Post your native flora shots

[Chucaro]

I guess that we can start posting images of Australian flora.
I love grevilleas so here is my first shot in the series :)
It is a grevillea Sylvia from my garden collection


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/626.jpg

[dmdigital]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/624.jpg
Probably not truly native as they are an asian gooseberry most likely introduced by the Macassan traders centuries before white settlement.


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/625.jpg

[Bushie]

Not sure if they are native, they were growing amongst some bush down near Tarago

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/620.jpg


Gymea Lily
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/621.jpg


Banksia (in the backyard)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/622.jpg

Fork Leafed? Corkwood (Hakea eyreana)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/623.jpg





Martyn

[Chucaro]

Beautiful images Martyn, thank you for posting them

[Chucaro]

Eucalyptus Summer Beauty

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/1.jpg

Grevillea Banksii

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/618.jpg

Banksia sp

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/619.jpg

[Bushie]

Waratah
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/617.jpg

Not the best (but it will do until a better one comes along)



Martyn

[Chucaro]

It is a goodone Martyn, just a bit of noise removal that will be all ;)

[Chucaro]

Lovely composition NM I like the softness of the petals and the water drops. Thank you for posting

[dullbird]

you have got some really lovely photo's there NM.....obvioulsy getting a DSLR was a good move for you:)

[Mick-Kelly]

Not quite native but.

[Chucaro]

One day lookimg at this flower in my garden I realized how nice is it looking from the top. Here is the composition.
Grevillea Pink Surprise
Nikon D200
1/320s
f/14.0
70.0mm
iso800


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/516.jpg


Kangaroo paw

Nikon D200
1/350s f/9.0 at 70.0mm iso500

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/517.jpg

[Mick-Kelly]

speaking of fungi

[marting]

Taken at Portland Botanic Gardens

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/474.jpg

Banksia? I think

Martin

[Chenz]

Another Simpson photo

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5813/2008edjitstour598.jpg

[Grumpy]

White Spider Orchid



http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv337/margntony/WhiteSpiderOrchidsa.jpg

[dullbird]

Very nice Grumpy very nice!

[Chucaro]

One more grevillea sp and details of the flower of a Sylvia.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/05/1171.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/02/515.jpg

[A Commodore cant 4x4]

Me just playin around with my Canon 40D. 17-85mm lens in Warragamba.

[stage1slave]

All this rain we're having is good for finding these


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/05/529.jpg

cheers

[Chucaro]

I like the composition and the mix of textures and colors

[stage1slave]

Thanks Chucaro, it's no fallen giant I know, but I think the pic goes a little way towards capturing the ecosystem that is, a break in the forest canopy.

Cheers
Evelyn

[Xtreme]

a couple from our Hay River trip back in 2006

not sure what this is...some sort of rice flower maybe?

and one of the philotus flowers

We found similar on the Madigan Line in 2007 - these ones over near Twin Peaks.

Roger

[Xtreme]

An edible mushroom in on the Mt McColl Track in Tasmania.
The second shot is to show the actual size - you'd need a few to make a meal.

Roger

[dullbird]

very nice NM lovely sharp images :)

[stage1slave]

before the lorikeets, possums, bats and rain destroy it......

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/1569.jpg

Golden Penda

[Chucaro]

Very nice flower!

[Grumpy]

This is the largest Sturt Pea plant I have seen. Part of the plant, it was massive!



https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/1401.jpg

[Grumpy]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/1400.jpg

[Chucaro]

very impresive, it is on the bush or in a private garden?

[Grumpy]

very impresive, it is on the bush or in a private garden?


Hi Chucaro,
Not in a private garden. I think someone planted seed. I could only find one plant however it was hard to tell because of the growth. The area concerned had had quite a bit of rain earlier in the year.

Tony

[DeanoH]

Heres a different looking Desert Pea, taken outside the Birdsville bakery August 2007.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/1091.jpg

but you can't beat those 'sandgropers', painting the wildflowers on the NT side of the border near Rabbit Flat July 2008.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/1092.jpg

Deano

[Chucaro]

Very nice images, the second shot is my fav :)

[Disco95]

Macrozamia Communis on the Seven Mile Beach NP

http://thumb4.webshots.net/t/50/150/1/69/48/2061169480060024384pkATEO_th.jpg (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2061169480060024384pkATEO)

And a nice Banksia on the White Sands Walk, Vincentia.
http://thumb4.webshots.net/t/48/48/5/53/75/2823553750060024384FcJlYS_th.jpg (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2823553750060024384FcJlYS)

(I've posted this one on the site before, a while back)

[Scouse]

I think you forgot something Sean ;).

[Disco95]

I think you forgot something Sean ;).


