bloom. The blooms are around in spring and while the flowers are very small on an upright spike … the bracts are large and bright yellow.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Zeiss Milvus 135mm ISO 800 1/400 sec f/10
Photo from Bloedel Reserve (Bainbridge Island, WA). It is a challenge getting a good photo of tall grass. I was lucky to have pretty bright sun (through some cloud cover) and could keep the ISO at 100, while shooting at 1/250 of a second to stop the motion of the grass from the light breeze with an aperture of f/8.0 to keep depth of field,
Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 85mm ISO 100 1/250 sec f/8.0
Photo from Bloedel Reserve (Bainbridge Island, WA). This isolated bloom in the middle of a field of oxalis attracted my attention. It was dark enough that I needed a tripod.
Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: Nikon 28-300mm set at 85mm ISO 400 1/3 sec f/22
This photo is from Bloedel Reserve (Bainbridge Island, WA). There is a Japanese Tea House with some wonderful gates. I was standing in the middle of a gate and noticed the rocks used for the gateway walkway.
Camera: Nikon D810 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 32mm ISO 200 1/200 sec f/7.1