Hello / Echinopsis

[alexk3954]

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the forum so I will just introduce myself quickly.  My name is Alex and I live in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California.  I love exploring the mountains and have always brought along a camera.  About a year ago I decided to get more serious about my photography and to learn how to take more than simple snapshots.  I am grateful to have this website as a resource and I have learned a lot here.  I look forward to sharing my images with you all in the coming years.

Here is my first attempt at combining multiple exposures.  A total of 30 frames were combined to get sufficient depth of field. This is a bloom of a cactus (Echinopsis sp.) that only lasted for one day.

20170522_Echinopsis_Final Edit_0001-Edit by Alex Kirsonis, on Flickr

[NancyP]

Lovely, and good editing job. Studio shot, or outdoors?

[alexk3954]

Thank you Nancy.  No, I do not mess around with studio lighting; I generally like to keep things simple when it comes to equipment.  This was taken outside on a very foggy morning so the light was very diffuse.

[JKoerner007]

Beautiful

[Miles]

Excellent job!  Nice way to start!

[sdwilsonsct]

Excellent job!  Nice way to start!

+1. Welcome!

[Cornfield]

Very well done.  You have set a high standard.

[Paulo Bizarro]

Excellent.