Confederate Rose 1.4

Confederate Rose 1.4, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)is known for its beautiful flowers that change color as they age. The flowers usually open white or pale pink and turn a darker pink to crimson as they age. They can have 3 distinct colors on the bush at the same time; usually white, pale pink and deep pink . Taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro Lens.

Here we see all the elements that make a great photo! We have nice Bokeh, We have great colors from the sky and the blooms and great lighting to help it out. I really like this photo.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Confederate Rose 1.0

Confederate Rose 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)is known for its beautiful flowers that change color as they age. The flowers usually open white or pale pink and turn a darker pink to crimson as they age. They can have 3 distinct colors on the bush at the same time; usually white, pale pink and deep pink . Taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro Lens.

The bloom is a very pretty and delicate. The start out white and as the day progresses, they turn a deep pink color. The Bokeh in this photo is just amazing and the Quantaray does a very good job at it.

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 230 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Pampas Grass 1.0

Pampas Grass 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Andean Pampas Grass: The silky, feathery plumes of pampas grass add a nice texture to the home landscape. The plant flowers for a long time in late summer and fall, then as a bonus the plumes can be cut and dried for use indoors.

The photo was taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens. IT has amazing Bokeh and brings out the Fall colors in this photo well. The light and dark make this photo very nice.

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Confederate Rose

Taken With My 3.2 Megapixel Lg Dare.

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Rose 3.2

Rose 3.2, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Rose 3.0

Rose 3.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

It is a wonderful Fall afternoon and the Bees were all over the last remaining blooms left. Here is one in the center of the Rose.

Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.11

Evening Rose 1.11, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.16

Evening Rose 1.16, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

I love how the light catches the lighter colors on this rose and reflectes it back. I think that i used a-1 on the flash brightness. This photo is very detailed as you can see the whiskers on the stem and the textures of the petals.

Copyright: RMStringer Photography
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.5

Evening Rose 1.5, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

To me, this photo is almost perfect. I love the textures and shading on the rose/ I used the flash for this photo at a -2 setting where it would not be blown out. The background is all blurred out and it looks like it is ready for a print to be made or a card. The Black&White really made this rose look amazing.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.13

Evening Rose 1.13, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

You can see the blurry red spot behind the main rose is another bloom that is really out of focus. The photo has really great Bokeh in it. The flash was tuned down -2 and i love how it gave the bloom an almost glowing effect.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Evening Rose 1.15

Evening Rose 1.15, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Roses in the evening taken with the Quantaray 70-300mm Tele-Macro lens using the Built-In Flash. These roses are clippings from roses that were my Grandmother's Mother's roses, so they are about 75+ years old.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Clover 1.0

Clover 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Clover with water drops on the leaf taken using the Componon Lens.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Bougainvillea Macro

Bougainvillea Macro, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was taken using my Schneider-Kreuznach Componon 40mm f/4 Lens that i use as a Do It Yourself Macro lens. This is a perfect Macro of the delicate flower on a Bogan Via that we have at home. I love the vignetting that occurred around the photo because of the difference in Apertures and sizes in the lenses. I did not use a flash for this series of photos. This turned out to be one of the best ones in the set.

Componon: 40mm f/4
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)

DDR 400 Ram 1.0

DSC06009: DDR 400 Ram 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Another Macro photo of an extra stick of DDR 400 ram. I love the close up of the vacant slot where a memory chip should be. I used the HVL-F58AM for this photo.

Componon 40mm f/4
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/14
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Water Textures 1.3

Water Textures 1.3, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Lake Sam Rayburn on a Cloud Free Fall day. I used a Circular Polarizer on this set of photos as well as shooting them in a 16:9 Aspect Ratio using the Sony 18-70mm Lens in Black and White.

The testures from the B&W photo and the use of the Circular Polarizer are just amazing! It almost looks like a dry lake bed instead of water.

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Fog on Lake!

Fmr 255 West. 46 DegE Lake Sam Rayburn TX.
It looked like the water was on fire.

Water Textures 1.0

Water Textures 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Lake Sam Rayburn on a Cloud Free Fall day. I used a Circular Polarizer on this set of photos as well as shooting them in a 16:9 Aspect Ratio using the Sony 18-70mm Lens

Another in the Texture series.This was taken facing North-West with a light wind blowing...

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Water Textures 1.1

Water Textures 1.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Lake Sam Rayburn on a Cloud Free Fall day. I used a Circular Polarizer on this set of photos as well as shooting them in a 16:9 Aspect Ratio using the Sony 18-70mm Lens

I love the different patterns that the wind makes on the water...

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 200

50mm 2x Double 1.1

50mm 2x Double 1.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken using the Minolta 50mm f/1.7 Prime Lens coupled with a Bower AF 2x MC4 Tele Converter and the Sony HVL-F58AM Flash.. Fun stuff to play with from time to time.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200