I'm still trying to walk my way to Long-COVID recovery. I'm glad of the sun and wildflowers as it distracts me and gives me something to focus on.
I've never looked at the bud of a cornflower before; it has beautiful gradients of blue-purple and green.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @richardslater |
| F-Stop | f/11 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Sony A6600 |
| Lens | Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO |
| Flash | Gdox V860IIIs |
| Taken | Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:49 |
The purple does come through the flower when it blooms, although it does appear to fade as the bloom ages.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @richardslater |
| F-Stop | f/11 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Sony A6600 |
| Lens | Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO |
| Flash | Gdox V860IIIs |
| Taken | Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:54 |
There are plenty more colors to see between blue and pink - even some deep purple flowers are possible.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @richardslater |
| F-Stop | f/11 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Sony A6600 |
| Lens | Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO |
| Flash | Gdox V860IIIs |
| Taken | Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:56 |
As the flower heads age, they tend to lighten, so a flower head may start with one color and slowly migrate through other colours.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @richardslater |
| F-Stop | f/10 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Sony A6600 |
| Lens | Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO |
| Flash | Gdox V860IIIs |
| Taken | Sunday, 26 June 2022 15:06 |
Cornflower plants used to grow in wheat, corn, and barley fields - although, with the advent of selective weedkillers, this species has become endangered in its natural habitat.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @richardslater |
| F-Stop | f/20 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Exposure | 1/60 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Sony A6600 |
| Lens | Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO |
| Flash | Gdox V860IIIs |
| Taken | Sunday, 19 June 2022 15:44 |
These are essential pollination plants, so perhaps as we turn away from intensive chemical farming techniques and return to organic farming, these beautiful flowers will return to our crop fields.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @richardslater |
| F-Stop | f/11 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Sony A6600 |
| Lens | Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO |
| Flash | Gdox V860IIIs |
| Taken | Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:54 |
The local council has been planting islands of wildflowers in the grass verges, so we enjoy these flowers more.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @richardslater |
| F-Stop | f/11 |
| Focal Length | 70mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Sony A6600 |
| Lens | Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art DG MACRO |
| Flash | Gdox V860IIIs |
| Taken | Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:50 |
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Nice! I just planted some of these this year as a lot of UK seed companies give out free wildflower packs. Hopefully I get these great results too!
They are delightful to have in your garden, my advice would be to collect and dry the seede you like (or reseed with a new free pack) as some species are more aggressive than others I ended up with only one species after two seasons when I let them self seed.
Awesome, I'll do that. Trying to be as sustainable as possible so that's great advice!
I love those captures on flowers when one of their details stands out, like the pistils, they are great.
This is one of my favourite things about macro-photography, really seeing the detail, it's like taking a microscope out into a field and really looking at nature. Thanks for your thoughtful comment :)
That´s right
You got some beautiful macro shots in this one! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks man, I'm loving the Sigma Lens takes me back to full time manual lenses.
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