Unknown Blossom II
Another flower from my visit to Royal Roads University gardens last month – this too is in the lower end of the gardens where it is very shady. It was windy so I had to raise the ISO to get a decent shutter speed. And Mr. Toad, of Toadhollow Photography very kindly acted as assistant and held the stem of the blossom steady as it was swaying so much.
I like this flower, but again I have no idea what its variety is. The last one, in Unknown Blossom, was quickly identified by several readers, so I’m hoping that will happen again, with thanks in advance!
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Canon EOS 5D MkII, Canon EF 100mm/f2.8 macro lens, ISO1250, f2.8, 1/400th.
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Wonderful! I like the focus range, the low depth of field and these bright red tones. Good work!
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Thank you Wolfgang!
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Nice shot, really like the colours a lot especially the saturation of the flower.
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Hi Ben, thanks! The colour in the flower was actually quite tricky. My camera does not do this colour all that well, at least on a neutral setting. I had to play around in LR with the red and yellow levels to get something more natural.
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You shoot canon don’t you? Canon sensors have problems sometimes with red tones and the flower seems to be a reddish orange.
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I was going to add, using a polarizer would boost the colours so there would be less work in Lightroom. Sorry for the double comment.
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No problem about the double commenting. I like comments!
I do use a polariser sometimes, but this situation had quite dim light and could not afford to lose any more of it with a filter.
In lightroom I was just trying to colour correct, not to add saturation. As you say in the other comment, Canons do have some trouble with these colours, in certain conditions. In this instance the colour was of a glaring intensity nothing like the original. But, the information was there, I just needed to work at it.
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Super photo!
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Thank you David!
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My first thought was a flower called a Bloody Cranesbill, which I believe is a member of the geranium family. But looking at online shots, it’s not a match….still think it might be from that family, but could be totally off the mark. Beauty shots, as always.
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Hi Paula, I think JT got it in one. Here is a link, it has a tonne of common names. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1206
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Definitely…and what an apt name “Maltese Cross”
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Very nice shot but i have no idea what the flower is either. And I didn’t know the Toad is an assistant for hire. Does he work for food?
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Hi Ken. I believe he works for the larger and juicy varieties of fly! But he seems to settle for company on a stroll with cameras.
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I could use the Toad as an assistant, too. Do you think Ehpem would be interested in sharing with us?
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Melinda, I am willing to share. I suspect Toad would love a trip to Texas or New York to take some pictures, and hold flower stems, or spare lenses, while you guys took pictures too.
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Maybe he’d like to come along with you on that trip we were planning to Yankton?
And I appreciate your willingness to share. What a pal!
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Hey, every one needs a good Toad in their lives. Especially on road trips to Yankton.
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Yes, especially Yankton.
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It’s so Beautiful…………
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Thank you Mona
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looks like “lychnis chalcedonica” 🙂
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Hi Jukka. That looks like it for sure! Thanks so much.
And welcome to my blog – I really like your photos and will be following you.
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Oh, where are my manners, hello! I like your pictures and thanks for following my blog.
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