They worked last night:eek:
Fixed with a thumbnail link:)

[Grumpy]

Dont know what happened. Wreath Lechenaultia - Leschenaultia Macrantha.https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/788.jpg

[Chucaro]

Interesting form, it is in the bush or in a private garden?

[DeanoH]

Found this water plant in Donkey Pool at Charnley River Station off the Gibb River Road Last year (July).

Don't know what it is. Anyone know ?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/739.jpg

Deano

[Grumpy]

Found this water plant in Donkey Pool at Charnley River Station off the Gibb River Road Last year (July).

Don't know what it is. Anyone know ?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/739.jpg

Deano

Deano,
Looks as though it is under water. Is it?
Actually after looking at it for a while [with a glass of red] if it is underwater it looks like what they call a water pincushon - Eriocaulon setaceum.
The stems are suspended under water and in the dry appear above the water level bearing pin like flowers.
You can see the start of the formation of them in the center of the flower.
Looks better underwater than above.

Tony

[DeanoH]

Deano,
Looks as though it is under water. Is it?
Actually after looking at it for a while [with a glass of red] if it is underwater it looks like what they call a water pincushon - Eriocaulon setaceum.
The stems are suspended under water and in the dry appear above the water level bearing pin like flowers.
You can see the start of the formation of them in the center of the flower.
Looks better underwater than above.

Tony

Yes, you're right. Approx. 70-80% of the plant is under water. Not straight up and down but lying over. The top layer of fronds and stems is above the water. The whole plant is about 6-8" long and apears to be floating in the pool, ie. not tethered, but I could be wrong here as I didn't go mucking about with it. Looked at heaps of rock pools and waterways off the Gibb River Road but this was the only place I saw this plant.

Deano

[Chucaro]

Very interesting plant, thank you for posting.

[Grumpy]

Yes, you're right. Approx. 70-80% of the plant is under water. Not straight up and down but lying over. The top layer of fronds and stems is above the water. The whole plant is about 6-8" long and apears to be floating in the pool, ie. not tethered, but I could be wrong here as I didn't go mucking about with it. Looked at heaps of rock pools and waterways off the Gibb River Road but this was the only place I saw this plant.

Deano


:unsure: Strange, I thought it was supposed to be common up the Top End.
Only the second time I have seen it.

Tony

[DeanoH]

One plant that is very common in the top end is Native Kapok, has a nice flower too.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/634.jpg


Deano

[reeksyofoz]

Wow, some cracking photos - i can't wait to see the top end!

Here's a few from the south coast track in Tassie, i couldn't say what they are though :confused:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/626.jpg

Look a bit like Christmas Bells?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/627.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/628.jpg

Near Liffey Falls, Tassie
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/629.jpg

[Grumpy]

Called the Southern Cross - Xanthosia something or other.


.http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv337/margntony/SouthernCross-Porongerupsmod.jpg

[DeanoH]

Called the Southern Cross - Xanthosia something or other.

.

Xanthosia Rotundifolia ?

Deano

[Grumpy]

Xanthosia Rotundifolia ?

Deano

Yes sounds about about right Deano. I think that there are about 20 species in Australia with somewhere around half in WA. I have seen another one with-out the pink spots and showing another flower in the center. So which ones which I dont really know.

Tony

[Grumpy]

Interesting form, it is in the bush or in a private garden?


Definately not in a private garden Chuaro. 99.9% of my natives are photographed in the wild. These "wreaths" were on a sandy track out from Kalannie heading west towards the Gt Northern H,way. There must have been at least 30 + of these plants of all sizes. Their range is roughly in a farly narrow band from Mullewa to Kalannie.
The one in question was around 500mm in diameter.

Tony

[DeanoH]

Don't know if this counts as native flora or not. Interesting seaweed Cape Leveque. WA.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/340.jpg

Deano

[Grumpy]

looks like grapes ? :p

:wheelchair:

[loanrangie]

looks like grapes ? :p

:wheelchair:

You can taste the first vintage !

[Chucaro]

Grevillea Elegance from our garden :)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/07/1416.jpg

Grevillea scapigera sp from WA also in our garden

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/07/1417.jpg

[Bushie]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/166.jpg

Waratah, just a week or so early to get the best shot. (but I'm not going to get another chance before next weekend.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/167.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/168.jpg


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/09/1204.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/169.jpg

There was a patch of about 40 Waratahs in a couple of hundred square metres.




