Dogwood Bloom
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Warren, Connecticut. The problem with shooting blooms on trees is that even on a dwarf tree the blooms can be high enough so it’s difficult to shoot down on them without having a tripod that can get your camera higher and for me (5 feet 6 inches) a small step ladder. I have the tripod and my friend Zarinna supplied the step ladder and after setting all of this up the sun came out strong and the wind started up. I felt like I was on a movie set waiting for all the pieces to fall into place so I could film the scene, take the shot. While the bloom is beautiful, my skill at getting it all in focus is lacking. f/22 focused on the stamen but alas, the petals were one half inch deeper and f/22 isn’t enough to pull them in. Amazing.
Another view of this image.
