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The weather was beautiful in outside today, nice for an Edmonton October weather anyway. I am still quite pleased *and knocking-on-wood* that there is no permanent snow on the ground. But the weather inside the Citadel was even nicer. Look at how green and beautiful these plants are inside the garden area of the Citadel. What a wonderful location for indoor wedding photography if the weather outside does not cooperate.

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Today I got myself some strobist gear and couldn’t wait to play with it. This is a dried plant that Amanda found for me to play with. I setup my new strobes and hoped to capture something unique. This is not what I was hoping for, but it is my best shot for the day, so I will take it. I will try a few more less difficult shots and hope the results are better. My biggest problem is that I don’t have any wireless triggers so I was using only one flash, while my spare sat aside. :(

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Visited the parents and this was a shot of one of the many many flowers in mom’s garden. I chose this shot because I messed up and was able to only get the tips of the petals in focus. But the rest of the image was exhibiting a very soft and silky smooth bokeh to the point that this photo does not look like a digital photo anymore. When I reviewed this photo on my computer, it reminded me of a painting more than a photo.

Aug 17 Flora

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I typically find flowers boring (perhaps because I don’t know how to shoot them). But this time around, I went for a walk and couldn’t stop capturing shots that had lots of potential. All of these are post-processed, mainly to enhance colors and burn in the shadows.  The result should be a subject that “pops”. Do they?