Martyn

[Chucaro]

Kangaroo Paw

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/163.jpg


Grevillea sp

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/164.jpg

[dullbird]

I have no idea if this is native or not...but its been growing next door the whole time I have lived here...if its not native let me know and I will start a thread of unnatives :lol2:

I didn't put this in the spring comp because I thought it was a little to busy
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/09/1646.jpg

[abaddonxi]

At the front steps, light isn't quite what I wanted, of course I didn't work that out until afterwards.
70-210 f4-5.6 1/30 f5.6


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/09/1287.jpg

[Bushie]

This is an old pic

Taken in Heathcote National Park - 1973

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/09/1255.jpg

Scanned from slide


Martyn

[Bushie]

Down near Kingdom Come? ...or whatever that spot was called out near Lake Eckersley

That's the place - how did you remember that ??


Martyn

[inside]

Some of mine, not sure how native though.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1061/igp1737.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4100/igp1745.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1259/igp1747.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8701/igp1787.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7966/imgp1771lp.jpg

[Chucaro]

Inside, the figs are awesome, where is the location?
I think that the flowers are native.
Keep posting ;)

[dullbird]

like the second pic Inside

[inside]

The pics were taken at the Rockhampton botanical gardens. I think the garden dates back over 100 years or so. It's a good family day out and costs nothing. There's also a zoo there.

[Chucaro]

Thank you for the info, next time when I drive north I will have a look the place

[Chucaro]

Kangaroo Paw
Anigizanthos "Bush Spark"
Nikon D200
1/500s f/5.0 at 70.0mm iso400
21/09/09

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/09/584.jpg

[Chucaro]

This is the first flower of this specie in our garden. It is about 1 inch in diameter.
Perhaps was the most dificult shot to take in my full grevilleas collection because the bush is very dense and I was not prepared to cut the flower.
Was a long wait to have some light between the folliage to get a decent light on the bloom and the setting of the tripod an camera was not easy as well (10'from the ground.
It was impossible to use a difuser in this case :(
This is my best image of the flower and I appreciate your inputs.
I used the Nikon D300s with the combo Nikon 70-300VR and the 6T.
SS 1/20 sec aperture f/25, Focal @ 210mm, ISO 200

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/183.jpg

[bblaze]

there is not one of your pics that I wouldnt be proud to lay claim to, love3ly pic, not that I have an expert eye, I never look at a pic for technical perfection but for the pleasure of my eye.
cheers
blaze

[bblaze]

the 6t you use, does that screw onto the front of lens, can you still buy such a thing. Is it like those close up lens that come in sets
cheers
blaze

[dmdigital]

The 6T is a screw on Nikon closeup lens. It hasn't been available for sometime but very occasionally one will come up on ebay or somewhere.

The only equivalent is the Canon 500D closeup lens - there are others but they aren't as optically good. These are expensive in Australia but a lot cheaper if bought from overseas.

I carry one when travelling rather than the macro lens.

[Chucaro]

Also heis diopters work well in lens 100mm and over and help if they heve good optics
The Nikon 300mm f/4 is a fantastic combination with the Nikon and Canon diopters and also you can use extetion tubes to get closer to the subject.
Be very careful, it is addictive :D

[dmdigital]

I use mine on the 70-200 f/2.8 and on my 24-70 f/2.8 at 70mm.

On the 70-200 it works a treat and focus is at around 500mm, on the 24-70 it is really on useful at 70mm as you'd expect, but this is a very close focusing lens (29cm) anyway and so you get even closer.

A 500D close-up lens is well worth it if you want to try your hand at it. I had mine for about 6 months before I bought a Macro lens.

[dmdigital]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/108.jpg
Sigma 150 Macro

[Chucaro]

Nice image Derek and good DOF as well

[Chucaro]

A close up shot using the 6T diopter on the 70-300VR

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/7.jpg

[SloMoBro]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/3.jpg

Kinda pales next to those closeup shots. Great pics guys.

[VladTepes]

Chucaro that image of yours you posted on page 1
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/1.jpg
is fantastic ! Looks like fireworks !

[Chucaro]

I spoted this Banksia bush the other day and took a shot to try to capture the colors and textures on it.
I think that it is very attractive.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/665.jpg

[slug_burner]

Her goes. No botanist or photographer. These should do for flora and insect (is that fauna?)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/576.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/654.jpg

Question for you Arthur. How do you get a predominantly black background? Is it done in post processing? If so how?

[Chucaro]

Question for you Arthur. How do you get a predominantly black background? Is it done in post processing? If so how?

Nice images, the correct category for them will be flora because is the dominant subject in the image.

There are many ways to get a black BG.
You can preapre the shot with a balck board behind the flower, you can under expose one image and using 2 images work with layers in PP, you can select the BG in PP and play with it to get the BG or you can cut the flower and prepare the setting.

For close-uo shots with the diopter I usually cut the flower and prepare the setting like on the last shot of the Apricot grevillea details.

