I find Mulleins interesting plants for ytheir growth forms and the structure and colour of their flower.
I found some in habitat in Northern Greece:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... 790#130790
And I have a similar species (V. phlomoides?) or cultivar in my garden:
This, and the close-ups were shot with my Kiron 105mm macro, mostly at f11, ISO 400, typically 1/800 sec (very gusty, strong wind).
Here you can see the flower and the wooly clothing of the plant:
A close look at the flower:
A diiferent angle:
And front two angles at the same time aka stereo (crosseye):
This is best viewed from a moderate distance. Not the stereo with the most imapact of my collection but of some interest.
Harold
Mulleins (Verbascum Species And Cultivars)
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Mulleins (Verbascum Species And Cultivars)
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During the above session, the sky was dotted with small clouds, moving rapidy, such that the lighting would change between full sun and blue sky with the sun blocked by a cloud and back, often very quickly.
These two shots were subject to such a sudden change. They give the opportunity to illustrate why bright, direct sunlight is anathema to specialist flower photographers. I have brightened up the image shot when the sun was blocked to give an approximate match to the brightness of the one shot in fiull sun. Otherwise they were processed identically.
Harold
These two shots were subject to such a sudden change. They give the opportunity to illustrate why bright, direct sunlight is anathema to specialist flower photographers. I have brightened up the image shot when the sun was blocked to give an approximate match to the brightness of the one shot in fiull sun. Otherwise they were processed identically.
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As promised, here are some more images, this time of one of the small cultivars, this one is Blue Lagoon. The plant is currently reaching just above knee height. The flowers average around 30mm diameter.
I had a lot of difficulty getting this one to flowering stage, having had several replacement plants over two years. When I photographed it it had only these two flowers but now has several.
Hardware and settings as before:
Harold
I had a lot of difficulty getting this one to flowering stage, having had several replacement plants over two years. When I photographed it it had only these two flowers but now has several.
Hardware and settings as before:
Harold
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Here is the final cultivar, Pink Pixie. The plant and flowers are of a similar size to Blue Lagoon.
Lens as previously:
[Edit] I thought I had shot a stereo pair but had not. I did so this morning. The lighting was poor but the result is acceptable.
Cross-eye:
f16 1/25 ISO 800, hand-held.
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Harold
Lens as previously:
[Edit] I thought I had shot a stereo pair but had not. I did so this morning. The lighting was poor but the result is acceptable.
Cross-eye:
f16 1/25 ISO 800, hand-held.
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