Tulips

[Quattro Pete]

Swung by the tulip festival in Holland, MI today. Maddening crowds, but we managed. Last year this time, the tulips weren't even blooming because we had such late Spring. This year, many of them were already past bloom...

 

[Koz1]

Nice.
Thank You.

 

[Kira]

If ever you're near Albany, NY during their tulip festival...go!

Also, do bunnies eat the top part or the bottom part?

 

[DutchBrad]

Come on down everyone! The parades are next week! www.tuliptime.com

DutchBrad

 

[Mystic]

This are nice photos.

 

[Olas]

I really like the colour saturatin, the lighting and the DOF.
are these straight off the cam or PP'd?

 

[Pop_Rivit]

Very nice. There's a town in Iowa with extensive Dutch heritage (Pella) that puts on a tulip display every year. We try to get there every 2 or 3 years.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Thanks. I shoot in RAW, so some amount of post processing is required. Nothing major though.

 

[Olas]

What was the light like on the day? And if it's not too cheeky to ask, what were your settings for the 5th shot?

 

[Quattro Pete]

It was a sunny day. Plenty of sunlight. I was using a 17-70mm lens with a polarizing filter.

Focal Length: 70mm (35mm equivalent: 105mm)
Aperture: ƒ/4.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No

 

[andrewg]

Awesome shots! That aperture MADE those shots!

Good idea with the polarizer...I generally use one for all of my outdoor shooting.

That last one is especially neat how you were able to basically eliminate the crowd in the background....great job...and beautiful.

 

[Olas]

Thanks for the numbers

I wondered if you'd used a filter, polarisers are great but I don't get on so well with ND filters.
Great shots man, keep 'togging!

 

[97tbird]

Very Very nice, Pete! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mystic]

A lot of good photographers here.