I went out with my miniature macro attachment to the iPhone last week and captured photographs of a few wildflowers. Apart from the overall mediocre image quality (thank you Apple!) and extremely shallow depth-of-field, the macro adapter does a reasonably good job.
All photographs from an iPhone 4S with a macro lens attachment. Post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 5.0.
Sainfoins (Onobrychis viciifolia) belong to the pea family (Leguminosae/Fabaceae). My trusted Collins Complete Guide to British Wildflowers tells me that these are generally found in dry, calcareous grasslands, which is exactly where I found these growing!
All pictures with a iPhone 4S, the bottom two with an external macro lens attachment. All pictures corrected for contrast and white balance in Adobe Lightroom 5
A daisy following the sun…
At the Queensmead Lake in Staines, England. A tranquil place to relax and walk, yet within 5 minutes walking distance from Staines town centre. 3-shot bracketed HDR processed in NIK HDREfex Pro
The ephemeral beauty of a dandelion seed head. All that is needed is a puff of wind to send the seeds floating to begin their adventurous journey. Many won’t make it, but those few that do will continue this cycle for the rest of us to admire and enjoy.
As seen from Pontcysyllte aqueduct. The aqueduct is not visible in this picture but the arches that can be seen are of the railway viaduct over the Dee.. This viaduct was built between 1846-8 by Henry Robertson. The viaduct stands 100 feet tall and towers about 30 feet over the Chirk aqueduct that carries the Llangollen canal.
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 camera fitted with a tamron 18-250mm lens. Single-shot HDR conversion using NIK HDRefex pro.
The Llangollen Canal is a UN World Heritage Site built in parts from the late 18th century and includes two aqueducts (at Pontcysyllte and Chirk).
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 with a Tamron 18-250mm lens. 3 shot bracketed HDR.
As seen from the Pontcysyllte aqueduct near Llangollen, Wales. The road bridge on the river is the one used to access the aqueduct.
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 and a Tamron 18-250mm walkabout lens. Processed from 3 bracketed exposures in NIK HDR Efex Pro.
Just last week I made a mad dash from Cambridge to Chester and then on to Llangollen to visit some family. As I wasn’t anticipating a day of photography, I left all my lenses barring the walkabout Tamron 18-250. Llangollen is a pretty little town in North Wales probably best known for the Llangollen steam railway and the Llangollen canal that passes over the River Dee on the Pontcysyllte aqueduct.
A standard 3 shot bracketed HDR image processed in NIK HDR Efex Pro. Photographed on a Nikon D7000.
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