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.

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.