BNSullivan.jpg "Magenta Bougainvillea at Night")
Magenta Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea sp.)
Location: Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii
Most of my photographs are shot in natural light, but one evening I went outside in the garden to experiment with my camera's built-in flash. I had never used the flash with my 55-200mm zoom lens, so I was interested to see what results I would get. I took pictures of various flowers and shrubs including this magenta Bougainvillea. I cropped the photo and re-sized it for publishing on the web, but I did not alter the color or otherwise tweak the image. I'm very pleased with the color saturation here.
2 comments:
Wow, nice shot! I get so used to not using the flash sometimes I forget it's an option. Sometimes the flash helps and sometimes it makes it worse. This really worked!
Hi 2 Sweet - I know exactly what you mean. I love shooting in natural light on land -- one less thing to tinker with. It's the exact opposite with underwater photography: no flash, and everything comes out in shades of blue.
Bobbie
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