Mount Barren Grevillea

Thanks tomg, I was pleased with it :)

Wonderful image and colours, Love it!!

Hello Betha, thank you for your comment

Congratulations on the feature,,, well done

Lovely!!!Congratulations on your feature!!!!!! :D

K this is beautiful !!!

beautiful macro

Hiya Mik!

Once again you show us another interesting member of the Grevillea family to expand our knowledge.

You have tried hard to make a good photograph but unfortunately conditions seem to be against you. The subject is half in shadow and half in light – never a good combination. If you are using your camera’s auto function it will have a hard time making a good exposure and even if you switch to full manual settings an exposure that does justice to the light & shadow areas at the same time is extremely difficult. Diffused flash at low power, preferably off camera may do the trick but you run the risk of the subject looking “flashed” and blowing out the background. Solution 1: Use an umbrella, coat, person etc to shade the whole subject and its background if possible then with the camera on a tripod use the consequent slower shutter speed for the exposure. Solution 2: A different time of day.

I can see how you have decided on a close-up to show off the detail of this flower but not only is a lot of detail been lost due to shadow but parts of the subject have been amputated. Solution: Zoom of pull back for a wider shot and if your image has the resolution, crop in/rotate later before processing.

Definitely keep this one for your record but whenever/if ever you get another chance I suggest approaching this subject with more caution.

GB
Dennis