Fritillary

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Posted by Mike Smith on April 18, 2013 at 5:49 AM

One from my woodland garden - posh name for a small strip under two small oak trees

Snakeshead fritillary self seeding from a couple of bulbs planted several years ago. The bells are now opening but its been too windy thelast couple of mornings for flower photography, the slightest sniff of wind and these things tremble!

Olympus E3, 150 F2, iso 200 1/500s at F2, tripod

Posted by Neil Burton on April 18, 2013 at 6:02 AM

Whites a bit hot Mike? I am thinking maybe a nicer sheet of light green cardboard for a BG? ;) Lovely flower though, never seen one myself.

Posted by keith mitchell on April 18, 2013 at 7:44 AM

Mike mine are just coming through this cold weather as certainly put them back,i like the mottled bg and the flower looks good to me.

Keith.

Posted by Jeroen Stel on April 18, 2013 at 6:02 PM

I think the dark BG sets the flower off real nicely but have to agree the whites look a bit hot here.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Posted by Mike Smith on April 19, 2013 at 3:46 AM

Thanks chaps,

I think the green channel is slightly clipped.

Will have another go this weekend with the opened flower bells

Posted by Bob Johnson on April 19, 2013 at 8:16 AM

Dont know my flowers from my elbow but the BG seems a little dark and the whites are certainly hot

Neil light green card suggestion seems valid as it shouldhelp with the floer exposure. Good to see some flora

Bob

Posted by David Taylor on April 19, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Nice to see at this time of year. Inspires me to to produce a stacked image of my plants.