Jet Engine
This image of a fuschia reminds me of a jet engine.
Not a photogram, I captured the bud in all its three-dimensionality using strong bottom and rear lighting. Here are two related images of the same fuschia, captured with a different technique.
By the way, I was able to get this unusual low angle to the fuschia bud using a Low Pod from Kirk Enterprises.
November 6th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
[...] . I spent my free time in the garden photographing water drops in the morning sun using my Kirk Low Pod and a new toy, a Nikon PC Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/2.8 lens. This is an 85mm macro lens, roughl [...]
November 19th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
[...] our house. I was able to get the low-to-the-ground looking up at the flower angle using my Low Pad. This image and these images also show poppies and their pods.
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November 30th, 2006 at 5:37 pm
[...] its shadow in the early morning light. Tough to get a low enough angle using a tripod, but it can be done.
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September 12th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
[...] white anemone core from a year ago, and I really like it (so here it is). Related image: Jet Engine.
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March 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
[...] [Nikon D300, 200mm f/4 macro lens (300mm in 35mm terms), 36mm extension tube, +4 diopter close-up filter, 1.3 seconds at f/40 and ISO 100, tripod mounted using a Kirk Low Pod.] [...]
March 21st, 2008 at 9:29 am
[...] [Both photos: Nikon D300, 200mm f/4 macro lens (300mm in 35mm terms), 36mm extension tube, +4 diopter close-up filter, 1 second at f/40 and ISO 400, tripod mounted using a Kirk Low Pod.] [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
[...] in front of Heidi’s house, there’s a great fuschia that grows buds like this one (Jet Engine and Doodling show buds from the same plant last year). Fortunately, Heidi has given me permission [...]