Anita's Photoblog
Aloe ngobitensis
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 21 January 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Another Longwood Gardens conservatory photo. This aloe originated in Kenya.
QUESTION: Do you photograph alone or with other photographers? I prefer to photograph alone.
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A few words about the EXIF data, beginning in April when I began using Nikon D300 and the Sigma 105mm macro: My new camera and macro lens record the relative or effective f stop, not the one seen on the lens. For an explanation of this, go to the next to the last question at this site.
Paul Michko from Exton, PA, United States
Very nice, Anita. I love red and this is so striking.
21 Jan 2008 12:04pm
@Paul Michko: Thanks Paul. I love bright colors!
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Lovely, Anita. The color and detail is excellent. There is almost a 3D effect.
21 Jan 2008 12:12pm
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks! I was trying to make the flower stand out against the leaves. I wanted the leaves to have some detail to identify them as aloe, without detracting from the focus on the striking flower.
Tali from Serendipity, United States
Beautifully done! It is lovely!! And the red is rich a vibrant! Really nice!
21 Jan 2008 1:53pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
Great color and composition, and I really like the depth of field as well. I take my photos by myself, but I have never tried taking pictures with others. I have a friend that is an avid photographer - maybe I will try with him sometime to see how it goes (we are going to a photo course in Philly in a couple weeks).
21 Jan 2008 3:18pm
Calusarus from ST SORLIN EN VALLOIRE, France
Nice sharpen ! I like it a lot the contrast between colors.
21 Jan 2008 4:01pm
David from Bryn Mawr, United States
The flower seems so sharp -- sharper than the very nice photos before and after. Is this really sharper or the effect of contrasting the flower with the petals behind?
25 Jan 2008 2:06am
@David: Good question. Thanks for asking as it makes me think about the photo. I think it is sharper for several reasons: The camera was further away from the flower than in the other photos, which increased the depth of the area that would be in focus; the sharp lines along the edges of the flowers allowed me to sharpen the photo more in photoshop; the contrast with the background, both in shape and color adds to it looking sharper.
Lorie from United States
Very striking image - this is super sharp with the background nice and soft - great work!
Lorie
25 Jan 2008 3:34am
@Lorie: Thanks. This is just what I was trying for!
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
1/30 second
F/7.1
ISO 100
150 mm (35mm equiv.)