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On our last day in Montréal the weather finally cleared—it had been raining for two days straight—so Ingrid and I headed to the Jardin Botanique (Botanical Garden). Unfortunately, we only had a few hours to spend at the gardens and so we only saw about a quarter of it. In that time I still managed to get a bunch of nice photos.
Lessons I learned (but will probably forget again):
- Don't be afraid to dial up to ISO400 or ISO800, particularly in the glass houses, to get up to f/8.0 or so. This improves sharpness and depth-of-field more than the noise degrades the image
- When light is a bit scarce, use Tv to keep an acceptable shutter speed at the expense of aperture -- 1/160 second seems like a good value to avoid camera shake
- Use exposure override of -1/3 to -2/3 on bright flowers against dark backgrounds, and check for clipping of highlights anyway
(M)(L)Unopened Black-Eye Susan Flower
(M)(L)Hibiscus Flower Pistil and Stamens
(M)(L)Unidentified Purple Flower
(M)(L)Unidentified White Flower
(M)(L)Blue & White Berries
(M)(L)Multicolor Cone Flower Patch
(M)(L)Bee on Coneflower
(M)(L)Dameselfly at the Water's Edge
(M)(L)Duckling in the Water
Entry first conceived on 23 July 2007, 15:49 UTC, last modified on 23 July 2007, 16:25 UTC