ranunculus! At least at this time of the year! I had never heard of this flower until I got into macro photography. The colors and curved ayers are beyond gorgeous. It’s also a simple flower. The stems sometimes bend in odd shapes and there aren’t a lot of leaves along the stem. They look even better with water drops on them, sometimes. But they look the best when I use one of my Lensbaby lenses to photograph them!
I start scouting out Trader Joes grocery store in January to see when they’re in stock! It’s really hard not to buy every color on my first trip! As soon as I get home I start counting the days until I have toI drive by that way again! ’m as giddy as a child when I bring them home!
Here’s an image from this year’s first purchase. Shot with a Velvet 56 and a 12mm extension tube. ISO 800 f/5.6 1/50 sec
