I think it is available already, a deluxe white beach umbrella with optional cup holder.

daylilydreams said:

There you go Larry, you could produce a new picture taking umbrella for taking garden pictures it should tilt and be tall enough to stand under.

And a cup holder for Ginny G and I just saw Tim's post.

Don't forget you will have to make one in purple.

Charley

The trouble with shading your daylily with your body is that it locks in the point of view and the background, either of which may be better if you move a couple of feet right or left of your shading position. My third most important tool for photographing daylilies is a 20 by 20 inch piece of cardboard which, if I find a great shot and my wife is willing to participate (usually a given) she can hold to shade the flower while I take a different position from which to shoot.

Charley

Good information Charley but pretty sure my DH would have no part of the holding

I agree Charley, sometimes the direction of the sun just doesn't allow my body to shade the daylily from the angle I want.

I get sun can wash out colors and create harsh shadows so you would want to shade the blooms with your body or umbrella. Perhaps I'm nuts (many people can confirm that) but I think you can get some interesting shots in sunlight. I kinda like these but maybe I'm delusional?? I don't particularly care for the background on either shot but I like the looks of the blooms in the sun.

In my opinion, it's not the sun that's the problem. A lot of flowers look fine in the sun. The problem is a lot of camera's will overcompensate for the sun, and your bloom, which may still look beautiful in the photo, no longer represents the true color of the bloom to the naked eye.

Another interesting thing about both of those shots is that the background is in the shade, which will also impact how the camera adjusts the white balance/color cast. Maybe I can explore how shading behind my bloom might improve my photography this summer.

On those colors, the sunlight looks very nice and actually gives the daylily some wonderful highlights.

I have one daylily however, that looks horrible when taken in the sun. "Yellow Ducky" is such a bright yellow, that it looks washed out if taken in full sun. Below is probably one of a few photos that I took in the sun of Yellow Ducky. And it is mostly back lit with just a little sun. If this picture had been taken with the sun full on in front, it would all look like the small portion on the far right.

I prefer taking photo's in the sun, but generally morning sun is the best. And yellows are tough, as Vickie said. But I love that glow you get from the sun. And the diamond dusting just requires sun to show. Some of my favorite sun shots.

Itsy Bitsy Spider gives my camera fits, in the sun. But it's fine with slightly warmer yellow of Rocket Science.

And sometimes it's just the flower. These photo's were taken 2/3 hrs apart. Same flowers way different colors. This is Small Worlds Purple Profusion. Shade won't make this one look purple.

Legalily said:Good information Charley but pretty sure my DH would have no part of the holding

What you need is a cheapy metal music stand to hold the piece of cardboard. They're adjustable, so you could make it the right height. They're not big or heavy, so you could put it just about anywhere.

Like $12 on Amazon, but I know you could find cheaper...


Am I saying you could replace your DH for $12? Nooooo, but...

beenthere said:And sometimes it's just the flower. These photo's were taken 2/3 hrs apart. Same flowers way different colors. This is Small Worlds Purple Profusion. Shade won't make this one look purple.

This is also soooooo true. I've been meaning to post a new thread about fickle purples (red purple one day/week/month, blue purple another) for a while.

I'll get around to it, I promise. I scoured my pic since 2015, and I found some decent examples. Since this thread is about photos, though...

Sometimes you catch just the right sun in just the right place.



(That's Cherokee Star.)

beenthere said:And sometimes it's just the flower. These photo's were taken 2/3 hrs apart. Same flowers way different colors. This is Small Worlds Purple Profusion. Shade won't make this one look purple.

Not purple, but look at your foliage. Don't you think the top one looks bluer than the bottom one, and the bottom one has a ltttle extra yellow in those greens? If your camera is doing that to your foliage, maybe it's making similar changes to your bloom, no? To me this looks like a very similar example to mine.

Lyshack said:

Not purple, but look at your foliage. Don't you think the top one looks bluer than the bottom one, and the bottom one has a ltttle extra yellow in those greens? If your camera is doing that to your foliage, maybe it's making similar changes to your bloom, no? To me this looks like a very similar example to mine.

Thanks for the acorn, @josieskid!

Hmm. I do see that now. Same camera, same settings, but different lighting.

Well, thank you, Ken. For that amazing idea!