Blossom of an old Dutch..

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8 replies

Posted by David Taylor on May 13, 2010 at 6:06 PM

..apple cultivar called Friandise. It was grafted on a M27 rootstock in the 1980's, but it was too inhibited by the dwarfing rootstock and I nearly lost it. I am slowly nurturing it back
to producing blossom. The cultivar was first described in 1760 and has fifteen synonyms. See

http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full.php?id=2150&&fruit=Apple

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50mm EX DG macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Manual focus
Manual Exposure Auto white balance
ISO 50
F29
1/200s
Hand held
RAW processed in SPP4
Finished off in PictureWindowPro,and PS Elements
Framed in Xara Xtreme Pro 5

Posted by Paul King on May 13, 2010 at 6:18 PM

that is what I call dedication. nicely done.

Posted by Mark Davies on May 14, 2010 at 4:30 AM

I'll bet the fruits make a great pie..
A little garish with the dark BG .Personally I'd prefer a single point to focus on but as a record of this no doubt rare beauty its technically excellent .

Posted by Justin on May 14, 2010 at 4:57 AM

The backgrounds a little dark for me David, just personal preference, but there's no denying the impact it gives to the blossom.
A pleasing arrangement of flowers and good sharpness throughout.

Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 14, 2010 at 5:45 AM

Good job on the exposure on this one David, interesting story behind the plant too.

Andy...

Posted by Craig Jones on May 14, 2010 at 9:25 AM

Lovely the impact from the image,very nice story too David

Posted by David Kjaer on May 14, 2010 at 10:50 AM

Hi David

Interesting story, really nice image and I love all the detail you have captured in the whites!

David

Posted by keith mitchell on May 14, 2010 at 3:20 PM

Don't understand all that you have done to this but the finished image is superb.

Keith.

Posted by Rene de Heer on May 15, 2010 at 7:31 AM

Great story and a very nice image to boot!
Rene de Heer