Poppy Macro

[ptrbee]

Macro shot of a poppy plant that we bought on saturday. lol the amount of flowers I've been buying since getting my macro lens



Camera Model Canon EOS 450D
Shooting Date/Time 02/05/2009 19:03:57
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/6
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Focal Length 100.0 mm
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Type Built-In Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation 0
Shutter curtain sync 2nd-curtain sync
AF Mode AI Servo AF

[rohansule]

beautiful pic n beautiful colors. thanks for sharing.

[fstopMike]

Nice detail! I can see bits of pollen that have fallen on to the petals. Well done.

[ptrbee]

Originally Posted by rohansule

beautiful pic n beautiful colors. thanks for sharing.

Thanks, np love sharing,

Originally Posted by fstopMike

Nice detail! I can see bits of pollen that have fallen on to the petals. Well done.

thanks, wish i could get the timing good enough to catch the pollen as the flower opens, catch the bits of pollen falling off.

[jakethepig]

This is an excellent capture ptrbee, I can see you are having a lot of fun with the macro. you can even see the specs of pollen dust on the petal. Very nice work.

Jake

[A-O]

great vibrant color ! nice contrast of yellow on firery red... good job !

[pjflan7]

very nicely done and very sharp lines and clarity. A keeper!