Despite of the fact, that I come from Lapland, I don’t like cloudberries. Well, I eat them when served, but I dislike the taste. Arctic bramble is a different story, though :-)
My first encounter with this gentle berry was in early teenage. We used to swim in river Tornionjoki and nearby our beach was a riverbank, where the berries were growing. Somehow, I still can reproduce the taste in my mind!
I fully understand, why people are shooting flowers with long telephoto lenses. -Background control is so difficult with 90mm macro lens! Also, you have to be close to the subject with shorter focal lengths.
Despite of saturday’s unfortunate accident, I managed to get a decent shot of purple avens. It is actually first summer I notice this plant! I had to use quite large aperture to get a bit smoother BG, and higher ISO-speed to eliminate the wind caused movement.
90mm, F5, 1/320, -1ev, ISO 400, full frame
Casualties:
70 pictures, shot in very nice evening light, were lost in this unfortunate accident.
Lesson learned:
Nothing is more certain than uncertain.
Action plan:
Take the card to local photo store tomorrow and hope the warranty is what they claim it to be.
Mood:
Sad, blue and uncomfortable.
FAQ:
Q. Have you tried…
A. Yes, I have tried almost all, including hex-editor.