shelly – You are going to absolutely love the Botanical Park now. Since the storm they have restored it to a state vastly beyond what it ever was. The guided tour is a great idea, even with most of the things marked there is much to learn about the plants and flowers, their medicinal value, what they were used for, etc. I would take the tour myself but I would drive the guide mad stopping for 1/2 hour every time I wanted to take a picture. ?
metalkwitu – Sour Sop is a green tree with large leaves and a bumpy pale yellow fist-sized fruit. It was used for all kinds of things, including: stomach aches, viruses, headaches and many common ailments. One of our Jamaican friends gave ours to us many years ago and we have used it several times when I was feeling under the weather. Peggy mashes up the fruit and blends it into a hot tea with lemon and honey. It’s not a cure all but I felt better after drinking it. ?
jpep – That’s exactly right. I have an attachment that goes in the hot shoe and triggers the speedlight from a remote location, up to about 20 feet away. If it’s too bright it won’t pick up the flash so I was lucky it was partly cloudy the day I shot the flower. It never would have worked in direct sunlight. It comes with a handy mounting attachment where you can sit the speedlight on a flat surface. In my case, there was nowhere like that so Peggy held it while I snapped away. ? I have two speedlights, which come in extremely handy for some of the cover shots. With a dining shot I need light directly on the food and top/side fill lighting on the models with the sunset in the background. With only one light there would have to be some compromise. With two, I can get everything properly balanced so it all looks natural. Photography is one of those things that require a lot of un-natural efforts to obtain a natural looking result – kind of like a golf swing. ?
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