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Everything is in bloom, finally: tulips, lilac, thorn, cherry, barberry... I took just a very few quick shots on my way to the office, could not pass by this beauty, but also could not afford spend hours sitting on my knees doing macros. 

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Those tulips are gorgeos! Sadly, they fly off pretty quickly.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdmmG3ZFwxNmwnALBsccCrsXnNXXhWBcKnkdsGrrSVeuz/img_7826w_h.jpg)

They are huge, and massive, and stable - that benefits the macro photography too.

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And now the blackthorn tree. Several of these trees are scattered throughout the park, they are young and not very large in size - so from a height of human height you can reach and take photographs without tearing off the branches of the tree... But in order to get green as a background (this color is given by grass), I had to stretch up like a giraffe so that my lens looked down, and I also deliberately pulled the branch with my hands, lowering it lower.   From a distance they look even better - a huge ball of pink foam. It is impossible to pass by such beauty! (By the way, this is probably some kind of decorative, garden version of the blackthorn - I didn’t notice that the tree had any serious thorns....)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmVk9xsBh7FFoYbXarjBX5otz4bNRufeStU5U9Y5UFHTXW/img_7793w_h1.jpg)
Unfortunately, today is not a very sunny day, clouds are floating in the sky and the wind is constantly causing the branches to move. This is not conducive to good, confident macro photography - even the branches of the tree were also in motion, the petals of the thorn were fluttering and did not allow themselves to be photographed :))))

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcTAoWBvvSYhayXCa5B3scHL9oAgg6aVADog67Ktr47D4/img_7796w_h.jpg)

Still, I manage to grab some stuff. While I was standing near the tree, examining the flowers thru the pathviewer, a cool insect arrived. I did a few pics (which I will sow later), really have no time for editing photos right now. See you next time!



<table class="wp-block-table"><tbody><tr>
<td>location:</td>
<td>St.Petersburg, Russia</td>
<td>May 2024</td>
<td>natural lighting</td></tr>
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<td>camera/lens:</td>
<td>Canon 5D</td>
<td>Sigma 150mm</td>
<td>raw-conv.</td></tr>

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<td>f 5</td>
<td>t 1/400</td>
<td>ISO 320</td>
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</tbody></table>