Photography – Page 27

Waiting for the Sun!

Like the Doors song “Waiting for the Sun“, these solitary field daisies wait for the sun that is increasingly rare as autumn approaches.

Technical

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Processed using Adobe Lightroom 4.1

Yellow on black

A yellow daisy shot from underneath the flower against sunlight. Click on the picture for a larger view.

Technical Details

Nikon D80
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens
f/4.5
1/3200

Nothing probably gives a better contrast and highlights a picture, like something yellow on black on monochrome background. To test this hypothesis, I put forward this picture of a yellow flower against a desaturated background.

Really interested in your thoughts!

Technical Details:

Nikon D80 
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens
1/300 f/4.5
Processed with Adobe Lightroom 4.1

Meadow Brown Butterfly

P1010520 — Meadow Brown Butterfly. Commonly found in the UK and Ireland.

I came across this meadow brown butterfly basking in the sunlight earlier this week. As such, these butterflies are nervous and don’t allow you to come close. This one, however, let me get to within a foot before deciding I could be a threat!

Tortoiseshell Butterfly

P1010527 — Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Near Hinxton, South Cambridgeshire). 28/08/2012

A small tortoiseshell butterfly in South Cambridgeshire. The most common of British butterflies (so nothing special there), except for the thrill of being able to get so close to this beautiful insect. Click on picture to view large size.

Arachnophobia!

I saw this spider on my walk this afternoon. It allowed me to get my camera to within a few inches. Just looking at this gives me the jitters, given that it is so alien to what we are used to!

To be(e) or not to bee

After that poor attempt at a pun, here are some pictures of honeybees photographed on oregano blooms, using a 105mm f/2.8 sigma macro lens with 32mm extension tube. Flash used with high f-setting to keep image sharp, in focus throughout and avoid blur.

Boats

Earlier this year I was at Visakhapatnam (Vizag), an important port town on the eastern coast of India. I spied this fishing boat on the boat where the crew had just come with the catch and had finished emptying their nets.

The Bay of Bengal in Visakhapatnam (Ramakrishna Beach). Fishing boat. Contrast enhanced and aqua and blue saturation increased marginally in LR

Fishing boat on Ramakrishna Beach, Visakhapatnam with Dolphins Nose in the background. Visakhapatnam is an important port in India.

These pictures were taken using a Nikon D80 camera with a Tamron 18-250mm lens. Processed in LightRoom 4.1. You can view the large size pictures by clicking on the pictures themselves.

British Wildflowers – Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet pimpernel – a small flower with a big and famous name. A low sprawling plant with bright red flowers about 10mm across. All parts of the plant are poisonous and contain glucopyranoside cucurbitacins (Arvenins I to IV). Consumption can cause stomach upsets, trembling and kidney damage. (Source: Wildflowerfinder.org.uk).

P1010418 — Scarlet pimpernel (*Anagallis arvensis*): picture taken with a Panasonic TZ30 Camera

P1010419 — Scarlet pimpernel: Picture taken with a Panasonic TZ30 camera

For more information, please see: http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/P/Pimpernel(Scarlet)/Pimpernel(Scarlet).htm

British Wildflowers – Great Mullein

Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a robust, upright plant that is covered with thick white woolly hairs. It is commonly found in grassland, and verges. The flowers are produced on an upright stalk and are usually bright yellow in colour.

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