Having a new garden in the backyard to populate with plants, we had some potted plants ready to go in. One of them was in full flower, so I took the opportunity to take some good photos of it.
It was a Natural Selections Klahanie Granada Hibiscus plant. It’s a chance to give my Nikon D3200 a break from shooting product and technology photos. Indoors, I used three Yongnuo YN-560/YN-560-II flashes in remote, triggered by an SB-400. Outdoors, I relied on the overcast day. The lens used was my trusty Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 and my Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro.
Shots were processed and cropped in Lightroom, and manually watermarked with a new watermark. Ultimately, I very much like the shots – the plant itself is very beautiful.
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- The flower from behind, the texture of the petals very evident.
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- The flower as a whole, fully open for all to admire.
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- Staring right at the end of the stamen, with the flower behind. This is the landing pad a bee would see.
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- The glistening stamen filled with globular yellow pollen.
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- The stem, where the petals meet, forms an interesting green star shape.
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- The stamen is quite interesting as there are larger globes towards the end.
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- The golden ripples of the leaf look like waves on a sea.
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- The ripples slowly grow as the petal radiates from the purple coloured stem.
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- Planted outside, and finally watered in. The contrast between the yellow flower and the green glistening foliage is amazing.
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- The water beads on the flower are so beautiful.
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- One last beautiful shot …
