Greg Molyneux Photography

New Jersey landscape and nature photography

The last of us

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Low key macro photograph of a late season purple coneflower (echinacea). Buttery bokeh and shallow depth of field tell the story here.

The last of us — 100mm | f/4 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/250

Just a guy getting in the very last his purple coneflowers have to offer. My potted echinacea are last men standing (barely), and I wanted to get in some eleventh hour shots before final decay.

As afternoon light was pouring in over the rooftop I grabbed the camera and went for a slightly upward perspective shooting from a crouched position. With one good flower left I wanted to really go for a sharp cut-off with respect to depth of field, drawing attention to the ends of the front four petals. From there I’d let a low key workflow and buttery bokeh tell the rest of the story.

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Photos from the archives

This time from a side perspective, a low key, fine art, black and white macro photograph of echinacea (purple coneflower) before its petals extend and progresses to bloom.
A moody long exposure night photograph overlooking the marshland toward Atlantic City.
Cross processed golden hour photo of clouds, marsh, and reflective water.
14mm blue hour photo purposefully out of focus capturing passing clouds and salt marsh with intentional camera side motion blur.
Vertical orientated shallow depth of field purple coneflower macro