Green and purple spikes
Echinops is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They have spiny foliage and produ...
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Echinops is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They have spiny foliage and produce blue or white spherical flower heads. They are native to Europe, east to central Asia, and south to the mountains of tropical Africa.
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Location
This was taken at my home just North of Aberdeen, Scotland.Time
This was taken in the early afternoon in the late summer, the sun was still high and to the left. I was trying to get some shots of a wasp that was going from plant to plant. I did get some good shots of the wasp but I also liked this shot.Lighting
I'm lucky to live in the country and have large gardens that are a constant inspiration for my photography throughout the year, especially Macro. I like to photograph when I have good sunlight and very little wind as I always shoot handheld. This way I can get a low ISO and a suitable shutter speed and apertureEquipment
Canon EOS 7D Mark II Aperture f/8?ISO 250?Shutter 1/160?Focal Length 100/1Inspiration
I love photographing flowers in Macro, even the most mundane flower or plant can look stunning when photographed close up, it's a whole new world that most people miss. whenever the sun shines I like to get out in the garden to see what I can find.Editing
I used a daylight preset in Lightroom just to enhance the colour and saturation.In my camera bag
I have a Canon 7D MKii and a Canon EOS 1-D MK II with a Canon 100mm macro, 10 - 20 mm wide angle, 24 - 105mm zoom and a 100 - 400 zoom lens. I also carry a wireless remote and selection of ND filters.Feedback
I prefer to use my camera handheld when doing macro of flowers, I feel I have more control over focus this way. I will manually focus the camera and them just move my body a fraction back or forward to get the image sharp before firing the shutter. This takes practice and patience especially if there is a breeze! They don't always work put the beauty of digital is you can keep going until you feel you have the shot you want. I also always shoot in bright sunlight and expose for the main area of the flower, that way you will often get a darker background which makes your subject stand out, that wasn't as important for this shot as I filled the frame with the flower head.
