Flowers Galleries

Ellwanger Gardens

This gallery was shot on May 11th, 2008 at Ellwanger Gardens off Mt. Hope Ave. in Rochester, NY. All shots were taken with a Pentax A 50mm f2.8mm 1:2 Macro lens or the legendary Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro lens. Obviously they are two of my favorites, even if it can be argued the bokeh of the Pentax 50mm is a little weak.

Updated: May 11, 2008 6:53pm PST

Rochester Lilac Festival 2006

These shots were all taken using a Pentax *ist DS fitted with my favored SMC-A 50mm f2.8 Macro lens. All captures were post-processed in C1. Ironically, all my best shots were of pansies. It's also hard to believe I was caught in a thunderstorm minutes later. Thankfully Lowepro's Nova 2 AW bag lives up to its reputation!

Updated: May 14, 2006 4:06pm PST

Rochester Tulips - 2006

Spring is finally here and the flowers are out! Here are several shots of the tulips around my building. These were all taken with my trusty Pentax-A SMC 50mm f2.8 Macro. This has been and will be one of my favorite lenses! Note that the first six shots are straight from camera JPEGs, and the remainder are PEFs postprocessed in Capture On ...

Updated: Apr 30, 2006 7:09pm PST

Tigerlilies & Bluebells

A few shot of my mom's flowers taken during my vacation home over 7/2/05 to 7/10/05.

Updated: Jul 18, 2005 7:49pm PST

Rochester Lilacs & Tulips - 2005

A few shots of flowers taken around Rochester this spring.

Updated: May 25, 2005 7:49pm PST