Denver Botanic Gardens - Photos

Manitou · 07-29-2006

Cheryl and I spent yesterday at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Beautiful and very peaceful place. Thought I would share some photos...

MsRubio · 07-29-2006

Beautiful pics...love the vibrant colors...

Thor Henning · 07-30-2006

Beautiful photos. Thanks for posting! I like the condensed look from the tele lens.

babs31 · 07-30-2006

Gorgeous flowers!, doesnt quite jive with the thunderstorm that is rolling thru here, flowers here need the rain

Flash · 07-30-2006

As expected, the usual high quality photos! I LOVE them. You have such a great eye! Thanks for sharing a little slice of your day.

Manitou · 07-30-2006

Thank you all for the kind comments. As Thor mentioned, the telephoto was on my camera most of the day. To be specific, the first three photos were taken with a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens. The last five were taken with one of my all-time favorite lenses; Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8. It's kind of a beast to carry around, but is usable in so many different situations.

Here's another one from the Botanic Gardens of my favorite "flower:"

Mikey · 07-30-2006

Great pics as always....What lens were you using......

Manitou · 07-30-2006

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Originally Posted by Mikey

Great pics as always....What lens were you using......

Must have been reading your mind, Mikey!

bufante · 07-30-2006

Great pics...for a Hawkeye! Love the detail, thanks for sharing.

Mikey · 07-30-2006

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Originally Posted by Manitou

Must have been reading your mind, Mikey!

Just trying to learn.....You and Rixx who is not around as much anymore have alot of great up close pictures......I have a Sigma Macro and have not even used it yet....Was atually wondering if it was a macro lens you were using, what settings and could you take the picture for me please......

jflattracker · 07-30-2006

Great pictures as usual! I haven't been up there in a few years! Maybe we need to go back!

Manitou · 07-30-2006

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Originally Posted by Mikey

what settings and could you take the picture for me please......

Mikey, for example, this photo shows the beauty of what macro photography can do. The depth of field is very small, less than an inch. As you can see from this shot, I focused on the middle part of the flower using manual focus. AF is virtually unnecessary with macro shots. Trust your own eyes and remember to put your camera back to AF after you're done! The aperture was f/2.8 as I wanted everything else blurred except for the brown part of the flower. Shutter speed was 1/1600th of a second. I carried my tripod the whole day but never used it, so this shot, like all the others was hand held.

Here's another one from yesterday showing that same depth of field macro can achieve:

Put that Sigma on your body, go out and take some photos at different settings of the beautiful garden you have outside your house. Come inside, put 'em on your computer and see what different settings do to produce different results. If you have Photoshop, be sure to utilize the "File Info" command under the "File" menu.

jtm1631 · 07-30-2006

It's already been said, but worth repeating. Great photos as always Manitou.

I always look forward to your threads.

**SunKneeMarie** · 07-30-2006

Fantastic photos, Manitou. Really beautiful. Thanks.

Dallas91 · 07-31-2006

Manitou,
Thanks so much for posting the great photos. You have a gift with your photography. My favorite from above is the lilipads with the one white flower. My father too was very active with photography and as part of his estate, I inherited a few lenses. Unfortunately I haven't saved enough yet to get one of the new digital SLR's, but do plan on having one by year's end.
I am really looking forward to playing with the Sigma 50-500 macro I have and as a standard I am using a Tamron 28-300mm. Have to make sure everything is compatible with a new digital body. The camera is a Minolta and the only research I have done is on Nikon, Canon, and Pentax mounts. Not sure if the Minolta has its own mount or if it uses Pentax (I know it does not use Canon or Nikon). I have been looking at the Pentax *iST to start.

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Manitou añejo Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,916	Denver Botanic Gardens - Photos Cheryl and I spent yesterday at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Beautiful and very peaceful place. Thought I would share some photos...

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MsRubio Happy Girl Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Top of the Chesapeake Bay, Md Posts: 6,506	Beautiful pics...love the vibrant colors...

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Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,247	Beautiful photos. Thanks for posting! I like the condensed look from the tele lens.

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babs31 life=playa Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: south of Green Bay Posts: 849	Gorgeous flowers!, doesnt quite jive with the thunderstorm that is rolling thru here, flowers here need the rain

07-30-2006	#5 (permalink)
Flash añejo Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,642	As expected, the usual high quality photos! I LOVE them. You have such a great eye! Thanks for sharing a little slice of your day.

07-30-2006	#6 (permalink)
Manitou añejo Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,916	Thank you all for the kind comments. As Thor mentioned, the telephoto was on my camera most of the day. To be specific, the first three photos were taken with a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens. The last five were taken with one of my all-time favorite lenses; Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8. It's kind of a beast to carry around, but is usable in so many different situations. Here's another one from the Botanic Gardens of my favorite "flower:"

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Mikey he likes it! Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 15,634	Great pics as always....What lens were you using......

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bufante minucker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Crop Dusting the IA Posts: 2,600	Great pics...for a Hawkeye! Love the detail, thanks for sharing.

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jflattracker añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Loveland,Co Posts: 11,283	Great pictures as usual! I haven't been up there in a few years! Maybe we need to go back!

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jtm1631 añejo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,339	It's already been said, but worth repeating. Great photos as always Manitou. I always look forward to your threads.

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SunKneeMarie character encapsulator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 26,152	Fantastic photos, Manitou. Really beautiful. Thanks.

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Dallas91 añejo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In my own little world most of the time LOL Posts: 1,931	Manitou, Thanks so much for posting the great photos. You have a gift with your photography. My favorite from above is the lilipads with the one white flower. My father too was very active with photography and as part of his estate, I inherited a few lenses. Unfortunately I haven't saved enough yet to get one of the new digital SLR's, but do plan on having one by year's end. I am really looking forward to playing with the Sigma 50-500 macro I have and as a standard I am using a Tamron 28-300mm. Have to make sure everything is compatible with a new digital body. The camera is a Minolta and the only research I have done is on Nikon, Canon, and Pentax mounts. Not sure if the Minolta has its own mount or if it uses Pentax (I know it does not use Canon or Nikon). I have been looking at the Pentax *iST to start.