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Quail Grass (Celosia argentea)

Thank you to Tammy Bryant for finding the name of this flower

© Xavier Wiechers 2014. All rights reserved

Thank you to Tammy Bryant for finding the name of this flower

© Xavier Wiechers 2014. All rights reserved
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100

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Contest Finalist in Covers Photo Contest Vol 31

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Pure sweetness!

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sorry can't help you identify it...not sure we have this here. Stunning capture with beautiful colour and bokeh. Congrats on the award.

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Just stunning! I love the soft / clear effect :)

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nice composition...

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Beautiful! I Love the colors and the softness! Wonderful!

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I did a quick little research and it looks kind of like a Wheat Celosia, Flamingo Feather Celosia, (Cocks Comb)

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Could not stop looking at this fabulous photo. Pure perfection!

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Beautiful composition and soft colours. The bokeh adds a nice touch as well. Excellent!

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How lovely this is! the ladybug is the perfect touch. Wish I knew the name!

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Is simply beautifull!!!

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Quail Grass(Celosia argentea) or Cockscomb(Celosia cristata) They both look the same except I believe the Cockscomb is a tad bit bigger than the other. Also stunning and beautiful capture.

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Location

In Vancouver at the Bloedel Conservatory which is a domed lush paradise located in Queen Elizabeth Park atop the City of Vancouver’s highest point. They have tropical ecosystems and exotic birds.

Time

In the evening, at 6:02 pm according to the EXIF info

Lighting

The dome provided a nice diffused light so I just used the existing natural light. However, my standard practice is to always use exposure bracketing. I usually use a two stop bracket but in this case I was experimenting with 3 so the three shots were at 0, -3, +3 EV at f/2.8.

Equipment

I used my Canon EOS 70D camera and was starting to experiment with my EF-S60mm f.2,8 Macro USM lens. I set my camera on my Milano tripod. No flash. I used the 2s timer to avoid any vibration

Inspiration

The flower caught my eye and noticed the small reflections in the background and decided it would be a perfect shot for a nice bokeh. To be honest I was so focused on the flower and bokeh that I did not noticed the lady bugs till I got home and loaded the images into Lightroom.

Editing

I love post-processing and most of my photography has post-processing. However, in this case the only post-processing was merging the 3 images into the final HDR and adding my signature / watermark.

In my camera bag

I carry my Canon EOS 70D, all of my lenses, my GPS, my primary Canon 600EX-RT primary flash, and my tripod. This makes for a heavy back pack but you never know which lens you are going to need.

Feedback

In this case I would say there are 4 key things that I would recommend: 1.- Always use a tripod 2.- Use the 2s timer to avoid any vibration that could ruing the sharpness especially for the bokeh 3.- Use the fastest lens you have 4.- Use exposure bracketing. These days it costs nothing other than a couple of extra seconds to take the extra shots. If you don't need them then you can delete them later but I find that more often than not I use HDR. You just have to make sure the HDR is natural and not extreme or it ruins the shot

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Quail Grass (Celosia argentea)

Thank you to Tammy Bryant for finding the name of this flower

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Quail Grass (Celosia argentea)

Thank you to Tammy Bryant for finding the name of this flower © Xavier Wiechers 2014. All rights reserved

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