I spent many pleasant afternoons in the Rio Grande Botanic Garden in Albuquerque photographing flowers and plants. There is something calming and restorative about being in a beautiful garden, and the Rio Grande Botanic Garden is as beautiful as they come in Albuquerque, New Mexico! This collection of photos, captured on film, are from a year’s worth of captures during my stay in Albuquerque. Hope you enjoy them. If you are ever Albuquerque, be sure to stop by the Rio Grande Botanic Garden! Filed under Flower Photos, Albuquerque Photos. Click on the thumbnails pics to see the images of each flower then select the page number to view more flowers.
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Flower Photos: Rio Grande Botanic Garden
October 17, 2009Yellow Daisies, Rio Grande Botanic Garden
October 7, 2009
Photo: Yellow Daisies at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden
This is a close-up of yellow daisies seen in the Rio Grande Botanic Garden in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It reflects one of my favorite techniques in flower photography: Using the colors of adjacent flowers to create blurred colors (bokeh) in the background. The blurred pink colors in the background are others flowers intentionally out of focus (by using a large aperture) to create a pleasing background for the foreground flowers.
Camera: Nikon D40, Nikon 55-200mm VR lens, Nikon 3T Close-Up Diopter.
Spring Flowers In Color!
April 9, 2009
Photo: Spring Flowers In Color!
Aaaaah, the joyous colors of flowers in bloom! These colorful spring flowers were photographed at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This photo was captured with a Nikon D40 with a Nikon 55-200mm VR lens on tripod. To get the really close focus seen here I also used a Nikon 3T diopter. The diopter is an auxiliary lens that screws on like a filter. It allows closer focus and enlarges the image. I am pretty sure the 3T is discontinued (I purchased it used years ago). It is a very high quality diopter that provides sharp images with a very pretty bokeh (background blur). They provide a great value for macro photography if you can find one.