This is one of the first images with my new Nikon D600, a yellow rose with rose coloured petal tips in our own garden. A couple of evenings ago I wandered around our property taking random shots with the camera set on Auto ISO, and very impressed with the D600 ISO performance.

Nikon D6000, Nikkon 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens, Nikon TC 1.4, hand held

ISO 1400 from Camera Auto ISO, 195 mm, f/6.3, 1/200 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus

Catalogued, colour adjusted and exported from Capture One Pro 7. This is also new and like learning a new language. I used one of the Capture One Pro 7′s basic styles preset to convert the image to black and white, and bring out the red petal highlights.

Hydrangea with small rain drops set against a black background. Light box/tent with one light source set at approximately 3 o’clock

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head, light box/tent, 5300k photography light

ISO 100, 31 mm, f/13, 1.3 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, manual focus, live view mode, cable shutter release

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3, small spots removed and background darkened to full black (#000000) in Photoshop CS5

Smaller hydrangea against white background. Image set it lightbox/tent with external light source with white backdrop with backlighting

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head, light box/tent, 5300k photography light

ISO 100, 29 mm, f/13, 1/10 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, manual focus, live view mode, cable shutter release

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3, final background light and colour in Photoshop CS5

Rose set up against black background in light tent with one light source positioned approximately at 10 o’clock

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head, 5300k tripod mounted light source, light box/tent

ISO 100, 38mm, f/13, 1/60 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, manual focus in live view, tripod mounted, cable shutter release

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3, background darkened and spots removed in Photoshop CS5

Perfect pink Dahlia shedding rain water

Nikon D90, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens

ISO 250, 60mm, f/9, 1/80 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3 …

Rainbow contrasted against grey stormy sky

Nikon D90, Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 lens

ISO 320, 70mm, f/5, 1/1600 seconds exposure in Aperture Priority Mode, auto focus, hand held

Light and colour and minor adjustments in Lightroom 3.

Lichen covered wooden gate, barely noticeable in the overgrowth shadows echos past of forgotten paths.

Nikon D90, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens

ISO 200, 70mm, f/2.8, 1/50 seconds exposure in Aperture Priority Mode, auto focus, hand held, VR off.

Sharpening, light and colour adjustments in Lightroom 3.

Candelabra keeping light in the window during one of our many power outages. Reflections make a mood worth capturing

Nikon D90, Nikkon 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 VR lens

ISO 400, 105mm, f/22, 1.0 seconds exposure in Auto mode, manual focus, tripod mounted, timed shutter release, VR off.

Sharpening, light and colour adjustments in Capture NX2