Kip’s Comments - April 17, 2023

Specimen Images or More Artistic Compositions

Now that wildflowers are pushing upward, the subjects I point my Nikon at are changing. In addition to mostly birds, blossoms are now garnering my attention too.

As I shot a few photos this afternoon after work, I noticed that I was shooting not only typical specimen-style compositions, but also work that appeared more artistic. I prefer the less reference-book style images.

I will share a few samples here of marsh marigold blossoms.

Marsh Marigold (Specimen) - Image 801465

Marsh Marigold (Artistic) - Image 801416

Marsh Marigold (Artistic) - Image 801446

In addition to shooting non-traditional wildflower images, I also went non-standard on a great egret and great blue heron. Both provided the challenges and I accepted.

Great Egret - Image 801283

Great Egret - Image 801325

Great Blue Heron - Image 801213