Camelia

Camelia (Canon ES 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L lens at 105mm, ISO 100, 0.8 sec at f/4.0, Tripod, Remote Shutter Release)

This is a shot of a bloom taken from our Camelia plant in the graden.  It always flowers really early providing spectacular colour during the otherwise normally grey/brown late winter.  It is quite difficult to get it all in focus, without the background details being captured too so I opted for shallow depth of field and focused on the centre of the flower with the anthers in sharp focus.  I also tried converting this to black & white and took a few shots closer in on the anthers as shwon below.  The shot below was converted to B&W using Nik's Silver Efex Pro.  I applied a medium yellow filter effect to brighten up the anthers and provide better contrast with the pink petals.  This also highlights the rain drops a bit too.

Camelia (Canon ES 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L lens at 105mm, ISO 100, 0.8 sec at f/4.0, Tripod, Remote Shutter Release)

The close-ups work quite well but better in B&W I think.  Again this was converted using Silver Efex Pro and a simila ryellow filter effect added.

Camelia Detail (Canon ES 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L lens at 105mm, with 44mm extension tube, ISO 200, 30 sec at f/22, Tripod, Remote Shutter Release)

Camelia Detail (Canon ES 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L lens at 105mm, with 44mm extension tube, ISO 200, 30 sec at f/22, Tripod, Remote Shutter Release)