Photos: Orchid B&W

Hey,

Had a lot of fun with a spray bottle and an orchid last night.  I decided to push myself a little and do some black and whites since I always do colour shots.  So I posted them onto my site on the new arrivals section and here is one of them:

Orchid - Black and White - 105mm f/2.8 Macro VR

I highly recommend just playing around inside with a flash and a macro lens with flowers or other cool objects.  I was originally using my tripod however I find it too restrictive so I turned up my flash and my stutter speed (1/250s) and used my camera handheld.  I ended up using my lens hood for my 105mm as a stand for my SB-900.  Surprisingly it worked really well.  I absolutely love the bokeh and well everything about the 105mm.  Stunning lens.  If you don't have one and love macro I highly recommend it!

Please go check them out on my site at www.tomhoustonphotography.ca.

I hope you like these shots, I really do and stan posted for some colour ones later!

Update: Photos:

Hey,

So I managed to make a contact at a local flower store.  This means I can get scrap flowers as well as they may want me to take photos for their website.  I call that a good day.

I got some more flowers and one of them was a very nice orchid.  Also I decided to add some water drops into the scene.  I like the extra detail as well as the reflections in the droplets. So without further adieu:

Orchid & Water Drops - 105mm VR Macro

 And I like trying black and whites so this was my B&W one.

Orchid - 105mm VR Macro

Hope you enjoy!  And don't forget to check out these photos are more on my Flickr.  Lastly if you have any questions please don't hesitate to e-mail me at tomhouston7@gmail.com.