You can experiment with your first image doing a color selection in PS, invert the selaction and dark the BG (the green tones)
I also would increase the contrast in the flower to make it pop-up more.

Cheers

[slug_burner]

Nice images, the correct category for them will be flora because is the dominant subject in the image.

There are many ways to get a black BG.
You can preapre the shot with a balck board behind the flower, you can under expose one image and using 2 images work with layers in PP, you can select the BG in PP and play with it to get the BG or you can cut the flower and prepare the setting.

For close-uo shots with the diopter I usually cut the flower and prepare the setting like on the last shot of the Apricot grevillea details.

You can experiment with your first image doing a color selection in PS, invert the selaction and dark the BG (the green tones)
I also would increase the contrast in the flower to make it pop-up more.

Cheers

Original

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/576.jpg

Increase contrast

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/577.jpg

Black Background

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/01/578.jpg

I think I may have overdone the black background

[Chucaro]

I think I may have overdone the black background

Good work, the PP in the flower improved the image a lot.
In this case after the PP the BG in the image without the Black is very good as well.
Perhaps you can try to adjust the blacks a tad less and see the result.

[feral]

Went out and played with the new camera.


http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee290/discovery099/IMG_0149.jpg

[slug_burner]

Nice.

Strong afternoon light?

[feral]

Yes. Early evening.

It was a good learning process to work out what the camera & lens combo can do, and I'm still learning. I just like the sharpness....my IQ base point is now so much higher than the P&S.

Makes me very happy with my Canon.....:p

(Flame suit on)

[Chucaro]

Nice work, I like the composition.
When the light is harsh use a difuser. shopping plasting babs are good for that.
Are you using a tripod?

[feral]

I'm using a monopod. I've just sold my tripod as I didn't seem to use it very often.

[lebanon]

Hi,

spring is finally here after enduring last week's torrential rain, flowers are blooming everywhere.

I hope you will enjoy the beauty of the Lebanon's nature.

I will keep on posting as new flowers will be available.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/03/848.jpg

Violet

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/03/849.jpg

Marguerite daisy

[Chucaro]

Got this in the local Botanic gardens

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/03/609.jpg

[dmdigital]

Allamanda Flowers
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/03/165.jpg

Hibiscus Bud
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/03/166.jpg

[lebanon]

Hi all,

as promised previously I am posting new pictures of the blooming spring in Lebanon.

I still got to find their names that I will post later on.

Regards

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/04/954.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/04/955.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/04/956.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/04/957.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/04/958.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/04/959.jpg

[Chucaro]

One from Tasmania
http://www.plottier.net/albums/userpics/10002/_AAP4905-1.jpg

[incisor]

aloe aloe


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/incisor/misc/aloe_aloe.jpg

no tripod, but had a couple of stouts to try and stop the shaking :D

didnt work 100% but it certainly helped :angel:

couldnt get a decent shot with the 50mm so used the 18-55

am i on the right track arthur?

[Chucaro]

aloe aloe

no tripod, but had a couple of stouts to try and stop the shaking :D

didnt work 100% but it certainly helped :angel:

couldnt get a decent shot with the 50mm so used the 18-55

am i on the right track arthur?

This is a very nice image Inc, you are doing well. Keep posting
One of the trick in flora images is trying to get a separation from the BG and also use a reflector (like a casserole SS lid) to produce a 2 D image with nice light and shadows.
HERE (http://www.pbase.com/arthurplottier/image/115558430) is an example of what I am trying to say.
Nearly all my flora shots are using a tripod, reflectors and difusers.

[lebanon]

Those pictures were taken by the newly bought 30D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/05/1836.jpg
Citrus flowers

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/05/1837.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/05/1838.jpg

[incisor]

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20110508031316_1741.jpg

[Cap]

Inc, im still not sure why your images dont come out tack sharp and clear. Do you do PP and what does it consist of? For example, I can help notice that your images are slightly on the over sharpened and noisy side. This happens when an image, that already has noise, becomes grainy looking once sharpening occurs. The High Pass filter is great to reduce noise as well as sharpen edges, not sure if you tried that.

I like you to put more shots up, try taking shots at 200iso and tripod on a sunny day.. say a flower again. Also ensure you shoot in raw, not JPG.

[incisor]

no have tripod, just my shaky old arms :p
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/incisor/AULRO%20pics/_DSC4442.jpg
probably not the best shot to start with but i thought it ended up looking nice after i processed it, oh well.


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[Cap]

ahhh, that explains it... too large a crop Inc! You need to try and fill the viewfinder with the subject as much as possible, so your not having a large crop. BTW - I think the shot is great uncropped, adds more to the flower seeing that its the first to open.

