Willow

So here is a beautiful bright reflection of some willow trees as the leaves emerge. I have rotated the image through 90 degrees and cropped it slightly. I have used a longer exposure to soften the image and to get a sense of movement as the branches were blowing gently in the breeze. I think it is quite a good look, what do you think?

Standing Tall

Canon 24 - 105mm 

ISO 100   85 mm   F/4.5   1/160 sec

ISO 100   96 mm   F/4.5    1/160 sec

I love the colours in these shots and the soft focused backgrounds with hints of colour that help to highlight the flowers that are the main subjects in each picture.

Buttercups are such simple flowers and this single specimen shot against a background of bluebells is really lovely.

I also love the contrast of pink and white in the second photo with the central flower in sharp focus but the others in the foreground and background providing a soft focused frame.