This is a par 3, hole #4 at Wildflower C.C. I took this with my wide angle lens. I kept the aperture small to increase the depth of field and captured something from near (wildflowers) and far (clouds). This looks like a painting but I didn't do any post production adjustments. I set my camera to the "landscape" mode (more vivid than standard) and cranked up on my polarizing filter to sharpen clouds, and eliminate the glare on the pond. (Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16 mm f/2.8 lens at 12 mm, 1/250, f/8, circular polarizer, ISO = 100, no tripod)
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Finally, wildflower season in Central Texas. There aren't much to take pictures of in Central Texas except for this time of year when wildflowers are everywhere. Paint brush and blue bonnet are common ones seen around my house. This was taken in Temple, Texas where I live. The place looks like a fairway of a golf course filled with wildflowers. I find so hard to take a good picture of wildflowers. It's really technically difficult to take a good wildflower field picture. Here, I got very close to the flowers near me to show some details of the flowers. But, if the depth of field is too large, the picture can become too busy, so I narrowed the depth of field (larger aperture) and made the top half blurry and not disturbing. If I make the aperture too large then the picture looks like a miniature picture. I also lower the angle of view by getting low on the ground to take this picture. Our eye level is boring when I take pictures. When I get lower, I can capture more flowers in one shot and the flower bed looks denser. (Nikon D7000, Nikkor 28-70mm at 70mm, 1/500 f/5.6, taken in JPEG, program auto, landscape mode, WB sunlight, ISO 100, Hoya UV filter)
Here, I got very close to the flowers (or whatever they are) with my wide angle lens and forced flash during day time. The background is not too dark and I can still see the beautiful architecture of the building behind. (Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, 1/250 f/13, forced flash, hand held)
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