Also, 1 other vital tip... Adobe RGB colour space isnt the best for online viewing, you need to change it to sRGB colour space in PP before saving as JPG. You will notice the colours become richer so you wont need to necessarily add saturation.

[dirtdawg]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60339110@N04/5715850566/

[incisor]

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/incisor/AULRO%20pics/cooky4.jpg

a week further on

[incisor]

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20110528062606_36343.jpg

not sure what it is called :p

[Cap]

Now you getting there Inc!!! Very nice indeed ;)

[incisor]

Alamanda bud

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20110531112956_31099.jpg

red leaf

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20110531114603_15706.jpg

flower on red leaf

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20110531125519_90170.jpg

[Chucaro]

Nice work Inc, I like to first image very much, it have good composition and details. Play a bit on PP and tone down a bit the bright sectios on the top LH petal.
Cheers

[Chucaro]

Now you getting there Inc!!! Very nice indeed ;)

I agree with Carlos, fine work!!

[incisor]

the last one from my weekend in the garden

native sweatpea

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20110601110535_75423.jpg

[incisor]

playing in front yard again...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/283.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/176.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/284.jpg

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20110626101556_1104.jpg
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/5871252563/%22%20title=%22flower%20on%20arch%20in%20front%20y ard%20border%20by%20NiknoDave,%20on%20Flickr%22%3E %3Cimg%20src=%22http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5071/5871252563_4b74f22583_b.jpg%22%20width=%221024%22% 20height=%22716%22%20alt=%22flower%20on%20arch%20i n%20front%20yard%20border%22%3E%3C/a%3E

[Disco_owner]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/281.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/282.jpg

[Bushie]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/267.jpg
Lilli Pilli


Martyn

[Chucaro]

Bottlebrush Callistemon spp
"Taree Pink"

http://www.plottier.net/albums/userpics/10002/_AAP5748.jpg

[Grumpy]

From our garden. The black and the red are nearly at the end.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/11/132.jpg



https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/11/133.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/11/134.jpg

Tony :wheelchair:

[WhiteD3]

Agapanthus inbetween showers on christmas eve.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/12/250.jpg

[blitz]

Hey big fella - looking at your web site; how the hell do you get the background black in so many of your close up photos? Is it just that you carry a matt black card with you that you put behind what you are photographing?

I have seen it before and love the effect

[WhiteD3]

Hey big fella - looking at your web site; how the hell do you get the background black in so many of your close up photos? Is it just that you carry a matt black card with you that you put behind what you are photographing?

I have seen it before and love the effect

The power of photoshop.

[lebanon]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/12/241.jpg

your comments please.

[WhiteD3]

Another Agapanthus

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/12/204.jpg

[Chucaro]

Hey big fella - looking at your web site; how the hell do you get the background black in so many of your close up photos? Is it just that you carry a matt black card with you that you put behind what you are photographing?

I have seen it before and love the effect

I select the composition very carefull and what you see in my portforlio is just a selection among of many shots which do not come with good BG.
In some cases, specially for flora I do some PP by selecting the BG and do adjustments on it.
Avoid to take shots with bright light on the back of the subject or harsh light come between the folliage.
It is very hard and tedious to PP the image.
This is applicable also for avian photogaphy causing what is is called "distractions"

[Chucaro]

The power of photoshop.

Post processing is not the most important, more important is the composition and how to position the camera.

[KarlB]

Eucalyptus youngiana (Ooldea Mallee) taken at Mt Finke, Yellabinna Regional Reserve, SA (16 Oct 2011).

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8127/eyoungianalr.jpg

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[lebanon]

I have no clue about the name.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1074.jpg

[slug_burner]

I have no clue about the name.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1074.jpg

That is a "Srimp Plant" so I am told by my encyclopedic wife.


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1075.jpg

The Pink version of this flower is known as pachystachys Lutea.

[KarlB]

That is a "Srimp Plant" so I am told by my encyclopedic wife.

The Pink version of this flower is known as pachystachys Lutea.

Correct about it being a Shrimp Plant but scientific name is Justicia brandegeeana. Also known as Mexican Shrimp Plant. See Justicia brandegeeana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[KarlB]

Hakea francisiana (Bottlebrush Hakea) taken on the Sturts Track, Gawler Ranges National Park, SA (19 Oct 2011)

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5779/hakeafrancisiana1.jpg

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[rpo83]

here are a few of mine,

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1054.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpo83/5170780486/)
I finally found some Sturt's Desert Peas whilst riding through Arkaroola.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1055.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpo83/5063826967/)
Playing around with my new lens, all shots hand-held at f2.8. Taken with a Sigma SD14 and Leica APO Elmarit 100/2.8

