The Wonderful World of Wildflowers ~ Wild Geraniums

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The wildflower season in Colorado and northern New Mexico is nearing the end and I’ve begun to sort through my new photos.  One of the first things I noticed is that I photographed several varieties of wild Geraniums this year. The first image was captured on Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado and the second image was captured in the Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico.

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Both photos and others like them are available for purchase at my website AdamSchallau.com.

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~Tech details for image 1~
Camera & Lens: Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EF24-70mm f/2.8 USM lens
Exposure:  f/2.8, 1/50 second and ISO 320
Filters: Hoya HD Circular Polarizer
Notes: I used a large collapsible diffuser to shade the flower and a 12mm extension tube to allow close focusing.

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~Tech details for image 2~
Camera & Lens: Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EF50mm f/1.8 II lens
Exposure:  f/2.8, 1/60 second and ISO 200
Filters: none
Notes: I used a large collapsible diffuser to shade the flower and a 12mm extension tube to allow close focusing.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 8:31 pm and is filed under Arizona, Colorado, Environment, Flowers & Gardens, New Mexico, Southwest States, Wildflowers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

4 Responses to “The Wonderful World of Wildflowers ~ Wild Geraniums”

  1. Estevan Montoya says:
    July 28, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    These are just amazing!

  2. Desiree says:
    July 29, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    Microsoft Corp should contract with you to use the purple one for one of their desktop themes for Windows 7.
    Very peaceful image.

  3. Pat says:
    July 30, 2009 at 8:23 am

    The flowers are amazing, I love the dew drops on the leaves on the white one.

  4. Sarah says:
    July 30, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    Adam, I agree with Desiree……….these are just beautiful!