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Purple Agapanthus aka Liliy of the Nile

Purple Agapanthus aka Liliy of the Nile

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cameraNIKON D800E

settings Aperture 28/5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 105/1 

upload_dateDec, 2016

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9 Comments |
FredBlundell
 
FredBlundell February 05, 2017
Superb artistry!
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 February 17, 2017
Gorgeous !! Congratulations being a finalist, Dancing Flowers Photo Contest
jvillainc Platinum
 
jvillainc February 19, 2017
Pretty Awesome! ????
clem
 
clem February 19, 2017
A great capture. I have one of these open, I never knew what their name is.
kenfowkes PRO
 
kenfowkes February 20, 2017
Love this! Bursting into bloom. 8-)
Roussou
 
Roussou April 02, 2017
Great shot, nice sharp detail.
cyndimccoun
 
cyndimccoun April 29, 2017
voted
Jtm733 PRO
 
Jtm733 May 29, 2017
Brilliant!
ginnyosbornetracy
 
ginnyosbornetracy July 12, 2017
So beautiful! I absolutely love plant macro photography!

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#purple #green #flower #macro #yellow
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Behind The Lens

Location

My garden in Blenheim, New Zealand

Time

Guess about 8AM

Lighting

Slightly overcast, but when shooting outdoor in NZ wind and harsh light are the critical factors. For macro shots, the wind is a crusher.

Equipment

A tripod, Nikon D800 with the 105 macro lens, which is the sharpest 35mm macro I've even used. Shutter cable. My favourite tripod head is a Manfroto MHXPRO with retractable levers and friction control. Weighs a bit for my preferred locations and situations, but the versitality and stability tradeoff is worth it.

Inspiration

The juvenile stage of the opening of the blossom captured my attention. It has the promise of a large purple bloom in a week's time. New Zealand is a paradise for nature and landscape photography. Gardens are quiet, peaceful and one can go about finding compositions without distraction.

Editing

Nothing really. A bit of cropping.

In my camera bag

For this morning, only the camera, 105mm, tripod and flexible shade disc.

Feedback

For macro, take a good number of captures at different f/ stops and choose the best later. Don't waste precious light and ideal conditions fiddling with correct exposures, etc. I prefer default Aperature setting unless moving composition I need to freeze.

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