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1056.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpo83/5064439122/)
Playing around with my new lens, all shots hand-held at f2.8. Taken with a Sigma SD14 and Leica APO Elmarit 100/2.8

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1057.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpo83/4881508503/)
Some backlit flowers from the Rhododendron gardens Olinda Victoria

Cheers

Steve

[slug_burner]

Correct about it being a Shrimp Plant but scientific name is Justicia brandegeeana. Also known as Mexican Shrimp Plant. See Justicia brandegeeana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justicia_brandegeeana)

Cheers
KarlB
:)

Going by this source Shrimp Plant, Pachystachys Lutea, Plants, Tropical Rainforest Plants (http://www.tropical-plants-flowers-and-decor.com/shrimp-plant.html)

"The Pink version of this flower is known as pachystachys Lutea and the yellow version is known as Justicia Brandegeana."

Then again I am not a botanist so will not argue the point beyond checking and crediting my source of information for the botanical name. The shrimp bit is still due to my encyclopedia on legs.

[KarlB]

Going by this source Shrimp Plant, Pachystachys Lutea, Plants, Tropical Rainforest Plants (http://www.tropical-plants-flowers-and-decor.com/shrimp-plant.html)

"The Pink version of this flower is known as pachystachys Lutea and the yellow version is known as Justicia Brandegeana."

Then again I am not a botanist so will not argue the point beyond checking and crediting my source of information for the botanical name. The shrimp bit is still due to my encyclopedia on legs.

Do a Google search and you will see that they have them the wrong way around. Lutea is a Latin word meaning yellow. Part of the problem here is the use of common names. Both plants are in the same family Acanthaceae (or Acanthus family) but from different genera within the Acanthus family. The yellow Pachystachys lutea is commonly called Golden Shrimp Plant. None of this is a big deal. See Pachystachys lutea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[slug_burner]

Do a Google search and you will see that they have them the wrong way around. Lutea is a Latin word meaning yellow. Part of the problem here is the use of common names. Both plants are in the same family Acanthaceae (or Acanthus family) but from different genera within the Acanthus family. The yellow Pachystachys lutea is commonly called Golden Shrimp Plant. None of this is a big deal. See Pachystachys lutea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachystachys_lutea)

Cheers
KarlB
:)

Check. Lutea = Yellow.

Thanks Sir Joseph Karl Banks. So that is what the "B" is for:)

Cheers

[KarlB]

Not native but certainly growing in the wild:

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7741/clearhillflower.jpg

Any guesses as to what it is?

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[slug_burner]

is it a cirsium thistle,

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/223.jpg

Scotch Thistle or is that a Onopordum acanthium

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/224.jpg

They look similar to me.

[mowog]

Some from recent trips.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/208.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/209.jpg

[Rusnut]

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w410/rusnut/008.jpg

[DeanoH]

Some sort of 'pea' flower, near Punmu Community approx. 640 Km east of Port Headland WA.
Whilst there were many unidentified wildflowers on our outback trip last year, we only found one place with this one.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/02/765.jpg

close up

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/02/766.jpg

Any one know what it might be ?

As if taking bird photo's wasn't difficult enough thought I'd try my hand with flowers and things. Thought it would be easy but not so. Pretty well the opposite to taking pics of birds but equally difficult to get a good result.

Deano:)

[Bushie]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/09/832.jpg
Sydney Rock Orchid - Dendrobium speciosum

Martyn

[Pinelli]

Took the kiddies on a trip through the centre recently, after acquiring my first digital SLR. While not up to some the standards here, I quite surprised myself (and my wife) by spending more time snapping flowers than the kiddies at King's Canyon etc. I'll throw a couple up here, and would love to know what they are if anyone can fill me in.

First one from Stanley Chasm (I think) near Alice Springs
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/[img]http://www.aulro.com/app/data/1234/medium/IMG_4748_cropped.JPGhttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/09/764.jpg

And this one is from the Devil's Marbles
http://www.aulro.com/app/uploads/33146/IMG_4693_cropped.jpg

http://www.aulro.com/app/uploads/33146/IMG_4748_cropped.JPG

[uninformed]

Terrible photo, but a little different. Yes it is flowering from the trunk.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/camera-corner/51177d1347874886-post-your-native-flora-shots-stuff-007-rs.jpg

[Chucaro]

Today afternoon I went for a short walk at the top of Mount Wellington.
Took the D300s, the 70-300VR, the Tokina 12-24 f/4 and the tripod.
There are some attractive small bushes there.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/1306.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/1307.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/1308.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/1309.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/1310.jpg

[Disco44]

Chucaro the one and only time I was atop Mt Wellington it was in April, was so cold and blustery this Queenslander ran like hell to get back down again.
John.

