My view of the flowers

[elsa hoffmann]

Thank you all once again.

As said - how does one do something different - blooming impossible really. The flowers are photographed to death each year - but I am pleased I managed some for myself too.

It was a trip to remember for a very long time.

[elsa hoffmann]

and my final ones

[Anirban Halder]

Very nice series Elsa. I like all of them. #3 is my fav. Just love that creamy bokeh. Trip to remember indeed.

Are they seasonal flowers? I wonder how does the field look when they dry up.

[elsa hoffmann]

Thank you Anirban

Yes these are seasonal - for about 2 months of the year - when they are at their best.  It's called the Namaqua land flowers or West Coast flowers.

The rest of the year its dry and brown.

The flowers are visited by thousands of people each year and included in tours / safaris for overseas visitors. Its a big attraction to locals as well.

[Mikes]

Beautiful images Elsa, especially #1 and #4 whose colours I really like. It must be quite a place for photography.

Which 300mm lens did you use? Was this your most used lens there?

[elsa hoffmann]

Thanks Mikes

Its the older 300f4 - no VR and I paired it with a D3200 - the results surprised me since I usually shoot D800.

I did use this combination about 50% of the time.

[Hugh_3170]

Ah, but the best camera / lens is the one that you have with you.  The first image is proof of that, is it not? 

Thanks Mikes

Its the older 300f4 - no VR and I paired it with a D3200 - the results surprised me since I usually shoot D800.

I did use this combination about 50% of the time.

[elsa hoffmann]

  I had both bodies with me all the time.
But I do favour longer lenses above wider - so I kept migrating to that combination.
But that is about a long as I should go - longer is heavier and right now not an option for me.

[Bruno Schroder]

#6 for me, the fly looking like an extension of the flower makes it very unusual.