I've recently added a wildflower photography workshop - more specifically wood anemones - on April 2nd in mid-Kent. Set in a beautiful broadleaved woodland, delicate white wood anemones carpet its floor making it one of nature's great spring spectacles. Wood anemones are the true harbingers of spring, and while compared to exotics like bee and lady orchids along with gauche poppies and bluebells, anemones may not be the most glamorous of flowers. However, photographically, they are, to me at least, by far the most pictorial. Whether you prefer wide-angle or macro photos, with petals open or closed, in bright sunshine or rain, they offer a multitude of opportunities where the only limitation is our imagination. I hope the following images will inspire you to get out during this period, and if you're at all interested in attending the workshop, you can find details here.
Daybreak...
Afternoon...
I never know, fully, what I might encounter and so I always bring a plethora of lenses with me which when these were captured included a Nikon D850, Sigma 15mm fisheye, 18-35mm, 105mm and 200mm Micro. Depending on the anemone's location, time of the day or effect I wished to create, the camera was either tripod mounted or handheld. Occasionally a polariser was fitted to control reflections and reflectors implemented to 'fill' shaded parts of the flower. And, when I preferred not to be bogged down with equipment and enjoyment of the scene took priority, I would simply wander with the camera and macro lens slung over my shoulder.
All photographs are available as fine art prints, details of which can be found here.
As the sun sets...
Nightfall...