[Chucaro]

Chucaro the one and only time I was atop Mt Wellington it was in April, was so cold and blustery this Queenslander ran like hell to get back down again.
John.

Yesterday late in the afternoon was good with a temperature about 17 and a 20 kph wind.
I went up to see if I was going to be able to have interesting natural light because the dense smoke all over Hobart.
When blow a gale the top is a no no :)

[scarry]

mistake

[scarry]

These are out in Western Qld,don't know what they are.Hope they are native.


[https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/1275.jpg (http://picturepush.com/public/11896526)IMG][/IMG]

[Chucaro]

Found this beautiful Tasmanian Waratah Telopea truncata in my son's garden. :)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/11/1440.jpg

[Chucaro]

Eucalyptus Macrocarpa

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/02/900.jpg

[Chucaro]

HAKEA Laurina "Pincushion hakea" taken in the east coast Tasmania

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20140421050629_68301.jpg

[Bytemrk]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/04/213.jpg

[Ausfree]

All the above photo's are very good.:) A simple request if possible could the photographer include details such as shutter speed, aperture, lens used etc.:)

Just helps a beginner to digital photography.The embossing of your name is all very pretty, but it doesn't help much about the photo as far as technical information is concerned.

[Chucaro]

All the above photo's are very good.:) A simple request if possible could the photographer include details such as shutter speed, aperture, lens used etc.:)

Just helps a beginner to digital photography.The embossing of your name is all very pretty, but it doesn't help much about the photo as far as technical information is concerned.

Thank you for your comment. Install exif viewer in Firefox and you will see the information of many of the images.
Generally I use manual programing in my images were I can get my preferred combination of ISO, shutter speed and aperture.
If no I use aperture priority for flora and landscaping and shutter speed program for wild life.
Having exif viewer (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/exif-viewer/) in your browser will show this as an example, my image of the Hakea have the following info:

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/500 second ===> 0.002 second
Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 8/1 ===> ƒ/8
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
EXIF Version = 0230
Original Date/Time = 2014:04:20 10:48:35
Digitization Date/Time = 2014:04:20 10:48:35
Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/6 ===> 0
Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 5/1 ===> 5
Max Aperture = ƒ/5.66
Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
Light Source / White Balance = unknown (0)
Flash = Flash did not fire
Focal Length = 300/1 mm ===> 300 mm

[dullbird]

I just installed it but how do you get that information up?

[Bytemrk]

I run Exif Viewer as a plugin for Google Chrome.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/exif-viewer/nafpfdcmppffipmhcpkbplhkoiekndck

Simply hover over images that include exif data and you can read it.

My Banksia above has exif.

Cheers, Mark

[dullbird]

I have firefox thats why im asking Chucaro :)

[Bytemrk]

Just installed it in Firefox to check.

Right click the image you should see "View image EXIF data" :D

I'm lazy... I like the Chrome version... ( That said..lots more available in the FF version)

[dullbird]

Yeah I can see it now wasnt in the selection menu before...perhaps I looked before closing the browser

[Chucaro]

I just installed it but how do you get that information up?

Right click on the mouse and select view exif data.
Not all the images have the exif on it, it depends in which way they have uploaded.
As an example Bytemrk's banksia have it but rpo83 images do not have the exif

[Ausfree]

I am using Google Chrome, I will try it later, thanks guys for the tips!!!:D Love the photo's from you guys, it is an inspiration to me.

[Chucaro]

I am using Google Chrome, I will try it later, thanks guys for the tips!!!:D Love the photo's from you guys, it is an inspiration to me.

For Chrome is HERE (http://www.chromeextensions.org/appearance-functioning/exif-viewer/)

[Chucaro]

Not an Australian native but nice :)

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20140430063251_33892.jpg

Shutter Speed 1/320 second
Exposure Program = shutter priority ƒ/5.6
Focal Length = 300
ISO Speed Ratings = 400

[Chucaro]

This is a detail of the flower Grevillea Apricot Glow.
I used the Nikon 70-300VR with a Nikon Diopter on it to be able to get this close up shot.
Shutter Speed 1/20
Lens F-Number ƒ/10
Exposure Program = shutter priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Focal lens @ 300mm

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20100531101257_54971.jpg

To have an idea of the magnification of the diopter fitted in the 70-300VR here is an image of the full flower

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20100531101317_89682.jpg

[Bytemrk]

Beautiful shots Arthur

[dullbird]

That's a wonderful looking flower

Did you put a black backdrop behind it or did you create it with the shutter and using a speed light with trigger?

[Ausfree]

Thanks for putting the technical details with the photo Arthur, much appreciated!!!:D

[Chucaro]

That's a wonderful looking flower

Did you put a black backdrop behind it or did you create it with the shutter and using a speed light with trigger?

