Spring Flowers In Color!

Spring Flowers In Color! ⇑

Aaaaah, the joyous colors of flowers in bloom! These colorful spring flowers were photographed at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

This photo was captured with a Nikon D40 with a Nikon 55-200mm VR lens on tripod. To get the really close focus seen here I also used a Nikon 3T diopter. The diopter is an auxiliary lens that screws on like a filter. It allows closer focus and enlarges the image. I am pretty sure the 3T is discontinued (I purchased it used years ago). It is a very high quality diopter that provides sharp images with a very pretty bokeh (background blur). They provide a great value for macro photography if you can find one.