Our wealth lies not in what we have, but in what we enjoy. –  Anonymous

So where the clear light of day would need only 20 seconds for preparation and never more than a second for exposure, I choose the half-light of evening and belabour the task for far too long… It must be the challenge and the beauty of brilliant moonlight on a still winter’s night.

Some will prefer a darker feel of night, but sometimes I like a daylight effect. The telephoto has a highly selective focus at close range, used to good advantage here. Raindrops from an afternoon shower can be seen on the petals.

85mm, ISO 2000. f2.8 for 25 seconds

Posted by Barney Brewster

Tags: focus, garden; flowers;, high ISO, long exposure, moonlight photography, New Plymouth, Nikon D700, telephoto, trees

Categories: Night photography