Macro flower photographs

Shot against the sky with the 18-35mm at 35mm

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8...c5dce9dc_b.jpg

Helleborus

Nice shot Peter,

A.

That helleborus is lovely, Peter. After a rain yesterday, the sun peaked out...and I had the 105mm Nikkor macro on the camera, so took a few shots of the bearded iris...

1)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps1e3dfd57.jpg

2)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps69be4d25.jpg

3)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps68cc82be.jpg

4)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps10563f15.jpg

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Originally Posted by Nat

That helleborus is lovely, Peter. After a rain yesterday, the sun peaked out...and I had the 105mm Nikkor macro on the camera, so took a few shots of the bearded iris...

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Nice shots Nat,
I personally prefer the number 3)

Cheers
A

Taken today in the Apennines

http://i43.tinypic.com/34y4i2r.jpg
Nikon D800, Zeiss Distagon T 2.8/25mm, 1/100 sec, f/11, Iso 100

Andrea, a nice image. Judging from the shadows, it looks like you were dealing with shooting in the general direction of the sun? Do you know what plant it is?

Beautiful!!

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Originally Posted by Cantab

Andrea, a nice image. Judging from the shadows, it looks like you were dealing with shooting in the general direction of the sun? Do you know what plant it is?

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Thanks Bruce.

The sun was roughly 135 degree right, thus behind the flower, and 45 degree high, more or less the upper RHS corner, to increase the contrast and details rendering. The camera was handheld. Unfortunately I do not know the name of the plant. I could not find it on the net, yet.

Cheers
A.

Thanks, Nat...

This has been taken with the sun almost behind the camera.

http://i41.tinypic.com/3308k8j.jpg
Nikon D800, Zeiss Distagon T 2.8/25, 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200

A.

Bruce,
I think I found it. It should be an Alpine Anenome.

Cheers
A.

Not sure this is the exact one, but I do feel this is in the anemone family......
http://europe.floraveronese.net/anemonebaldensis.htm
Well, darn, Andrea, you posted while I was typing! But I agree....anemone it is!

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Originally Posted by Nat

Not sure this is the exact one, but I do feel this is in the anemone family......
http://europe.floraveronese.net/anemonebaldensis.htm
Well, darn, Andrea, you posted while I was typing! But I agree....anemone it is!

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Well we were both searching on Internet.
This is what I found

http://www.naturamediterraneo.com/fo...TOPIC_ID=13886

The name is Pulsatilla Alpina also known as Anemone Alpino

Cheers
A.

Another wild anemone, Anemone nemorosa

http://i41.tinypic.com/dbjsig.jpg

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Originally Posted by kris

Well we were both searching on Internet.
This is what I found

http://www.naturamediterraneo.com/fo...TOPIC_ID=13886

The name is Pulsatilla Alpina also known as Anemone Alpino

Cheers
A.

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I initially had wondered if it might be an anemone but don't know them well and thought that the rest of the plant didn't look right.

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Originally Posted by Nat

After a rain yesterday, the sun peaked out...and I had the 105mm Nikkor macro on the camera, so took a few shots of the bearded iris...

1)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps1e3dfd57.jpg

Camera
NIKON D90

Exposure
1/125s

ISO
160

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Nice photos Nat, that first one especially with its detail and contrasts

I'm afraid I don't know the name of this one;

http://i40.tinypic.com/35i2a02.jpg

Interesting photo. Is the plant a vine?

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Originally Posted by Cantab

Interesting photo. Is the plant a vine?

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not what I'd call a vine but it grows on tall leggy shoots as seen in the BG., in little clumps amongst the rocks

From the garden

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8...208bdffa_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8...e9652164_b.jpg

two different coloured narcissus

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8...c04ce635_b.jpg

and a smaller variety