I selected a flower inside of the bush with filtered light and also used reflectors (SS cooking pot lids) to direct light to the areas that I like to pop out to achieve a 3D effect.
The black BG is a result of the aperture selected and the position of the flower in the bush.
I use this technique in many of my flora shots, here is another example using the Nikon D200 with the the 35-70 lens. No flash used.
Shutter Speed) 1/400 second
Exposure Program = shutter priority ƒ/3.8
ISO Speed Ratings = 180
Focal lens 52 mm
http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20100419001651_24339.jpg

[Chucaro]

I guess that if we have to look for a very rare and exotic Australian native flower the Richea dracophylla is perhaps in the top 5.
It only grows in some areas of Mount Wellington, Tasmania.
I was fortunate to take this shot in one of our 4WD trips on the bush tracks there.
NIKON D200, Nikkor 35-70
shutter priority @ 1/250
aperture f4/2
ISO400
Focal lens @ 62mm

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20100422102852_54808.jpg

[Ausfree]

Brilliant shot there Arthur. Did you enhance it through Photoshop???

[Chucaro]

Thanks mate, the only PP was,
Denoise the BG
Unsharp mask after reducing to 72dpi and convert it to 8 bit image.

[Chucaro]

With a reasonable good lens and not necessary expensive (about $700) matched with a diopter in the front of it there are open opportunities to take shots in the backyard.
I love grevilleas and as photographic subject are among the best for close up shots.

This is a grevillea Silvia, I used a plastic bag to diffuse the light directed at the top of it to give that three dimensional look.

The lens was a Nikon 70-300VR with the diopter (not longer available by Nikon)
Camera Nikon D200
Tripod and ballhead Manfrotto

Program aperture priority @ f/9
Focal lens @ 200mm
ISO 200
http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20100514113733_21050.jpg

The next example is from a grevillea Pink Surprise flower at closer distance and in B&W PP.
Nikon D300s, Nikon 70-300VR, Nikon Dipter, Manfrotto tripod, home made reflectors and diffusers.

Program priority Shutter Speed 1/100
Aperture f/4.9
ISO 500
Focal lens @ 230mm
PP on CS3 for B&W conversion, selective noise removal and sharpening.

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20100422104702_52115.jpg

[dullbird]

the second one is awesome.....

I really think Arthur, that flowers really are your thing...you have quite a flare for it more so than any other of your photos I think

[Chucaro]

Thank you for your comment, flora images have the plus that I can take my time to compose it well and was in my back yard native garden :)
Avian photography is very hard with a limited range lens.
Landscaping images were limited to sunrise and sunset in Moore Park Beach.
I hope that I will be able to do more landscaping photography in the future if my body cooperates with the winter weather here :)

[dullbird]

yes your beach photography was also very good but I think your flower shots are the best

[Ausfree]

yes your beach photography was also very good but I think your flower shots are the best
Have to agree, Arthur's flower shots are awesome.:o

[Chucaro]

Common Bottlebrush Callistermon

Nikon D300s Nikon 70-300VR
Program Manual
SS 1/200
Aperture f/5.6
Focal lens 240mm
ISO 200
Bit upset with this conversion/compression , the tiff image is heaps sharper :(
http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20140507044232_70502.jpg

[Chucaro]

Grevillea Lolly Pop, detail
Close up shot using a diopter
Nikon D300s, Nikon 70-300VR, Nikon Diopter, Manfrotto tripod and ballhead
Home made reflectors and diffusers
Program: aperture priority @ f/32
SS @ 1/13
Focal lens 250mm
ISO 400

http://megashot.net/sbushinskii/mvc/photo_photopage/20100521014441_44012.jpg

[scarry]

That is a fantastic shot.^^^^^^

[Chucaro]

Thank you Paul, I appreciate your comment. :)

[Ausfree]

Arthur, keep adding the tech. details to your photo's, it gives them a lot more value and interest.:) Have to agree that last shot was awesome.:)

[Chucaro]

Arthur, keep adding the tech. details to your photo's, it gives them a lot more value and interest.:) Have to agree that last shot was awesome.:)

Thank you mate, another good tip is study during the day at which time is the best natural light in the flower selected for the shot and then take shots during that time. That is what I have done with the common fuschia.
Regarding reflectors test casserole lids and mirrors inside freezer bags. Never get rid of damaged umbrellas, remove the fabric and replace with material that can diffuse the light.
Select the aperture and distance of the lens from the flower to have a clean BG.
When more detail is needed have a small aperture and take the shot far away from the object to get the wanted BG.
Start taking shots ;)
Cheers