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Rose Heart

Peering into the heart of a rose

Peering into the heart of a rose
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Canon EOS 50D

settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 100/1

upload_date

May, 2018

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Awards

2020 Choice Award

Peer Award

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank week 1

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in my small backyard in London, UK. A spindly, unhealthy rose bush that always appears to be on the brink of death always surprises us each year with some of the largest, most amazing flowers.This flower was still attached to the plant. I prefer to not disturb the plants I want to photograph.

Time

Mid-afternoon, before the golden hour.

Lighting

All natural light. I'm a big fan of shooting around what light there is. As well as the fact I haven't been able to afford professional flashes ;)

Equipment

My trusty Canon 50 with a second-hand 100mm prime macro lens. A cheap but workable tripod found on Amazon and a knock off remote trigger as I prefer to keep my hands away from the camera body at the important moments.

Inspiration

I like to show different perspectives of every day things or where we might take something for granted and never really peer into closely. This rose wasn't fully open and so created this cavern within it I think looked very interesting.

Editing

I generally don't do much post-processing aside from some exposure tweaking, levels and curves and finishing with some sharpening. Keeping things as close to natural as possible.

In my camera bag

I prefer to travel "light" so my Canon 50D, the nifty-fifty, the 100mm prime and possibly my Samyang 85mm 1.4.

Feedback

Slowly walk around your garden, park, or even at flowers or plants you might have in your home. Peer at them from different angles or close up and try to find something that you wouldn't normally notice about the plant at a glance. There's an amazing micro world out there.

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Rose Heart

Peering into the heart of a rose

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