Tulips, Skagit River Valley

[SteveK]

My wife's siblings and mother live in the Seattle area. While visiting there last month, we stopped to take a look at the tulips.

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[Mitchell-Krog]

Nice Steve, they are so bright they almost look fake, must have been awsome to be have been standing in a field of Tulips like that.

 

[Gale]

Wow thats a bouquet and a half))
Beautiful

 

[SteveK]

Nice Steve, they are so bright they almost look fake, must have been awsome to be have been standing in a field of Tulips like that.

Yes, actually I learned something from this shoot. I never noticed red colors being overexposed on film in the past, but the sensor of the D2X does over expose reds. I had to drop the exposure by -.7 stops to epose for the reds. Fields of yellow or pink tulips did not need as much exposure compensation.

Wow thats a bouquet and a half))
Beautiful

Thanks Gale, it is quite a sight to see!

 

[Gerald Plowman]

Steve, we live very close to the "tulips" and see them every year. . .. one doesn't realize how hard it is to get a good image of them. . . so much color and so many. . . you did very well.

 

[SteveK]

Steve, we live very close to the "tulips" and see them every year. . .. one doesn't realize how hard it is to get a good image of them. . . so much color and so many. . . you did very well.

I've only seen them a couple times on my visits, but this was the first time there was some sunlight and no wind.