Most early birds know that a core first step in the morning is to grab a cup of coffee as soon as possible. So before I was to head over to the Lighthouse, that was my first order of business. The only problem, was this hugh patch of just blooming red sea roses (rosa rugosas), spread over a 1/4 acre in an empty lot adjacent to the coffee shop.
I could smell the rich rose fragrance on the air and was lulled over to start my morning off, by starting to frame up some of these wonderful flowers. The lens is the 24mm f/1.4, and to shoot flowers, you need to look for your lone subject and pattern in amongst all the flowers… this is the most creative part, because you are looking for something unique to your vision of the location and the light, it can be challenging but that is why you are here !
You can get your isolation by using a lower aperture, f/1.4 and then use a quick shutter speed to eliminate motion due to wind….You can further isolate the subject by reducing light which will fall off in the background just by increasing shutter speed or lowering ISO.
Nothing comes as easy as I explained it above, I think I was in that rose patch for an hour plus… but it was uplifting and wonderful to be totally surrounded by the colors and scents of the roses and nearby surf…..
