Spikasaurus…
by Rodney Campbell on Aug.23, 2012, under Life, Photography
Found this cactus covered in hard translucent spines in the succulent garden in the Royal Botanic Gardens and nestled within it’s heart were these tiny buds. A helpful friend held a tri-grip diffuser overhead whilst I composed and took the shots for focus stacking. No issues with this “flower” swaying in the breeze 🙂 – I was lying on the ground with the tripod legs spayed out horizontally and these buds were probably only a few centimetres above the ground level.
Note: These images (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger – so click any of the images below to see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer.
The result of stacking 12 frames [1/125 sec at f/4, ISO 110]
Spikasaurus
NIKON D7000 + 105.0 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm, 1/125 sec at f/4, ISO 110
and for comparison a single image taken at 1/4 sec at f/22 ISO 100
NIKON D7000 + 105.0 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm, 1/4 sec at f/22, ISO 100
I also found this Green Village hiding in a Purple Land (the heart of a Bromeliad I think) – this shot pretty much straight out of camera
Green Village in Purple Land
NIKON D7000 + 105.0 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm, 1/3 sec at f/3.2, ISO 100
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