Anita's Photoblog
Wood or Celandyne Poppy (Stylophorum)
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 30 May 2008 in Plant & Nature.
Native. Growing in my garden.
(I'm still out gardening)
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I welcome your honest critique, especially if they will improve my photography.
If I have made a mistake in a flower identification, please let me know!
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.
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Marcie from United States
I'm not only enjoying the photos..but learning about different plant/flower species.
Beautiful color against the dark green background.
30 May 2008 11:41am
@Marcie: Thanks, Marcie. I'm glad you are learning. I am too. It is part of the fun.
@crafts: Thank you!
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Exceptional color and clarity, Anita! A beautifully composed shot. What a beauty!
30 May 2008 3:16pm
David Ross from Bryn Mawr, United States
The sharpness of the flower (and contrast with the background?) gives the illusion of it floating on the background -- almost like a water lilly. Sublime.
30 May 2008 3:50pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
Beautiful contrasting colors and perfect composition. Glad you are enjoying the nice weather in your garden!!
30 May 2008 4:16pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Wonderful shot Anita. The poppy seems floating in mid-air!
30 May 2008 8:55pm
@Alun Lambert: Thank you.
@Sumedh: Thank you!
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nice colors, well done. It looks like my recent post ;)
1 Jun 2008 11:08am
@Olivier Jules: Thank you!
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
You do such a good job of showcasing the flower by choosing just the right composition with the leaves. I'm always impressed by that.
9 Jun 2008 5:55am
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
Thank you. I'm working on improving composition, though sometimes I forget in my excitement over the beauty of the flower as seen through my macro lens.
13 Jun 2008 12:56pm
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
1/200 second
F/6.3
ISO 400
150 mm (35mm equiv.)