Hydrangea Flowers

It has rained incessantly here since mid afternoon.

So tonight's cricket was off, that is 6 games out of 7 for my 2 teams that have fallen to the weather. Aaargh!!

So I have been experimenting in the semi-dark and rain outside using my macro and flash off camera. The things we do for 365!

This is SOOC and nice viewed large.

To those following the baby Blackbirds, they are both fine, I will pop up a wonderful shot of them in the morning in album 2.

[Louise]

This is great! I really like the light and the focus is super.

[Sean O'Neill]

@roachling Thank you. It has lost some of its vibrance from CS5 to 365, but I am pleased with it.

[Fanny Brogden]

Thats ridiculous, i don't even have buds yet!! Thought you lived north of me!! Shame about the cricket but lovely macro with the endless wretched drops of rain!!

[Megsy]

WOW I love this - the colour is gorgeous - great macro Sean :-)

[Sean O'Neill]

@fannyb Lol. I bought it at a garden centre a week or two ago, already in bloom. It has been in the garden since then. This time next year it will most certainly not be in bloom!

[Sean O'Neill]

@megsy Thanks Megsy, glad you like it.

[Ruth Lueth]

Can't belive that the Hydrangea is already blooming. Beautiful flowers and waterdroplets. You did a great job with the flash too

[Corinne]

the first word that comes to my mind is "fresh" !
Nice pink, and the details...

[Fanny Brogden]

cheat!!!!

[Sean O'Neill]

@noragentian Thanks Ruth, see my answer to Fanny!

[Sandie Reardon]

Beautiful in magnify. Thanks for that suggestion for this photo, which is stunning, BTW. ;)

[Sean O'Neill]

@cocobella Thanks Corinne, yes I think you are right.

[Sean O'Neill]

@fannyb Only a little ;)

[Sean O'Neill]

@sandier Thank you Sandie, glad you like :)

[Andreas]

Very good shot Sean, focus is spot on and the drops are refreshing.

[ladyjane]

This is so pretty, Sean. I love the sparkles.

[Louise]

Lovely colour and I like the drops, they bring it to life!

[Achilleos]

Great effort Sean with the off camera flash.. Nice shot..

[Pat Knowles]

Super shot Sean & well done with the SOOC too! your focus of the rain drops together with that stunning colour is wonderful !

[Lynn]

Lovely shot!

[Sean O'Neill]

@primitiveprobe @ladyjane @louisefrance @achilleos @happypat @lynnkworth Thank you all. Always appreciated.

[David H.]

This is gorgeous the reflective water is perfect though I bet the rain is getting a bit old for you now and you just want to play cricket, it is the right time of year for it.

[Sean O'Neill]

@hasselhotch Thanks David, we may get a game in at the weekend, but then it looks awful again all next week!!!

[Jill]

So pretty! I just love hydrangeas!!

[Livia]

I like hydrangea! They don't grow here, except in the conservatory where the temperature is controlled. What a beautiful color. Well captured!

[MG Perkins]

Great color and depth of field with the macro. The flower pops right off the page. Yay for you for braving the cold and wet so we'd have a nice photo to look at today!

[Dana]

Beautiful colour and light.

[Pippa]

Beautiful, Sean - you give me new courage for the grey days! I find lately that if the sunlight isn't right, I just don't want to take out the camera ... which is hogwash, of course! Really a great shot, this!

[Ann Stenson]

Wonderful capture Sean!.....love the light & beautiful glistening droplets! : )

[Sean O'Neill]

@jillmstruss Thank you Jill. Glad you like it :)

[Sean O'Neill]

@myautofocuslife Thank you Livia, thanks for reminding me how warm and lovely your climate is ;)

[Sean O'Neill]

@redsockbluesock Thanks MG, I kept popping back in to look at what I had, but was rather wet and cold by the end of it!!

[Sean O'Neill]

@danacarruthers Thanks Dana.

[Livia]

@seanoneill If only you could hear my brain sizzling. 8P

[Sean O'Neill]

@pippajeanne Thanks Pippa I am glad that you like it. Overcast days can work really well when shooting flowers close up. If you shoot in overcast light you lose the messy shadows that can clutter a flower shot on a bright sunny day. It doesn't always work, but often does.

[Sean O'Neill]

@annbo Thank you Ann, I am pleased that you like it.

[Sean O'Neill]

@myautofocuslife Somedays I think I can ;)

[Pippa]

@seanoneill - Thanks, Sean, I'm going to remember that!

[Sean O'Neill]

@pippajeanne No problem Pippa. Good luck.

[Kelly]

Lovely vibrant colours Sean - sorry to hear the cricket was cancelled but good news for 365! I haven't ever shot any macros with flash - but now I am keen to try! Lovely shot!

[Sean O'Neill]

@kellc Thank sKelly. Good luck. Best if the flash is off camera I think.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Precious colors and drops.

[Sean O'Neill]

@sailingmusic Thanks ever so Myrna.

[Shez]

This is gorgeous!!!! The colour really pops with the dark background. Follow = ]

[Sean O'Neill]

@shezzyj Thanks Shez. That pleases me :)

[Zuzana]

Beautiful color and great water drops!

[Jen Hudson]

Yes even better large, beautiful detail and water drops just add to it all.