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Poppies growing at a roadside verge on the D740, near to the centre of the town of Ruffec in the Charente, France.
Behind them the roadsside ditch falls away sharply and beyond this trees rising from the steep ditch, forming a tall hedge-like barrier cast shadow, create a dark background - a perfect backdrop for these beauties, transformed into glowing gems by the afternoon sunlight filtering through gaps in the hedge from behind and above them, and exploiting the translucence of their papery petals. Focus was on the nearer flower, at an aperture of ƒ9 to throw the further flower slightly out of focus and so draw the eye to the main subject. May 23rd 2011; 13:02.
Nikon D300; AF Nikkor 105 mm ƒ2.8 lens set in aperture priority at ƒ9. ISO seting 640. Shutter speed 1/1600 sec. - necessary as the flowers were being rocked by gusts of air as cars sped by. Exposure compensation -2 stops to darken background further.
Tags: Poppies Red Flowers backlighting
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Red Amaryllis photographed using directional natural dayight (from behind and left)
Date/time: 12 April 2010; 08:37:10; Equipment: Nikon D300 (tripod mounted); 105 mm Nikorr lens; Exposure: Aperture priority set at ƒ36 with exposure bias of -1.67 stops to mute colour and darken shadow areas for greater contrast; Resulting shutter speed 1.3 secs.
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Tags: Amaryllis Red Flower Bud Backlit Sidelit Nikon D300 scarlet MagicUnicornVeryBest MagicUnicornMasterpiece
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Yellow crocuses have been in flower in my garden for a fortnight, but this is the first of the blue/purples to open this Spring. Image details: date/time: 5th March 2010; 15:43:09; Nikon D300, tripod mounted; 105 mm lens; Aperture Priority set manually at ƒ40.to try to get maximum DoF for this close-up shot. Exposure bias -2.67 stops to keep the dark areas dark as the aim of the image is to present a contrast between light and dark areas; Shutter speed 2.0 secs.
Tags: Spring Crocus blue yellow petals flower macro Nikon D300 Legacy
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Tags: Blue crocus Spring Flower
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