As the the title implies, I toured the Morgantown Botanical Garden yesterday afternoon. I saw this as an opportunity to try out my recent purchase of an AK Diffuser, which provides even lighting for macro photographs. These are purportedly custom made for specific camera and flash combinations.
Using this diffuser, I took a variety of mushroom pictures in the woods. Unpracticed as I am with using my ancient Canon Speedlite flash, I still had to resort to cranking the ISO level on my camera, alternating between 1000 and 2000 ISO. I've downloaded the manual for the Speedlite 580 EX, so now I can research how to increase the amount of light being emitted.
Here's a cute little Yellow American Blusher (Amanita flavorubens):
As you can see, the AK diffuser provided an even lighting for what would normally be a dark, shadowy picture.
Finally, I was able to catch the Great Rhododendron (Charlie Brown), which was blooming in the forest:
If I had any sense at all, I should check out the Deckers Creek trail or the cliff at Coopers Rock State Forest for some more picturesque wide-angle shots.
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