Hi Andrew
This place has been on the TV abit lately and is the best place in the uk to see these beautiful wildflowers,The image is abit flat due to the early light and a touch more saturation might help
Posted by Peter Barritt on April 26, 2006 at 3:21 PM
extraordinary sight. They usually like water meadows. Is this a damp patch and why hasn't it been sprayed and ploughed to death like the rest of England? Would be interested to know more. I love fritillaries, they are so over the top. You might need to get low and very close with a wide-angle to do them justice. It is the sheer number that is so unusual. Also perhaps try late evening sunshine to bring out the colours some more. Thanks for posting this. Peter
I agree that maybe some nice evening light might help enhance the picture. Iffley Meadow in Oxford is another well know location for Fritillaries also. My garden is also a good location for them, currenly have 7 flowering!!!
Gavin
Posted by Elliott Neep on April 27, 2006 at 5:50 AM
I have two suggestions, Andrew.
1. Try cropping off the sky to the edge of the meadow so your attention is more on the flowers in the foreground than the bright stripe at the top.
2. Go back and try a telephoto lens on this scene. Get right down low level with the flowerheads and try an F5.6 and then an F22. This is how I do en masse bluebells. The view through the viewfinder is gorgeous. Make sure you do it on a slightly overcast day.
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7 repliesWell worth a look if you are in the area as there are 1.5million of them! the biggest concentration in the UK. (ps I didn't count them)
Andrew
This place has been on the TV abit lately and is the best place in the uk to see these beautiful wildflowers,The image is abit flat due to the early light and a touch more saturation might help
Nice record shot and thanks for sharing. As above comments suggest I would agree that evening light or more PS work will make this much better.
Regards
Rob
Nice shot, showing the plants in their environment well.
I agree that maybe some nice evening light might help enhance the picture. Iffley Meadow in Oxford is another well know location for Fritillaries also. My garden is also a good location for them, currenly have 7 flowering!!!
Gavin
1. Try cropping off the sky to the edge of the meadow so your attention is more on the flowers in the foreground than the bright stripe at the top.
2. Go back and try a telephoto lens on this scene. Get right down low level with the flowerheads and try an F5.6 and then an F22. This is how I do en masse bluebells. The view through the viewfinder is gorgeous. Make sure you do it on a slightly overcast day.
Looks like a great spot to spend a few hours.