Jerry van Dijk
03-13-2010, 03:43 PM
...on a Crane flower (Strelitzia reginae). Usually, these wonderful flowers are shot sideways. I thought I'd try a different approach, since I was struck at the sight of the wonderful color combination of the blue and orange from up front and decided to have a go at it. It might have been looking more interesting if it had a big bug on it somewhere....:D. Shot in the garden of a holiday home in Aznalcazar, near Seville, Spain.
Panasonic DMC-FZ18, handheld, 23 mm (138 mm eq.) w. Suntec 4+ closeup lens, ISO-100, F/5, 1/320 sec, EC 0, pattern metering, aperture priority, JPEG.
PP in Corel Photopaint. Minor tweaks on levels and sharpness. Slightly cropped for composition. NR with NeatImage.
Panasonic DMC-FZ18, handheld, 23 mm (138 mm eq.) w. Suntec 4+ closeup lens, ISO-100, F/5, 1/320 sec, EC 0, pattern metering, aperture priority, JPEG.
PP in Corel Photopaint. Minor tweaks on levels and sharpness. Slightly cropped for composition. NR with NeatImage.