Shot at home on a bright red tulip. Converted to black-and-white for clarity. Can you spot a teeny-tiny aphid in the picture? You may wish to see this picture in a larger size on Flickr by clicking on the photo.
Camera Settings: ISO100, f/10, 1/125 Lens: 105mm f/2.8 Sigma macro lens
As most everyone else my visit to Keukenhof Tulip gardens 3 years ago resulted in the purchase of tulip bulbs. Many of these lasted one season only but the one below has been a repeat flowerer. The is the Estella Rijnveld Parrot Tulip with bright red and creamy wavy petals. They are indeed spectacular, are they not?
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I took this picture at a friend’s house in Newport, Wales. This year I missed the tulip blooms in my garden as I was out-of-town over the 2 weeks these bloomed. I have removed all distracting greens from this photo to enhance the glow from the tulip. Shot using a 50mm f1.8 Nikon lens and processed in Lightroom.
I believe the picture explains the title of this blog entry…
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 with a Sigma f/2.8 105mm macro lens (f/5.0, 1/800). Selectively converted dull green background to black in Adobe Lightroom 4.4
The tulips came and went really quickly this year.. At least I managed to capture a few with my camera.
Photographed using a Nikon D7000 and post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.4
Spring finally arrived in Cambridge this week. The garden suddenly woke up from its long winter slumber and burst into colour. Daffodils, Crocuses and now tulips are in bloom.
Technical Details
Nikon D7000 with external Speedlight SB600 flash in slave mode
Sigma 105mm f/2.8
1/250 f/20 ISO200
Post-Processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.4
could almost be called a rose. This tulip at first glance looks so much like a rosebud.
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